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… Biography of Naphtali Mbuti Nkopane who was born on the 18th of August 1944 on a farm near Nigel in the Transvaal. In 1949 his family moved to Evaton in the Vaal, in August 1984 Naphtali was active in the rent …

… and blue poster. Title in red letters. Inscription on the walls of a cell in women's prison in South Vietnam: "The mountain is only so high...our capacity is without limit. The stars move; our will is unshakeable!" Artwork of blue …

… with Bill Nair where he was asked to first comment on the state of the United Democratic Front since Murphy and Valli were … increase in various forms of harassment that had not been the case as far as detentions in the previous weeks. …

… from Thami Zani to Ranwedzi Harry Nengwekhulu following on the fifth congress of the BPC held on the 28-30 January 1977 in Durban where a commission was …

… South Africa's second Prime Minister in 1919, was born on the farm Bovenplaats near Riebeeck West in the Cape. Smuts had a distinguished political career as an international statesman and a general in the South African Army. He also participated in the Second …

… literally means 'small pictures mountian', derived from the San paintings found in the area.'Appryntjie' which is an historical word for a freed … mixed blood, could also be referring to these San People! The Xhosa name for the mountian is 'UMngqazo'. …

… and musician, received an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare in recognition of the major contribution he had made to Xhosa music. In the 1988 Old Mutual-Telkom National Choir Festival, Tyamzashe …

… The South African singer, songwriter, playwright and director … day. He is especially well-known for his musicals about the Coloured communities and the ways in which he combatted Apartheid through the arts. …

… A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at Anzac … in Turkey, in World War 1. This day is remembered for all the servicemen and women, who lost their lives on the 25 …

… Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of … it was renamed Airlie, after a British officer, the Earl of Airlie, who was killed in the Battle of Diamond Hill during the Second Anglo-Boer War, …

… The first South African State President C.R. Swart opens Melrose House in Pretoria as a museum. The House was built in 1866 by George Jesse Heyns a Pretoria businessman. It was here that the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging was signed on Saturday 31 May …

… The House was Erected at the turn of the 19th Century and is one of the earliest Structures to have been Built in Belvedere …

… The French Embassy was due to present the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et de Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) to acclaimed photographer and …

… five men and three women, were killed on their way to the Royal Natal National Park when their bus swerved to avoid a pedestrian on the R74 between Harrismith and Bergville and crashed. The male pedestrian was also killed while several other …

… Bulletin, No 20, December 1988, produced by the South African Communist Party. Issue covers an SACP … a letter sent to comrade Meir Vilner, General Secretary of the Communist Party in Israel on his birthday, a letter sent to the Saudi Arabian authorities regarding the death penalty and …

… Report of the Congress of the National Union of Students Education Department, July 1971, presented at the 47th Annual Congress of the National Union of South …

… is an ongoing project and we welcome contributions from the public. Politics and Labour Adam, Feroza Asmal, Kader …

… years old, where he began skiing. [iii] He formed part of the 2010 South African Winter Olympics team, representing the country in the men’s giant slalom competition. [iv] Peter trains at the …

… From the book:  Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive The state of emergency entered its 100th day after it was … to suppress growing opposition to Apartheid introduced the State of Emergency. However, the state of emergency failed to achieve its objectives. On …

… (Mus), BMus (Hons) cum laude and an MMus in Composition at the university of Pretoria. Van der Watt joined the prominent school, Pretoria Boys High as an English teacher. He is now head of the music department at the school. He is also conductor of …

… but his height hindered his play, leading him to leave the sport for basketball.  An American coach spotted Bol in action and convinced him to move to the United States. In America, Bol became the tallest basket ball player in the country. His blocking … looks to follow in his father’s very large footsteps from The Washing Post [online] Available at: …

… footballer. He was born to parents of Yoruba descent in the city of Lomé. After a talent scout spotted him playing, … represented Togo in his first world cup in Germany. The same year, he took part The Africa Cup of Nations. In 2010, Adebayor briefly retired …

… a Commonwealth meeting in Singapore. Amin was a soldier in the British colonial army and became one of its first Ugandan … officers. He was Obote’s close ally, rising to become the army's chief of staff. Amin became famous in 1976 when he … Entebbe by Israeli forces. In 1978, under Amin’s command, the Ugandan forces invaded neighbouring Tanzania . The …

… at Amanzimtoti, south of Durban. In 1944 he enrolled at the Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Science in Johannesburg. While in Johannesburg he came under the influence of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Anton Mziwakhe Lembede, two then leaders of the African National Congress and took a little part in …

… February 1915, Elisabeth Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, in the then western Transvaal. She moved to Amsterdam in 1966, … of her poetry): Belydenis in die Skemering (Confession in the twilight), 1936. Die Stil Avontuur (The silent adventure), 1939. Die Vrou en ander verse (The …

… [Extract] Chief Lutuli spoke of the "unprecedented human suffering being brought about by … by seeing our stand of opposing apartheid vindicated by the justice of our cause and the undoubted growth of the freedom front in our country." ES …

… Three years before his death Moses Kotane, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC), was awarded the ANC's highest honour of Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe. The … Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour [Online], Available at : …

… The building was designed by Herbert Baker after the amalgamation of eight mining companies in April 1909, when Crown Mines Ltd was founded. The office complex included an experimental laboratory with a …

… Barbara Hogan is sentenced in the Rand Supreme Court to an effective ten years in prison for high treason and membership of the banned African National Congress (ANC). Hogan admitted … but pleaded not guilty to high treason. This made her the first White woman, after those in the 1956-61 Treason …