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… On 30 May 1942, Japanese submarines launched an attack on the Diego Suarez naval base off Madagascar. This attack was in support of the beleaguered Vichy French Forces that were attempting to … invasion by British and South African troops. During the attack on the naval base, the Japanese managed to …

… with Absolom Zithulele Cindi who was an activist in the black consciousness movement and later in the Azanian People's Organization and the trade union movement. Born in Alexandra township, …

… Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He was an important physician at the time, and contributed to research in the field of parasitology, and the founder of tropical medicine. In particular, Manson's … Patrick Manson, founding father of tropical medicine and the discovery of vector-borne infections.  Emerging Microbes …

… In July 1939 at a meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of E. I. Asvat, a decision was taken to … launch a Passive Resistance Campaign (as decided upon at the earlier meeting of 7 May) on 1 August 1939. The campaign …

… From the book:  Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Bibliography Caton-Thompson, … Denbow, James. Uncovering Botswana’s Past . Gabarone, The National Museum, n.d. Fage, J.D. An Atlas of African …

… The Phoenix Settlement comprised of 100 acres of land and was … in Durban South Africa in 1903 and in 1904 he moved the entire press to Phoenix Settlement. The early history of Phoenix Settlement records three …

… The beautiful Xanadu Nature Estate , in Hartbeespoort, is set on 240 Hectares and overlooks the majestic Magaliesberg Mountain Range. A natural Wetland runs through the Estate and the Estate is Home to over 280 different Bird …

… During the Apartheid regime, Eugene de Kock was a colonel in the South African Police force. He acted as the commander of a counter-insurgency group located on the …

… Balthazar John Vorster was born in in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began his … career as a lawyer after completing his studies at the University of Stellenbosch. Vorster was instrumental in the founding of the anti-British Ossewa-Brandwag (OB), and …

… The University of Pretoria Museums are celebrating another milestone, as the Old Arts Building was declared a museum in June 1982.   The foundation stone for this iconic landmark on Hatfield … useums-collections/news/post_2495848-flashback-35-years-ago-the-old-arts-building-became-a-museum 9/2/258/0001  …

… The town councils of Vosloorus and Reiger Park staged a consumer boycott in Boksburg on the East Rand (now Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng). The boycott, by Black and Coloured residents, followed the …

… Bridge across the Second Creek, East London, West of Buffalo Harbour. Named … John Vorster, 1915-1983. Former Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa, know now as the Steve Biko Bridge, formerly known as the John Vorster …

… The Natal Law Society has apologised posthumously to passive … Gandhi, 105 years after a racist decision barred the young lawyer from practising. In 1894 Gandhi became the first non-White lawyer to apply to practise in the then …

… The Pan Africanist Congress 's military wing, the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) burnt down the farm house of Edmund Middleton of Fouriesburg on 10 … [Accessed: 01 October 2013]|  mayihlome, ' The Azanian ' , [online] ,Available at …

… Twenty years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of South Africa, described by many as tension-driven and known as the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), took … for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)’ from Memory of the World Register [online]. Available at …

… The seven-month trial of former Minister of Defence Magnus … other officials were cleared of all charges relating to the murder of thirteen people in KwaMakutha in 1987. The case centred on allegations that the former government …

… The Angolan government under President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and the rebel organisation, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola …

… complete three university degrees in History and German at the University of Cape Town. In 1962 he founded the Yu Chi Chan Club (YCCC) along with Dulcie September. The organization proposed the adoption of guerilla warfare in …

… On 6 October 1902 the 3200km long railway line between Cape Town, South Africa and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February 1989, …

… welcome.  VC:   Thank you.                  RP:   She is the daughter of the late Dr K Goonam, who is a well-known activist in Durban.  She was also one the first Indian woman to qualify as a doctor.  To begin …

… From the book:  My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … I would be less trouble in a place which I don't know and the people don't know me. So they asked me where I was born … stayed there it appeared and you could even see holes in the floor. And that time when I was sitting on the floor I …

… The presidential contender says he saw Jacob Zuma as an older … in which he denied any involvement in trying to make the woman who had accused Jacob Zuma of raping her drop the case. In a lengthy statement he offered his version of …

… Overlooking the Western side of the Parade is the lofty General Post Office building. It was completed in …

… Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain Range. Named after Joao Albasini who lived from 1813 to 1885. He was the first European Settler in the Lowveld and he subsequently …

… The South African parliament under President F.W. de Klerk adopted the Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act 108 of 1991, which scrapped the segregation laws relating to the use and occupation of …

… its first nuclear bomb test at Reganne, Algeria , in the Sahara desert. At the time, Algeria was under French control. The test, code named Gerboise Bleue, had a yield of 60-70 … Weapon Archive,  France's Nuclear Weapons Origin of the Force de Frappe , from Nuclear Weapon Archive , [online], …

… Dag Hammerskjöld, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), arrived in the Congo to try to end the civil war. Hammerskjöld became involved in attempts to …

… On 9 July 1915 the Imperial German Forces officially surrendered to General Louis Botha’s troops at the Khorab Memorial. This followed the outbreak of the First World War on 1 August 1914. On 25 …

… The cottage was, for many years, the property of the Stadler family, and is a typical example of the type of …

… The sale of diamonds in some African countries has been linked to the funding of African rebel groups, which have in turn … most vicious civil wars. These rebel groups include the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola …