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… of a cannon popularly known as 'Long Cecil' in the De Beers' workshop in Kimberley, was killed by a shell from a Boer 'Long Tom' cannon during the siege of Kimberley. Labram, who was chief mechanical engineer at the De Beers Consolidated Mines, manufactured the gun from …

… and trade unionist James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and president of the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO) from 1957 - 1959 was born in Bloemfontein. He joined the Communist Party in 1925 and visited the Soviet Union …

… Political activist, teacher and lawyer, co-founder of the African National Youth League (ANCYL) and its president … was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape. Under Mda's leadership the Youth League presented the Programme of Action (PA) at the ANC's Cape Provincial …

… The Xhosa writer and linguist, Archibald Campbell Mzoliza … years as teacher and having obtained an M.A. Degree at the University of South Africa in 1944, he was appointed to the Department of African Languages at Fort Hare. In 1946 he …

… West African state Sierra Leone fronts onto the Atlantic Ocean, and is flanked by Liberia and Guinea. The very earliest inhabitants of Sierra Leone were possibly the Bulom people. The 15th century saw the Mende, Temne and …

… Her child was Hector Pieterson. As a 12-year-old victim of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, Hector Pieterson was immortalised … yet it is Hector's mother, Dorothy, who remembers Hector the person, and not simply a symbol. She told us her story of … Well, I used to work in butchery. And you know how you get the meat all nicely wrapped from the butcher? Q: Yes? A: …

… The flyer is aimed at the residents of Chatsworth, an Indian residential suburb in Durban and discusses the bus boycott by the Chatsworth community and the role of "sell out" …

… Map showing the plan of the city of Grahamstown under the Group Areas. Also includes Map showing the proposed …

… Road Cambridge England Dear Comrade Your letter of the 5th January has been received last night unexpectently. … you do not write to us we native students thought that the Capitalists steamer you took and the education they are giving you has changed you from when …

… Letter from Jack Simons of the Constitutional Committee and Zola Skweyiya of the Department of Legal and Constitutional Affairs to Oliver Tambo regarding the outcome of the Constitution Guidelines and the in-house …

… The twentieth Alfred and Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by Sir Keith Hancock in which the title of his talk questions the integrative or disintegrative trend of politics including …

… properties, located between Muizenberg and St James, are the only remaining concentration of early 20th century … Edwardian beach houses in South Africa, and face onto the old False Bay coastal road, regarded by many as one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the peninsula. The …

… 'n Ontploffing Laat Losbars, Stephen Samuels. Essays: The Politics of Feminism in South Africa, Desiree Lewis; Robben Island Retold, The Mayibuye Centre; 'South Africa Now': Filling the Void, Danny Schechter; The Self-presence of the Poet …

… Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, a leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO), was killed … an application form to continue his studies through the University of South Africa (Unisa) when a student known … as Lawrence handed him a parcel supposedly forwarded by the international University Exchange Programme. As he was …

… while trying to take his car in Pimville, Soweto. The highjacking took place on Tuesday night while Mlokoti was … come back from their friend's house. While returning from the house they were approached by two men who demanded the car keys. When the robbers found Mlokoti in the car, one …

… The Springbok rugby team, nicknamed Amabokoboko, national … of Nick Mallett, registered an important victory over the Australian team. The Amabokoboko beat their Wallaby opponents 29 - 15 in the …

… known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the royal Princess of Wales. Their tumultuous marriage ended …

… who was released from prison in February 1990, became the first democratic president of the Republic of South Africa in April 1994. His announcement would mean stepping down as the African National Congress's (ANC's) and as the country’s …

… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The statue stands on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town. It was …

… The Citizen newspaper reported that Minister Chris Heunis, … and Chief Minister Enos Mabuza of KaNgwane discussed the government's position on the incorporation of KaNgwane into Swaziland. Heunis gave the …

… General circular letter from the President of the National Union of Students, Neville Curtis, quoting from a letter from C.D.T. Sibisi informing him that the University of Natal Black Section Student Representative …

… Illustrated resumé of the activities of the National Union of South African Students during 1982. The theme for 1982, Campus action for democracy, is …

… In Sorrow, Kaizer Nyatsumba, Essays: S.A. Literature and the Construction of Nationhood, Njabulo S. Ndebele; In Search … Culture as a Site of Struggle, Keorapetse Kgositsile; The Politics of Publishing in South Africa and What it Means for Writers, Orenna Krut; The School Library in Contemporary South Africa, Sandra …

… letter [from] CG, who might be [-] for a reply instead of the procedure below, do which you like, I shall [-]. … splendid country delegates). We agreed on interpreting the slogan as meaning much the same as a (predominantly & characteristically native) …

…  This beautiful Georgian home was built in the 1850’s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth. Situated in picturesque surroundings, you can walk to the Old Fort, the Donkin Memorial and St. George’s botanical …

… The building was designed by Charles Hosking and was completed in 1906 as the first permanent offices for the new Roodepoort-Maraisburg municipality. It was extended …

… and, on this day he announces his intention to resign the National Party presidency while remaining State … colleagues and leads to an internal succession process in the party that culminates in the appointment of F. W. de Klerk . P.W. Botha presided over … [Accessed on 7 Febbruary 2013]| The guardian PW Botha Former leader of South Africa, …

… Faced with growing international debt, the Nigerian government announced that it would cut its … this measure would save it from further economic decline. The cut came after the military regime of Buhari, which took power from a … Mail, Weekly. (1985). "The Week That Was",  Weekly Mail : Vol 1 (23). 15 - 21 …

…   The name of the Mid-City Library (Sammy Marks), city library of Pretoria, … was changed to Es'kia Mphahlele Community Library and the Sammy Marks Clinic to the FF Ribeiro Clinic in ceremonies at the Sammy Marks … Renaming of the Mid-City Library and Sammy Marks Clinic, 28 July 2004. …

… The Nigerian Islamic Appeals Court freed Amina Lawal, a young woman sentenced to death by stoning by the Bakori Sharia court in the Katsina Islamic state of Nigeria. Lawal was accused of …