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… Langalibalele Dube (22.02.1871- 11.02.1946) was born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube. His father, James Dube was one of the first ordained pastors of the American Zulu Mission. … J.A Millard, Dube John Langalibalele , from Malihambe -Let the Word Spread, Pretoria, Unisa Press,1999,sourced from …

…  Allanridge is a Gold Mining Town in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province in South Africa, 34 km North of … board. Named after Allan Roberts, who was one of the prospectors in the Orange Free State. Refering to the …

… Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 November 1974.   The Port Elizabeth City Hall, which is located in Market Square, was built between 1858 and 1862. The attractive clock tower was only added in 1883. The City Hall serves as a Council Chamber as well as a …

… Sugar farming grew rapidly in the late 1800s in Natal as a result of very cheap “indentured labour” sourced from India. The first group of Indian workers arrived in Durban harbour on 16 November 1860 aboard the ship “Truro”. British farmers were unable to secure …

… On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National Congress (ANC) long term political … Mhlaba, Endrew Mlangeni and Elias Motsoaledi. Three of the eight prisoners who were released before and after 1989 … 1963 when security police raided Liliesleaf Farm which was the ANC’s underground headquarters after movement was banned …

… African National Congress (ANC) members were injured when the truck in which Mwanza was a driver detonated outside an … located in Zimbabwe . Philip Masiza Conjwayo, one of the agents was a former member of Zimbabwe’s Special Branch. Conjwayo confirmed to the ANC that he was handled by Captain Mary Baker of the …

… On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network held a summit in Hammanskraal South Africa. The aim of this gathering was to strategize ways in which … for poor countries. This association, which falls under the umbrella of the London  based think tank known as The …

… The South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) reported … that a fourteen year old girl has been found guilty in the Pietermaritzburg High Court of murdering Radha Govender, a Pietermaritzburg socialite, two years ago. The girl was only 12 years old when she carried out the …

… The South African all-rounder, Shaun Pollock, became the only player in Test cricket history to have taken 300 … and score 3 000 runs. This milestone was reached on the fifth day of the second and final Test of South Africa’s … The Look Up Page,"  Shaun PollockCricket Player - Twenty20 …

… mother and a Zulu father. He studied Zulu Literature at the University of Natal and later won a scholarship to further his studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at London University. Kunene who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) used his time oversees to …

… in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther shaped and articulated the message of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. King led blacks in the Montgomery bus … at www.answers.com [Accessed: 17 November 2010]| Anon, 'The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Martin Luther King Jr.' From Nobel …

… Maxeke , teacher, social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women's League of South Africa, died in Johannesburg at the age of 65. In 1905 she became the first African woman from South Africa to graduate with a …

… The land, which included the whole of Green Point, was granted in 1814 to David Kuuhle. Construction of the house probably began almost immediately and for many years it was known locally as the Manor House. However as the city expanded, so then … wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_sites_in_Cape_Town_CBD,_the_Waterfront,_and_the_Bo-Kaap …

… The South Africa Rugby team, the Springboks, were beaten 18-29 by the New Zealand team (All Blacks) in a Tri-Nation first test …

… The Staatsmodelskool (State Model School), started in 1893 by … was refurbished by Lord Alfred Milner and opened as the Pretoria Boys High School under the headmaster Charles Hope. The enrolment of thirty-two …

… was released from jail after serving 9 years. During the 1952 Mau Mau rebellion, Kenyatta, together with other nationalist leaders was imprisoned by the British authorities. The rebellion took the British by surprise and rendered the …

… Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary of the London Missionary Society (LMS), arrived at Maruping, ten … present day Kuruman, to assist with missionary work, which the LMS started in 1816 under the Bechuana society of Chief Mothibi. Moffat was accompanied …

… This land was one of the original erven granted in Simons Town . Built in 1816 by … Customs who owned it until 1842. In 1840 it was leased by the government as a temporary isolation hospital for smallpox patients! The meaning of the name has to do with your your ambition and …

… Tembisa is a large Township situated to the North of Kempton Park , under the Ekurhuleni Municipality . It was established in 1957 when … Areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston . The name Tembisa comes from the Xhosa word ‘tembisa’ meaning …

… The African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson … to abandon its long-held policy of nationalisation if the business community could provide an alternative, which would redress the economic imbalances in the country. He further stated …

… Mpumalanga game ranger, Sibusiso Vilane, became the first Black South African to reach the top of Mount Everest, an 8 848m Himalayan peak, one of the world's highest.  Vilane, with dual South African and … Carthy,D., ‘ Sibusiso Vilane: An adventurer's journey to the top of the world’ , from CNN, 19 January, [online], …

… Black economic empowerment deal, Anglo American and the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC) signed an agreement … entertainment, media, casino, exhibitions and property) to the NEC over the following eighteen months. It was agreed that the first …

… to discuss emergency measures against South Africa and the problems its membership poses, the governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) resolved that it … (Accessed: 29 May 2012)| South African History Online , ‘The Republic of South Africa is established’ , [online], …

… National Congress (ANC) leader, Albert Luthuli as Jesus. The painting, named Black Christ, depicts Luthuli crucified on the cross next to apartheid mastermind Hendrick Verwoed and … Justice John Vorster, who are depicted as Roman Soldiers. The painting not only challenged the apartheid system, but …

… Malaria Day is observed annually on 25 April. The day was officially instituted by the World Health Assembly in May 2007. Malaria Day was first … as Africa Malaria Day. Subsequent to a proposal made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States at a …

… in Grahamstown in South Africa. He studied Anthropology at the University of Grahamstown and later went on to teach the subject at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).   While studying …

… Jacobus "Kobie" Coetsee, former minister of justice in the government of F.W De Klerk, was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State. Both his parents were members of the National Party in the Ladybrand local branch. He became actively involved in …

… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs addressed 15 000 workers on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall during a protest meeting organised by the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). He was …

… Sixty-one Xhosa-speaking workers, under the leadership of their Headman known as One O'clock, went on strike at the Brakpan Electric Works. The workers marched to Boksburg where they demanded that they … Warwick, P. (1978). " Black Industrial Protest on the Witwatersrand 1901 - 1902",  Essays in Southern Labour …

… In 1905, Albert Einstein had four papers published in the Annalen der Physik, the leading German physics journal. These are the papers that history has come to call the Annus Mirabilis …