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… 05 August 1895 after a long battle with a throat cancer. The son of a successful industrialist, he was sent to England … Upon his arrival in Manchester Engels was stunned by the high levels of poverty among the working class. He wrote an account entitled Conditions of …

… In April 1894, Chief Malaboch (Mmaleboho, Mmaleboxo) of the Bahananwa (Xananwa) people refused to leave his traditional mountain kingdom of Blouberg as ordered by the Transvaal Republic (ZAR) Government. The authorities took action through forced removal, which …

… Dreyer was born on 10 January 1872 in Philadelphia, in the present day Western Cape Province. After studying at the Normal College in Cape Town, be became a teacher, and … of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of the Cape N.G Kerk in 1929. …

… with Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born … where he became involved in producing trade journals for the fishing industry in the early 1950s. Drawn to politics by a strong social …

… Helen Sebidi was born in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein) in the Hammanskraal area. Her grandmother, a traditional artist, … also studying and teaching pottery and clay sculpture at the Katlehong Art Centre in Germiston and in Alexandra. She sold many of her paintings at the art fair, Artists under the Sun, in Joubert Park. Sebidi …

… School in 1968 after completing Standard VIII. He came to the African Art Centre in Durban and was encouraged by Jo … for a year, beginning in 1969. In 1971 and 1972, through the support of the NSA and the Italian Consulate in Durban, he attended the …  [Accessed 23 October 2010]| Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art …

… a Queenstown community leader and high profile member of the United Democratic Front,died in police custody. He was … to police reports he died of asthma on his way to the hospital. However, there were allegations that Mr Songelwa had suffered the asthma attack on the Friday, but had only received …

… Botha, was unanimously elected by eighty-eight members of the Electoral College to the office of first executive president. This was a newly created position after the new constitution came into force in 1984. The …

… During the National Party rally in Ladysmith, Natal, Prime … Minister P.W. Botha assured his party supporters that the proposed constitutional reforms would not lead to the formation of a federal system of government based on a …

… Despite visible resistance to incorporation into the Qwa Qwa homeland, the South African government proceeded with its plan of incorporation. The incorporation of Botshabelo doubled the population of Qwa …

… The body of Eric Mntonga, co-director of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (IDASA) in the border region, was found on a dirt road near King …

… The six frontline states of Angola , Botswana , Mozambique , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe called on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. They urged the South African government to lift its ban on political … Weekly Mail Reporter. (1985). " The Week That Was", Weekly Mail : Vol 6 no 34| …

… he has been overlooked by Nelson Mandela in naming him the second most powerful person in the country instead of Thabo Mbeki. Ramaphosa was widely tipped both within the corridors of the African National Congress, and by the … [Accessed 28 May]|50th National Conference, Report of the Secretary General., (1997), 'Activities of the National …

… Karen Muir became the youngest official world record-holder in swimming history when she recorded 1min 8.7sec for the 110 yards backstroke at the Derby Baths, Blackpool, England. At the age of twelve, …

… (ANC) politician, and Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, Zachariah Keodirelang (ZK) Matthews , died in … USA. He was buried in Gaborone, Botswana.  "Bridging the gap between the old guard and the more militant younger … Maharaj, M., (2001), 'Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Inaugural ZK Matthews Memorial Lecture. University of …

… Pretoria’s undertaking to negotiate over disputed land. The break of diplomatic relations between South Africa and … ties. This included a unilateral withdrawal from the non-aggression pact between the two governments, and the demand that all South African …

… Oliver Reginald Tambo left South Africa shortly after the Sharpeville massacre , on the instruction of the African National Congress (ANC). The international world …

… is a weekly Afrikaans-language general interest magazine. The name Huisgenoot is Afrikaans for House Companion. The magazine was founded in 1916 as the de huisgenoot, then a monthly magazine. One of the … (2012), ' YOU and Huisgenoot star in makeover video ' from The Media Online , 1 February, Available at: …

… journalist, newspaper proprietor and former editor of the Pretoria News, James Andrew Gray was born in Scotland. He served on the staff of the Evening Despatch and was wounded three times in the First …

… After losing the Wakkerstroom and Oudtshoorn by-elections in April, prime minister and leader of the South African Party (SAP), J.C. Smuts, decided to hold a general election in 1924. The SAP suffered a defeat at the hands of the Nationalist …

… Marthinus van Schalkwyk leader of the New National Party was born on 10 November 1959. He replaced FW de Klerk as leader of the National Party in 1997 and later changed the name of the party to New National Party. Van Schalkwyk …

… Former Commander-General of the Boers in Natal and later Republican statesman, Andries Wilhemus Jacobus Pretorius, died on his farm in the Magaliesberg area. In 1838, Pretorius led a Voortrekker commando to defeat Zulu warriors in the battle of Blood River. Apart of his military …

… that Gandhi had close ties and friendships with some of the ANC’s early presidents when he was still alive. Advocate Anil Nauriya was speaking at the Durban University of Technology during the annual Mahatma Gandhi Media Lecture. According to …

… his tennis partner, Pietie Norval won a silver medal in the men’s tennis doubles at the Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992.[ii] Wayne reached his best career ranking ever, when he was placed 6th in the world in May 1995.[iii] Ferreira competed in the 1996 …

… studios and exhibition space in Woodstock , and is one of the few active non-commercial spaces in Cape Town . The Triangle Arts Trust, which was founded in 1982 as an … visual art organizations and artist-led workshops, held the very first international artists workshop in New York …

… From the book:  My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … we must organize this campaign for one pound a day so that the workers must earn one pound a day for the work they are doing. It was a national campaign. There …

… The village of Riebeek West, in the Riebeek Valley together with its sister town Riebeek East. was established in 1858 as a kerkplaats of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) . It was named in honour of …

… Thesis sumitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Oxford University. This thesis includes chapters on the …

… General circular from the President of the National Union of South African Students containing the text of the Commission appointed by the South African …

… This book contains a collection of papers presented at the NUSAS Art and Liberation Week, held at UCT, 1-4 May 1979. The six papers are entitled "Dead in one's lifetime", "Art … White English South African literature", "IIdeology, the State and South African film", "The right of the people …