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… During the celebration day of independence not recognised by the international community, the President of the Transkei homeland, Tutor Ndamase, …

… Funeral arrangements are afoot in the Eastern Cape in preparation for the funeral of African National Congress (ANC) veteran, Mama Dideka Mhlaba (85) - wife of the late Rivonia Treason trialist and ANC stalwart Raymond …

… established in 1904 as a residential suburb of Cape Town. The railway line from Maitland reached Ottery on 1 February … built and operated as a private line, and was acquired by the Cape Government on 1 July 1908. There is an Ottery train station present and is on the Cape Flats line, which connects central Cape Town with …

… The Star reported that two men, Elliot Nkuma and Joseph Mahlalela were sentenced to death for the necklace murder of M. Mpapne that took place in 1986. The state argued its case on the alleged evidence that the …

… after an eleven week rent boycott. According to reports at the time, the South African Police threw teargas at the crowd. Police claimed that youths had set up barricades … Mercer, D. (1988). Chronicle of the 20th Century, London: Chronicle Communications, p. 1257.| …

… The village of Rhodes lies on the banks of the Bell River at the foot of the Witteberge. It was laid out on the farm …

… On 14 May 1991, Winnie Nomzamo Mandela, the then-wife of Nelson Mandela was sentenced to six years in … by Justice Michael Stahl Stegmann for her involvement in the kidnapping and beating of four youths suspected of being police informers. One of the youths, 14-year old Stompie Seipei died from the injuries …

… activities started successively in various places on the Witwatersrand (meaning Ridge of White Waters), the first gold from the Main Reef on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, …

… On 24 January 1960, Laurie Bloomfield, a photographer for the Daily News took a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban which was immediately published around the world. The riots were sparked by the apartheid government's attempt … Anon (1999)  'Chronology Of Some Pointers To The History Of The Media In South Africa'  from O'Malley, The …

… industrial magnate, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Oppenheimer was credited with the creation of a cartel that eventually controlled the …

… was born in England and came to South Africa in 1857 at the age of 19. Hulett pioneered the country's sugar industry when he founded the Hulett Company in 1892, which had extensive cane …

… The attack on Indians by Zulus in January 1949 has generated a great deal of debate about the relationship between the two communities. Most observers believe that the Durban … Democracy and Governance, (2000), " Women marching into the 21st century: wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo , …

… Author : Chris Ledochowski This book is the culmination of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town by … painstaking and brilliant photographs document the wall decorations and murals drawn by artists in these …

… of non-striking workers at Germiston Station, East Rand. The non-strikers were armed with pangas, knives and … and were toyi-toying and singing while waiting on the train. At that time there were no police at the station. The crowd started smashing coach windows and …

… Curry’s Post is a beautifully scenic area in the heart of the Midlands Meander that lies between Mooi River and Howick . It has a quaint history that involves the Curry Family, after whom Curry’s Post is named, who …

… The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Policy of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa (Special Committee Against …

… a South African poet, committed suicide by walking into the sea. Jonker was 31 Years old. The advanced ideas inherent in Ingrid Jonker's poems have … English, German, French, Dutch, Polish, Hindi and Zulu. The collected works of Jonker, including several short …

… The African National Congress has in its ranks people who are fighting together across the race and colour line, and who sacrifice together in that … I am pleased to introduce three who were captured [by the enemy] and who escaped from that captivity by their own …

… The area of Mohodi ga Manthatha or Mohodi in short was a settlement in the former homeland of Lebowa about 75 km north-west of Pietersburg (now Polokwane). The place is named after Chief Stanford Manthatha who settled … Forced Removals In South Africa ”“ The Surplus People’s Reports, Vol.5, (Transvaal), pp. 234, …

… was founded by his father in 1917. Oppenheimer joined the South African Corps and served under the Fourth South African Corps during World War 2 in North … returned to South Africa and became Managing Director of the Corporation in 1945. During the 1950s he was involved in …

… country in West Africa . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin , Togo , Ghana , and Ivory Coast to the south. Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta, was …

… as Oude Brug, had been built in 1811. However in 1849 the position of its Postmaster fell vacant and was not filled for the next eight years. In 1852 a new and more substantial Bridge was built further upstream over the River. In 1856 a trader, Wilhelm Langschmidt, purchased a …

… Robert McBride, at the time a high-ranking official in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia. It was alleged that … | Daley S. Official's Arrest Puzzles South Africa from The New York Times [online] Available at: www.nytimes.com …

… In 1949 Kwame Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive … created disturbances in 1950, Nkrumah was jailed, but when the CPP swept the 1951 elections, he was freed to form a government, and he …

…   The House was designed and built by the Architect William Street-Wilson who was responsible for many notable Buildings in Natal. The House was completed in 1897 and latter passed into the …

… The Station Building, situate on a protion of the Farm Klipkraal 117 in the District of Bloemfontein. Situated on the Druenberg – …

… Bertie van Zyl (72), founder and owner of ZZ2, the biggest tomato growing operation in the country and one of the biggest in the world, was buried in Mooketsi, Limpopo. He …

… Following the institution of the Transitional Executive Council and Nelson Mandela's call to the UN General Assembly to lift all sanctions with the … 25 September 2013] Rossignol, M (1996),  Sanctions: The Economic Weapon in the New World Order  [online], …

… The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) heard from the leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Frank Chikane and Azar …

… On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into force. The country’s Constitution has been hailed as one of the most … www.tourismnorthwest.co.za  [Accessed: 23 January 2012]|The South African Government Information,  ‘Constitution of …