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… It was in the early hours on 9 February 1955 when around 2 000 … armed with guns, knobkerries and rifles, forcefully moved the families of Sophiatown to Meadowlands, Soweto . Their possessions were loaded at the back of police trucks, and dumped in Meadowlands where …

… On 6 June 1931 Joyce Barker was born at Mooi River in the Natal Midlands. At the age of nineteen she started training under Daisy Holmes … in Durban. Barker made a significant contribution to the growth of opera in South Africa. She won the Ernest …

… Daniël Cornelis Boonzaaier was born at Patatsrivier in the Cape Province in 1865. Boonzaaier became famous for his … cartoons. He came to Cape Town in 1882 as a clerk in the Master’s Office, where he started drawing portraits from photographs of world celebrities.In 1903 he became the first cartoonist appointed to the permanent staff of the …

… Hasting Kamuzu Banda was the leader of Nyasaland which became Malawi in in 1964, with … president. Banda was born in Kasungu and went to study in the US and the UK. He stayed in the UK where he practiced medicine, … Dowden R.   Obituary: Dr Hastings Banda  from  The Independent  [online] Available at:  …

… Even We. Cartoon, David Marais. The Fight is on, Rev. Joost de Blank, Archbishop of Cape Town. The Widow of the Reserves, Phyllis Ntanala. Bethal Case-Book, Ruth First …

… On 4 March 1953, the Criminal Law Amendment Act No 8 commenced. This act made … by a three-year gaol (prison) sentence, and prohibited the offer or acceptance of financial or other assistance for any organized resistance against the laws of the Union. In addition, the Act stated that …

… Confidential paper from the President of the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) to the members of the National Council of the NUSAS, discussing …

… The name is Dutch for 'at the thorns'. A Settlement situated just 8 km from Worcester on the R 43 to Villliersdorp. Aan de Doorns has one of the …

… The African National Congress invites members of the media to a media briefing on the outomces of the NEC meeting and NEC Lekgotla held on the …

… The temple was founded in 1896, and is controlled by the Narainsamy Family Trust. The building was designed and built by Chris Kristapper …

… Gazankulu was the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of the Kruger National Park, and its capital was at Giyani. It …

… The SA soccer team, Bafana Bafana, won their Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match against Algeria 2 - 1 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg. The defender, Mark Fish, scored his first goal in … Maguire, R. & Said, N. (2004). 'Bafana Bafana: Team of the Decade,'  Kick Off 1994-2004 , Special Edition, p. …

… The rebel cricket tours were matches taking place in South Africa at a time when the country was banned from international cricket. Despite wide international condemnation, the tours continued to take place for years. After the 1982 …

… The East African country Uganda gained independence from … federal status and a degree of autonomy. Buganda, under the leadership of Sir Edward Mutesa, was the most powerful kingdom. Milton Obote the leader of the …

… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is formed by Mahatma Gandhi … to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first permanent political organisation to strive to …

… by a third year class in African Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The interviewee, nee Sibongile Susan Mthembu, was a leader in the Soweto Students Representative Council at the time of the …

… The post offices at Waldau and the Waterberg in German South West Africa (now Namibia) were destroyed during the Herero Revolt . Violence also erupted at Omarasa, north … klausdierks, THE COLONIAL PERIOD: GERMAN RULE ,[Online] Available at: …

… of imprisoned ANC leader, Nelson Mandela, was banished to the dusty Afrikaner dominated town of Brandfort in the Free State where she was unceremoniously dumped at house … Zinzi. There was no running water or electricity and the house had no floors or ceilings. The people spoke mainly …

… Rhodesia. South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster joined the final stages of the talks.  Towards the end of 1974, Vorster, backed by President Kenneth Kaunda … Liebenberg, B.J. & Spies, S.B. (eds)(1993). South Africa in the 20th Century , Pretoria: Van Schaik Academic, pp. …

… Solomon Kalushi (Khala)  Mahlangu was executed by the Apartheid regime for being part of an abortive attempt by … (ANC) members to smuggle weapons and literature into the country. Mahlangu had joined the ANC in September 1976, and left the country to be trained …

… South Africa had seized the German territory (then known as South-West Africa) during World War I and retained it after the war under a League of Nations mandate. In the years that followed, South Africa ignored repeated calls …

… chief, was found dead in his car parked near the Botanical Gardens in Pretoria, with a bullet wound to the head. Mdluli is rumoured to have told his lover, Zintle … Galada, that he was going to have a meeting with police on the day of his death. Although police initially concluded …

… Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the small village of Mvezo, in the district of Qunu near Umtata, Transkei (now known as … Oliver Tambo, who became his life-long friend. In 2009, the United Nations, declared 18 July as Nelson Mandela … [online], available at www.un.org (Accessed: 05 June 2012)|The History Place,  ‘Nelson Mandela: I am prepared to die’ , …

… When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in … in all aspects of South African society. Apart from the legislation implemented to ensure the separation of different racial groups, such as the …

… or Tswana word meaning Help/Assistance) was established in the former homeland of Bophuthatswana in the late 1960's. It was located 31 km North-West of Jan Kempdorp and 12 km West of Hartswater. The Town was named after Lekwalo Pampiri who was also known …

… in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the “Grace Kelly” of South African tennis.[ii] She claimed the South African women’s singles titles in 1959 and 1961, and then she went on to win the German Open in the years 1960 till 1962.[iii] She more …

… The author, himself, one of the leaders in the unity movement and in the struggle for liberation, tries to focus attention on the …

… Unauthored memorandum on the history of the Peoples Struggles and strategy and the tactics of the National Liberation Movement and the South …

… A report from a meeting between representatives of the South African Government and the Angolan Government to discuss the military situation on the border of southern Angola, the …

… Republic of Mozambique. Mozambique was colonised by the Portuguese since 16 th century. The campaign for the liberation, which was launched in 1962, was spearheaded …