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… Ngoako Ramathlodi, former premier of the Northern Transvaal Province (now Limpopo) and current … he was denied admission to proceed with his law studies at the University of the North, Ramathlodi left the country for Lesotho. After the …

… Obote, a member of the legislative council of Uganda from 1957, founded the Uganda People's Congress in 1960. Obote became Uganda's Prime Minister after independence was gained from the British in 1962 and by 1966 he had installed himself as …

… Brett Kebble was born on 19 February 1964 in Springs, on the East Rand. In the 1990’s Kebble got into mining and was soon director of … On 27 September, Kebble was shot seven times in his car on the way to dinner with his business associates. The death of … Bond P. (2012 ) Brett Kebble still teaches from the grave from IOL News [online] Available at: www.iol.co.za …

… worked for Robert Goetz, who asked him to assist him in the laboratory instead of gardening. Having started with just assisting with the animals and cleaning cages, Naki later began anesthetizing the animals and assisting with surgeries. When Goetz left, … The Economist, ' Obituary Hamilton Naki ', [online], …

… The government building complex was completed in 1877 … Chamber was already in use on 31 May 1875. In 1895 the upper storey was completed and in 1902 the architectural firm of Herbert Baker & Masey made small …

… Fighting between Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters spilled into central Pietermaritzburg when the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) offices in the town were attacked by a mob armed with pangas and other …

… After the United Nations General-Assembly resolution 55/282 of … beginning 2002, 21 September of each year is observed as the International Day of Peace Vigil. 21 September 2004 was observed as the third International Day of Peace. The UN resolution …

… The United Nations Tribunal on Rwanda, which was held in … verdict on former Rwanda Prime Minister Jean Kambanda. The tribunal panel was comprised of three judges led by a Senegalese, Laity Gama. Kambanda cooperated with the panel and pleaded guilty to all counts of genocide …

… The United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid, which was set up by the General Assembly under resolution 1761 (XVll), released its second interim report. The committee was entrusted with the responsibilities to …

… English explorer who lived in America, was commissioned by The New York Herald with the task of finding explorer David Livingstone. No one had … in 1871 brought fame for Stanley and he became known as the man who uttered the words “D.R Livingstone, I presume” …

… Lord Alfred Milner, the British High Commissioner who played a prominent role in causing the South African War returned to South Africa to become British administrator for the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. His other … Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. …

… Selborne, British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, dies at the age of 82. His predecessor was Lord Milner. He first retired in June 1907 when the Orange River Colony was granted self-government. He …

… with contravening Section 20 (r) of Act No. 22 of 1913, the Immigrants Regulations Act. They were accused of … aiding or abetting certain Asiatic persons in entering the province of Transvaal from Natal, knowing that the said persons were prohibited in terms of Section 4 (a), …

… and Contributors Comment: A.W. Oliphant, STORIES: From the Roof, the Sky, Peter Esterhuysen; The Coon, M. Cassiem D'Arcy; He Needs Milk, Karren Visser; A …

… Charles Ndaba; Tsafendas’s Diary by Ivan Vladislavic. From the Oral Tradition: Rise Eagle Rise by Don Mattera. Interview: John Kani: Combatant from the Stage by A.W. Oliphant. Essays: Gerard Sekoto: A … Africa by Gary Rathbone. Poetry: A Child Who survived the soldiers by Shadrack Pooe; The march by Themba Miya; The …

… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (Jimmy) Kruger, declared the Christian Institute to be an affected organisation under the Affected Organisation's Act of 1974. This Act served to …

… Academic Hospitals and was officially opened in 1938. The hospital is internationally renowned as the training ground for some of South Africa's best doctors, … to provide outstanding tertiary care for patients of the Western Cape and beyond. The hospital will promote …

… Madiba, author, educationist and first Black chancellor of the University of the North, died in Seshego, Pietersburg (now Polokwane) … of mother tongue instruction in primary schools and held the view that training of primary school teachers through …

… African citizenship, announced on 15 December 1993 by the South African parliament led by President F.W. de Klerk, became effective four months before the first South Africa non-racial polls of 27 April, 1994. More than seven million people in the former homelands, forced to accept citizenship of their …

… The Goethe-Institut is hosting an open talk and community … with gender, race, trauma, memory and post-colonialism. The audience will be invited to engage in an informal and intersectional discussion on the different forms of oppressions that impact our lives. The …

… JOHANNESBURG - The ANC has hit back at former SABC Acting CEO Jimi Matthews … conduct from him. Matthews says his exit was brought on by the recent changes at the public broadcaster which compromised his values. His …

… premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu, who replaced Matthews Phosa as the province's second premier, caused a storm within … to lie". Mahlangu was trying to defend his decision of the re-appointment of disgraced three Members of the Executive Council (MEC) of Mpumalanga, Jacques Modipane, …

… Bram Fischer, the former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of the illegal organisation Communist Party of South Africa … in Pretoria. Fischer was convicted of conspiring with the African National Congress (ANC) Umkonto we Sizwe to …

… On 5 January 1965, members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, … and Walter Sisulu among others were being kept after the Rivonia Trial. There were suspicions by Maharaj and the leadership of the ANC that Raymond Nyanda was sent to …

… worked as a clerk for Shell. Makeba began singing in the school choir at Kilnerton Training Institute in Pretoria.  In 1957, Makeba joined the group, the Manhattan brothers and thus began her professional … The Guardian,.Graeme E., " Miriam Makeba ,From: The Guardian …

… Basilica. Early in Cardinal McCann's tenure as Archbishop, the South African Catholic Church began campaigning against Apartheid. In 1976, in an open letter to the Government, he made a particularly strong attack on its … segregation policy and related matters. His attack came at the height of anti-Government rioting in Black communities. …

… politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together with three … and not David Livingstone, as is commonly believed, became the first White person to see the Victoria Falls. During the civil war in the Transvaal in …

… Comments by the Thornhill branch of the ANC on negotiations between the National Party and the African National Congress. …