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… is purported to have been deported from South Africa on the 31 March 1991, having being fingered as the triggerman in the assassination of Namibian lawyer Anton Lubowski. Acheson …

… his son, Prince Nelisuzulu Benedict Buthelezi, died from the same disease on April 29. Buthelezi's openness about circumstances leading to the death of his two children was welcomed by AIDS activists … lead to open discussions about AIDS and contribute towards the destigmitisation of the disease. Buthelezi said: "We have …

… A march organised by the Cape Town-based Muslim organisation, People against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), resulted in the killing of a highly suspected drug dealer, Rashaad Staggie, leader of the Hard Livings gang. Staggie was set alight by the group …

… areas were proclaimed in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks were prohibited from entering these public places of recreation. The proclamation also listed sporting events, theatres and … 08 January 2013)| South African History Online , ‘The South African Government passes the Group Areas Act’ , …

… On 19 January 1984, the Stander gang robs three banks in less than an hour in the Johannesburg city centre. The Stander gang was a group of three men led by Andre … African Crime," The stander Gang ",From: African Crime [online] Available at: …

… 2,5 km North of Graaf-Reinet. It was erected in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798-1853), whose forces defeated the Zulu's under Dingaan, at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. He also took the lead in …

… Security Police arrested the leader, Eugene Terreblanche (Terre'Blanche), and eight other members of the right-wing group the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), after uncovering … Sahistory,' Security Police arrested the leader ',[online],Available at www.sahistory.org.za …

… This is the spot where the cottage stood where Jameson surrendered to the Boer forces after the Jameson Raid (previously marked by …

… Desmond Mpilo Tutu was appointed and ordained as the first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg a month after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The following year he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, …

… National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at Dakar. The two leaders discussed the possible involvement of the international community in …

… John Vorster on his appointment as State President on the grounds that not all the evidence of the Erasmus Commission had been made public. The party also …

… President's address to the 44th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 30th Jun - 9 Jul 1968. …

… This article by Cynthia Kross was published in 1982 in the South African magazine Staffrider. (Vol. 5.2) The articles describes the recent 'Culture and Resistance Festival? held in Botswana …

… Onverwacht was established as an enclave of the Qwaqwa Bantustan on the border of the Thaba Nchu section of Bophuthatswana, about 50km from … Struan Robertson, (1991), The Cold Choice: Pictures of a South African Reality , (Cape … 14 February 2013]| Forced Removals in South Africa – The Surplus People’s Reports Vol. 1, pp.17| Forced Removals …

… Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, stating the attitude of the National Union of South African Students towards planned Republic Day celebrations and giving the resolution taken by the National Council of NUSAS. …

… The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established in about 1861, and was located at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Area was first visited in …

… P.W. Botha at Songo, in Tete province, Mozambique. The purpose of the meeting was to affirm the two countries' pledge to abide by the Nkomati Accord, …

… mercenaries were arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Many of the suspects were South African, including the alleged leader of the advance party, Nick du Toit. The funders of the plot, … ,[Accessed on: 06 February 2014]| (2005). "Focus: The financier, the plotter and the mercenary" The Star.14 …

… nuclear weapons in 1993, as it was initially claimed by the then State President F. W. de Klerk , and that the nuclear weapons programme had been far more sophisticated than de Klerk had admitted. The book claimed that 24 nuclear devices had been …

… to Natal, South Africa, to live with his older brother in the hope that the hot climate would improve his health. In South Africa, Rhodes became involved in the mining industry of Kimberley. He began buying a few small …

… his government will assist in fighting against terrorism. The closure of the border came after an accusation by Rhodesian (now known … Minister Ian Smith that Zambia was hiding terrorists. On the same day,  the Zambian government alleged that Rhodesia … Bretcher M. & Wilkenfeld J. (1997) ‘A Study of Crisis’ , [ The University of Michigan ], pg 250 …

… The potato boycott began in protest against slave-like labour … rations and slave wages. In articles in New Age the brutality of this system was exposed in 1947, nationalising the issue. Drum magazine took up the story in 1952, after … Nair Billy, (2001). "Through the eyes of the workers", in Reflections in prison , Cape …

… South Africa, Cheryl Carolus, was born in Silvertown on the Cape Flats. At school, Carolus was an active member of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO). She was one of the founding members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in …

… Hani, Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe, military arm of the African National Congress (ANC) and General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) since December 1991. Chris Hani was born in the rural village of Sabalele, in the Cofimvaba region of the …

… Oliphant, Fragments of a dream by Zachoriah Rapola, The House of Raydon by Patrick Sekhula, Independence by EM … Gavin du Plessis, Diary From a Sanitorium by Fred Khumalo, The Forbidden Fruit by Jerome Morrison, Blues in Calypso by Phedi Tlhobolo, The Three Hundred and Sixty Dollar Tissue by Steven Brimelow, …

… Khoikhoi name of the Lewerivier is Aiab. The Khoikhoi language is a National language in Namibia, also known by the ethnic term Nama and formerly as Hottentots’. It is the …

… The Progressive Reform Party of South Africa and the 'Japie' Basson dissident group of United Party (UP) members merged to form the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) with Colin Eglin as …

… Founded in 1946, this is the home of the South African National Botanical Institute. Thus it … scientific research centre. Besides having 50 hectares of the total area set aside almost exclusively for South African …

… slave mother and father who were kidnapped as children off the coast of Mozambique. She was born in the late 1870s and grew up in Worcester. She came under the tutelage of one Miss Schreiner and subsequently dedicated …

… The African National Congress (ANC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, agreed to "use its good offices" to facilitate the readmission of South African rugby into international … board was established. In 1964 South Africa was banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from participating …