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… down death sentences on fourteen Blacks (Upington 14) for the murder of Lucas Tshenolo Sethwala, a Black police … attacking his home with stones on 13 November 1985. The rest of the twenty-five accused, the largest group ever to be …

… Thirty-two year old Egyptian women, Waffa Mossaad Gabr, was the first to file for divorce under a new and highly opposed … require women to prove physical or psychological harm on the part of their husband. Gabr, from the northern area of Tanta, testified in her petition to the …

… Following the unanimous adoption of resolution 765 by the UN Security Council, Cyrus Vance was dispatched to South Africa as Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali. During his …

… On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of anti-Apartheid activist, David Webster. Bernard … 1989, in front his home. Bernard was also found guilty of the attempted murder of another activist, Dullar Omar. Bernard was a former agent of the Civil Co-Operation Bureau. He was arrested on 25 charges …

… The Minister of Local Government in Kwazulu-Natal applied to the Supreme Court to have voting in four rural areas declared … about administrative chaos and intimidation during the second election of a democratic South Africa under ANC …

… Contents and Contributors   Stories: The Masquerade Ball by Temba Makunga; Weak of Faith by J.V. Pillay; Coffee for the Road by Alex La Guma; Hide Them Under the Bed by K.M. Phiri;  Pula! by Jean Gray. Poems: Mario …

… in Johannesburg, on 27 March 1960. He started singing in the late 1980s while working for the conservative Afrikaner newspaper Rapport. He was later fired from the newspaper because of his political activism. Kerkorrel’s … 19 March 2013]|South Africa,  'Dylan' of Afrikaans rock dies , from SouthAfrica.info , [online] Available at  …

… 1913. Menelik gained great fame and respect for defeating the Italian colonizers. He was also the first black African King to engage in slavery of white … captives held as slaves inside Ethiopia. After defeating the Italians, Menelik II expanded his kingdom to include …

… on 22 September 1952 in Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal and later went on to teach the subject at Techinkon Natal. He specialises in sculpture and has held group and solo exhibitions over the years. Botha’s  first job as a lecturer led to a string …

… in Algeria. He was an Islamist militant who became one of the top three military commanders of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a Mali-based militant organization. To fund the activities of AQIM, Abou Zeid made millions by kidnapping …

… Guine Portuguesa, was granted independence by Portugal. The country became independent eight months after the death of the leader of, Portuguese for African Party for the … | Brittain V. (2011), ‘Africa: a continent drenched in the blood of revolutionary heroes’ , from The Guardian, 17 …

… of eight, with instructions to investigate conditions in the Mandated Territory of South Africa, was refused … permission to enter South-West Africa (now Namibia). The minister of Foreign Affairs, Eric Louw, announced that if members of the committee try to enter they will be detained and sent …

… Produced by the "Wages Commission", Isisebenzi was a newspaper for … workers, especially with their struggle for just wages and the right to organise. Isisebenzi No. 1 was produced by … say more when it was written by workers; contributions in the form of articles, drawings and photographs were thus …

… ban all imports from South Africa, and was reportedly in the process of refusing facilities for South African … Trade sanctions and boycotts aimed to put pressure on the South African government to abandon its discriminatory … racial policies. These policies were harshly criticized in the international community - especially after the …

… & to bring banners with their communities' names on them. The programme will end with speeches, performances and music. The aim of this occasion is to create large scale awareness of the impact of apartheid displacement and to focus attention …

… The book contain a series of essays on the issue of the Transkei independence. …

… in May 1970, President Hastings Banda of Malawi became the first head of an independent Black African state to visit … Africa (16-20 August). During his visit Banda met with the State President and Prime Minister and invited the President to visit Malawi. On his return, he declared …

… without permit, but charges were subsequently dropped. In the same month, he also planned a march to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, to demand the release of Nelson Mandela. Dr. Boesak was on that occasion detained by police in terms of section 29 of the Internal Security Act, and was taken to Pretoria for …

… Angered by the manner in which Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was allegedly forced to flee his country, the fifteen-nation Caribbean Community said it would not provide troops for the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force in Haiti. Aristide …

… Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, died at the age of 81 at the Sterkfontein psychiatric hospital on the West Rand. Dimitri Tsafendas, parliamentary messenger, … Science in africa,' Once around the Prickly Pear ',From: Science in africa ,[Online], …

… and espionage, was conditionally released from prison. In the meantime investigation by the Mozambican authorities and their South African … he had been arrested while working as an operative for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). This claim was later …

… P.W. Botha, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 75 in the Wilderness, Western Cape. About three hundred people, … (TRC) Chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu, attended the funeral in the Wilderness. References: SAPA, EX-DEFENCE …

… One Day International cricket matches for South Africa in the 1990s.  Hudson was a right-handed batsman and was most … his calm demeanour under pressure.  Up until 2003, he was the only South African batsmen to score a century on his opening debut.  He scored this century during the 1991-1992 season against the West Indies in Barbados. …

… trip from Durban Central railway station to Charlestown on the 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning at … and Volksrust where there will be a mass Rally. The trip is free and some refreshments will be provided en route and at the Rally. Parking will be available at the Durban station. …

… He was a renowned South African saxophone player known as the "King of 'Langarm' music" (straight arm music),a dance … could not read or write music, he started his own band, the Bobby Hendricks Sound. Hendricks died in Cape Town from … much fame, his true wealth and recognition was revealed by the number of people who attended his funeral, one of the …

… Natal. Ngubane occupied many high political positions in the IFP and other spheres of government. He was minister of … in 1999. In 2006 he ended his long-term relationship with the IFP when he resigned from the party to join its rival, the African National Congress …

… Karoo.  He was second in line of four brothers, the youngest of which was the poet W.E.G. Louw. N.P. van Wyk Louw received various … heritage of language and art. President Mbeki bestowed The Order of Ikhamanga in Gold for exceptional contribution …

… Article looking at the question of negotiation and the approach of the democratic movement. …

… The constitution of the Zoutpansberg Students Organisation of Azania, based in the Northern Transvaal, South Africa …

… The constitution of the Zoutpansberg Students Organisation of Azania, based in the Northern Transvaal, South Africa …