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… The foundation stone of this building was laid on 5 May 1906 by General Koos de la Rey, and the church was officially consecrated on 26 January 1907. It is notable for its high steeple and the stained glass windows and its gables. It was declared a …

… Westenberg and C van der Made, both engineers employed by the Netherelands-South Africa Railway Co, for their own occupation. It is one of the last remaining examples of the mansions that characterised this part of Pretoria during …

… The two buildings, originally owned by Police Constable Sterley, date from about 1840, and together with the adjacent house at 7 Castle Hill, are typical examples of … time. This was restored with some alterations in 1974 by the architect Hurbert TANTON. It was built at the same period …

… The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Joyce Kgoali, … was also a National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) and a Provincial Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng. She was MEC …

… In a first-phase report, the Commonwealth Observer Mission to South Africa (COMSA), … that based on its homicide rate, this country was one of the most violent in the world. COMSA, a fifteen-member team, which consisted of … O'Malley, P., 1993 , from The O'Malley Report , [online], Available at …

… The State Security Council (SSC) approves guidelines for the conducting of military operations against liberation movements in foreign countries. The Departments of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Police draw …

… Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered the release of the last of his political prisoners, detained under the Preventive Detention Act of 1958. Many of the political …

…   This book by the distinguished Anti Apartheid activist Max Coleman is about the Cycle of Life: From birth, survival to development in Africa to-day against the backdrop of massive changes in the world’s economy. The …

… sworn in as South Africa's first democratic President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 10 May 1994.. He replaced the outgoing National Party leader F.W. de Klerk as President. Mandela spent the first 18 of his 27 years in jail at the Robben Island …

… people are killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the ANC and PAC in Matola, a suburb of Maputo, Mozambique. … Ramos, is "mistakenly identified" as Joe Slovo, one of the raid's main targets, by the South African forces and is …

… The 33rd lecture in the Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture series … move towards forming a federal constitution and that the" Verwoerdian Utopia has fallen to pieces"; he also challenges the State President to give the people of KwaZulu and Natal …

… Msinga in Greytown , Natal. He was trained in woodwork at the Swedish Lutheran Mission Trade School, and obtained … in building construction and design. He worked at the Appelbosch Mission Hospital in Natal, where he executed the design, construction and decoration for the hospital …

… Since 1997, The South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and the former anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika/The Call of South …

… Founding member of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), Colin Wells Eglin was … During his political career, Eglin was instrumental in the merging of the Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party and National …

… The Cape Passive Resistance Council was formed at a mass meeting in Cape Town, attended by 1 500 people. Among the first people to volunteer were African activists. Councillor Zainunnisa "Cissie" Gool was elected the leader of the Resisters to join the passive resistance …

… The Merenstejin, (or Merenstein as it is now spelled) a Dutch … passenger capacity of 315, is wrecked off Jutten Island on the West Cape coast. It sunk with a cargo of gold and silver. Of the 200 people on board, 101 lost their lives. The wreck and …

… The republic of South Africa grants independence to Venda and Gazankulu . This move is in line with the government's internal control strategy of 'divide and … Bantustans were never given international recognition by the international community. However, states like Israel and …

… In the 1980's Joseph Bheki Ndlovu , an artist and illustrator, joined the Abangani Open School in Durban as a youth organiser and … and craft teacher. Abangani was formed as a response to the demand of Black students who wanted an art education in …

… The grounds of this property originally formed part of the Studlands estate which had been granted to JP Eksteen on 5 May 1779 for the erection of a wijnhuis. After the property had been …

… near King William's Town. More than 15 000 people attended the funeral. He was the husband of Victoria Mxenge who, in December 1985, while preparing to defend the United Democratic Front and the Natal Indian Congress in …

… a police officer and two children, were killed in the eastern Rand township of Daveyton, near Benoni. The incident, which was followed by a barrage of criticism, prompted the government to institute a judicial inquiry. Police …

… The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Local Government, Housing and Traditional Affairs and member of the African National Congress (ANC), Dumisani Makhaye, … after having been admitted for medical observation. He was the first MEC in the country to pass away in office. A …

… Calvin Thusago, a reporter for the SABC, was stabbed to death by a mob of youths as he and a … on their way back from Sharpeville where they had filmed the desecration of Black graves by right-wing extremists. His … serious injuries to his hands, arms and back. Members of the ANC Youth League turned over suspects in the killing to …

… Force (SADF) Chief Tienie Groenewald was acquitted by the Durban Supreme Court on all charges related to the 1987 KwaMakhutha Massacre. The KwaMakutha attack, in which thirteen people, mostly women …

… As result of the National Party's withdrawal, President Nelson Mandela carried out a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing all the NP ministers with African National Congress (ANC) appointees. The Ministry of General Services was abolished and the …

… The trial of Gen. Magnus Malan former defence minister, and nineteen co-accused started in the Durban Supreme Court. They pleaded not guilty to thirteen … conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. The charges related to a  massacre of thirteen people in …

… EDITOR, CHRISTOPHER HOPE. Content: The Hero of Currie Road, Alan Paton; Reinaldo Ferreira’s Recipe for a Hero, John Torres; The Pack, Terence Hammond & David Basckin. Two Poems, Peter … Ruth Keech, Robert Greig, Mongane Wally Serote. Reviews: The Poet in the Abattoir, Christopher Hope on Mongane Wally …

… near Groutville, Stanger district in Natal. He assumed the full-time secretary position of the Transvaal branch of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) when it …

… Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white socialist Labour Party from 1953 to 1958, and edited its newspaper "Forward". He chaired the Treason Trial Defence Fund (1956-1961), and later ran the …

… poet Sheila Cussons was born at Moravia, near Piketberg in the Cape Province. She studied fine arts at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. Cussons moved to … of poetry, which earned her several awards, namely, the Hertzog prize once and the WA Hofmeyr prize twice, as …