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… South African engineer, Nuno Gomes, entered the Guinness Book of Records for mankind’s deepest dive ever on 13 June 2005. Gomes’318.25m plunge beat the record of 313m, set by Mark Ellyatt in Thailand in 2003. … It took Gomes only 20 minutes to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and …

… and in 1888 obtained an MA degree (cum laude) in Ethics at the University of Glasgow. Lamont was an ordained missionary of the Presbyterian Church of England and inducted at Singapore. … his sister and became a permanent resident. He entered the world of politics in South Africa and in 1929 became the …

… Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister and president of Ghana in 1957 until 1966.Ghana (formerly known as The Gold Coast) gained its independence and became a republic in 1960. Nkrumah was a founder of the Convention People’s Party. Nkrumah experienced several …

… and 1955 and includes chapters on: Policies and attitudes; The role of the SA Institute of Race Relations; Joint Councils and study … and powers of Parliament; Registration and control of the population; Matters affecting specific groups - The …

… One of the worst explosions in the history of South Africa occurred at Braamfontein station, … 3½ days in searing heat, was struck by a shunting train. The explosion left a crater, sixty meters long, fifty meters …

… youth orchestras, was born in Nylstroom, Transvaal. At the age of 16, she gave her first public performance of the Dvorak cello concert. A year later she was regarded in … quarters as an accomplished cellist. In 1950 Pack founded the Young South African Chamber Orchestra of which she was a …

… Bruce Fordyce, legendary South African winner of the Comrades Marathon, was born in Hong Kong, then a city under English administration on the eastern side of Pearl River Delta and now a Special … he ranked number forty-three, he improved steadily to win the Comrades eight years in succession (1981-1988) and again …

… in 1954 in Alicedale, a small town near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. His first book of poems, Bloed vloei in … in 1981, and comprised personal poems. In 1995 he received the second prize in a poetry competition held by Concept, a Belgian cultural organisation and the following year was invited to take part in the annual …

… Simon van der Stel , who became commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in … van der Stel. Upon his retirement, Simon was one of the largest landowners at the Cape. He settled on his estate Constantia and continued …

… Fosatu Worker News was first published in 1979 with the formation of the Federation of South African Trade Unions and was distributed amongst all union members with the aim of uniting workers in the struggle for fair and …

… km South-West of Volksrust and 32 km North of Newcastle. The scene of a Historic Battle in the First Anglo-Boer War. The name is derived from Zulu and means 'hill of many doves'. …

… The African National Congress (ANC) activist, Mziwonke 'Pro' … taxi conflict mediator in Cape Town when he was murdered. The escalating violence after the death of Jack developed a suspicion of police involvement … M. (ed)(1998).  A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state , Johannesburg: Human …

… The government of Ghana imposed a total ban on the export of all Ghanaian produce to South Africa and South … Africa, as a protest against apartheid. Ghana was one of the first African states to call on South African government …

… Former political activist, Helen Joseph, fell victim to the Draconian apartheid legislations. She became the first person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act, introduced by the newly appointed Minister … Joseph, H. (1986).  Side by Side: the autobiography of Helen Joseph , London: Zed.| Kalley, …

… a meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe in April-May 1989. Discusses the political economy and national liberation in South Africa, the perspective of the ANC, the de Janvrian Model, the agrarian question in …

… government and this earned her a title of " mother of the nation ". Madikizela-Mandela played a role in the founding of the Black Women's Federation and the Black Parents' …

… Black, white and red poster. Notice of an exhibition on the Treason Trial of 1956-1961 opening on 27th February 1996 at the Museum Africa, Johannesburg. Photograph of a crowd of people outside the Drill Hall in Johannesburg on the first day of the Trial, …

… Working notes from the National Union of South African Students Labour Directive, July workshop, University of the Witwatersrand, 2-4 July 1982. Discusses the formation of the wages commissions as a student activity …

… Mvemve, Landi kaThemba. Columns and Features: VOICES FROM THE GHETTO Mr. Petrus Xaba, Alexandra pensioner by Eddie … Katlehong Artists, Malopoets. DRAMA SECTION: Theatre of the Dispossessed: James Mthoba and Joe Rahube by Matsemela … Mnyele, Dilemmas of a Writers Group by Mogorosi Motshumi, THE EARLY YEARS Es'kia Mphahlele and Noel Manganyi, WOMAN …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … who worked for a Port Shepstone sugar mill, wrote to the Protector on 7 September 1907 asking for help in locating … nobody had told him that his wife had been sent back with the child on 18 April 1907 because she was found to be an …

… Inlet on the Coast of the Indian Ocean, South-West of Mossel Bay. Old name for … Caerden.  Portuguese for 'bay of cows', thus named after the cows the Portuguese Mariners saw grazing there, and which …

… Station and Post Office, North of Brits. It was given the name in 1837 by the Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter because here they came upon a number of 'cattle-kraals'! Today the locals have made quite an 'Geo-Historical Venture', with …

… The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port Elizabeth, Alexander Fettes. It …

… The building was erected in about 1910 by H Moschke to house … with a number of Victorian architectural details and is the only building of its kind in the centre of Polokwane. After restoration, it became the …

… impressive Victorian double-storeyed house was designed by the architect AW Ackerman, and built by one Mannix for Louis Antony Vintsent in 1882-3. The building has been used since 1925 as the official residence of the Principal and Vice Chancellor …

… In January, Senator Edward Kennedy of the United States visited South Africa to show his anti-apartheid support to the South African people. He was hosted by the recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, Bishop Desmond …

… chairman, Ziba Jiyane, registerd a new political party, the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco), with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). His party will be based on three pillars: the restoration of family values and the fear of God, the …

… Siamese twins have successfully been separated in the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town. The operation, which was conducted by surgeon Syd Cywes, was the first of its kind in the medical history of South Africa. …

… List of documents found by the South African Police at Plot No 9, Travallyn, in the district of Krugersdorp on 8 July 1963 and on "Liliiesleaf" Farm in Rivonia on 11 July 1963, Most of the list is typed in Afrikaans but some handwritten additions …

… west of Louis Trichardt, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo). The shoot-out happened at the height of the struggle against apartheid, with political organisations …