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… In August 1838 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam established a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the Vet River, near the foothills of the …

… into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship. On April 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the Southwest point of Jutten Island and within hours was smashed to pieces. Only 99 of the 200 people aboard the Merestein survived. Jutten Island …

… in an IFP attack on houses and hostels in eSikhawini. The political rivalry between the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) rose alarmingly in the Esikhaweni location in KwaZulu Natal in 1992. On 16 … M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human …

… In a long-anticipated move the recently appointed Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel announced the government's macro-economic strategy, called Growth, … Employment and Redistribution (GEAR), which committed the government to tighter fiscal policy and the steady …

… Contents: Comment: A W Oliphant; Short Stories: The Concrete Fountain. Ahmed Essop; To Speak the Truth, Laughing by Rose Zwi; Two Prose Pieces by Kai Horsthemke; Only God Knows the Truth by M.S. Qwesha Interview:  David Hlongwane: His …

… Nyanza Province in Kenya in 1912. Odinga was a member of the second largest ethnic group in Kenya, the Luo. He entered politics in 1947 and soon found himself a … Odinga vice-president.  However, Odinga, dissatisfied with the government’s policies and its increasing move away from …

… with their Commandos for damage done to their farms by the British troops. The proclamation was made during the second South African War (also known as Anglo Boer War …

… civilian convoy was attacked by guerrillas from the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (RENAMO). The ambush happened on a Saturday on the main road, 32 kilometres from the Mozambique capital … www.start.umd.edu [Accessed 26 October 2011]| c-r.org, ‘ The Nkomati Talks ’ from Conciliation Resources [online] …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Some 29 people submitted the following complaint jointly to the Protector on 31 May 1909. Caste prejudices die hard, and …

… Martin Plaut writes on the passing of the foremost scholar of slavery in the Cape Robert Shell: my friend Today I learnt the news I …

… of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following suit on 25 … It is situated at Duynefontein, 27km North of Cape Town on the Atlantic Coast. Koeberg ensures a reliable supply of electricity to the Western Cape, one of the fastest growing regions in South …

… Magisterial district and division in the North-West in the Cape Province. Named after Sir Gordon Sprigg, who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony four times between 1878 and 1902. It was …

… The massive North West Province of South Africa is home to Ganyesa, which is formally part of the Kagisano / Molopo Municipality. This is a rural Village that is part of the traditional territory of the local Tswana folk. Years …

… South Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda Bernstein. She passes away on the 9th September 2006 in Cape Town at the age of 91 from an aneurysm. In 1932 Bernstein and her …

… Poppie Bereng, who worked as a phlebotomist for the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) in … appointed permanently on this date, but refused to sign the offer of employment when she learned that the SANBS racially profiled blood donations, and that …

… The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was originally known as the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference … (SADCC). It was formed in 1 April 1980 following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration, and was premised on …

… Is a City of 1 30,000 people counted in the census of 2011 . It now has a Population of about about … TshiVenda ; IsiNdebele and English and Afrikaans . It is the capital of the Limpopo Province . It is South Africa's largest urban … en.co.za/review-online/news-headlines/local-news/2025/06/16/the-history-of-the-well-known-youd-day-photo/     …

… On 19 August 2002, an Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upheld a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal. The 31 year old woman had been convicted of adultery by a … after her divorce. She was not represented by a lawyer at the hearing and the man who allegedly fathered her daughter …

… The choice to join the Allied Forces in World War Two was a contentious one on behalf of the South African government. This is because within the ruling United Party (UP) there was a split between those … Barber, J. (1999) South Africa in the Twentieth Century. Published by Blackwell Publishers p. …

… The 1600 square kilometers in area is the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape. This is a dramatic Mountainous Desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Constitutes a Cultural …

… The oldest of the independent homelands, Transkei, gained complete independence as an autonomous republic under the policy of separate development. At its opening session the Transkei National Assembly elected Paramount Chief Botha …

… On the day that the first serious talks between the Minister of Constitutional Development, Roelf Meyer, and … ANC's Deputy President Nelson Mandela issued warnings to the government to take strong measures against the …

… The South African government ended eighty-four years of control over the Walvis Bay enclave by handing over the port and twelve offshore islands to the Namibian …

… The foundation stone of this church was laid way back in 1838. The first section of the building which comprised of the nave only was taken into …

… Thesis submitted in partal fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in the department of history, at the University of Natal, …

… On this day in history Gambia became the 36th African nation to gain independence. The Gambia (officially the Republic of The Gambia) commonly known as Gambia, is a … Human & Rousseau.| Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997).  The Black Handbook , London: Cassell. …

… Moses Josiah Madiba , the author, educationist and first African chancellor of the University of the North, was born at Uitvlucht, Pietersburg (now Polokwane) …

… The Swaziland government welcomed South Africa's offer to … of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claims the territory is historically and culturally part of the Swazi kingdom. The areas demarcated for the hand over … ,(Greenwood Press) p.476|Swaziland News, (2014), ' The Latest and Breaking News from Swaziland ', from telegraph …

… This pamphlet analysis and illustrates the results of the elections held in 1981, in which the government offered the SAIC to the Indian people. The …

… The president of Cuba Fidel Castro decides to send Cuban … troops to Angola in response to South Africa's invasion of the country. After attaining its independence, Angola … support to liberation movements in Southern Africa such as the African National Congress (ANC), the Zimbabwe African …