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… and he was uncle to Thabo Mbeki and Marumo Moerane. He was the first African BMus graduate in South Africa (1941) and remains the most popular Africa choral composer in Southern Africa, …

… " a journal of democratic discussion", and was aimed at the intellectual elite. Contributors to the magazine include Michael Harmel, H.J. Simons, Joe Slovo, …

… hundreds of innocent people killed; SAP and SADF polluting the townships; Fascist vigilantes allowed to attack us; … striking workers beaten and teargassed; Seven months of the State of emergency; We reject your'facts'; Release our …

… From the book:  Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents … & Fatima Meer Statistical Analysis of Resisters Studying the statistics of the campaign one finds: (a) that of the 1 710 passive …

… The South African actor, playwright and singer was born on this day in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. It was his character of Boet in a series of …

… appointed deputy minister by president Thabo Mbeki after the 2004 general elections. Previously, he had been African … Congress (ANC) member of parliament and president of the ANC Youth League. References: Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's …

… Zwelakhe Sisulu is arrested Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA), … arrested in terms of Section 9 (1) and Section 10 (1) a of the Internal Security Act. This Act provided for unlimited …

… robbers that was allegedly led by Given Raymond Peete. The men sped to Woodstock in a silver grey Toyota Corolla after which they dumped the car and hijacked another family from Port Elizabeth. …

… Du Preez's younger brother Petrus was acquitted after the state failed to prove that he had envisaged the soldiers' death. Leisanyane and Van Wyk were transporting …

… Umsebenzi, mouthpiece of the South African Communist Party, deals with issues relating to the national liberation struggle, from a Communist …

… Burundi, a country located east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained its … German East Africa, Burundi gained its independence under the leadership of Mwami Mwambutsa IV, a Tutsi. In 1965, a … available at www.factomonster.com (Accessed: 28 May 2012)| The Atlantic Online , (1964), ‘The Atlantic Report: Rwanda’ , …

… injured others and two electrical workers who arrived at the scene of the first explosion. Just nine days after this explosion, two … Ance C. (2011), ‘Never forget what the ANC did to us during the years 1984-1988’ , from Blogs 24.com , 28 April, …

… and 1954 and includes chapters on: Politics and attitudes; The plans and activities of non-European organizations and … work making for improved race relations; Events ouside the Union with bearing on South African affairs; General …

… Maggie Laubser was born on Bloublommetjieskloof farm in the district of Malmesbury, Cape Colony. Laubser went on to … a distinctive pastoral style. Laubser was a member of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) and received many …

… of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major role in the compilation and translation of the English-Xhosa-Afrikaans dictionary. References: Verwey, …

… composer who was a founder member and first secretary of the Bantu Social Centre in Beatrice Street, Durban (YMCA), … were widely acclaimed and are still regarded as amongst the best of Zulu choral music. He retired in 1961, but was …

… An attempt on the life of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana fails. Nkrumah … oppressive. Four years previously he had passed the Preventive Detention Act, which he had used to imprison …

… Port Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its name implies, was an extension of the original commercial activities once carried out in Market …

… This was seen as long standing political feud between the supporters of African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha … engaging De Klerk in talks they could find a solution to the conflict and avert full-scale war between ANC and IFP …

… to find information on "hostile elements which threaten the Safety of South West Africa (Namibia) and South Africa". These included SWAPO, the African National Congress (ANC), Cuban involvement and …

… career with Ajax Cape Town in 1999. In 2009 he joined the Dutch mother team Ajax and quickly became one of its best … Bafana. He later became captain until he retired from the international arena in 2012. He currently plays for …

… Paper produced by the ANC Department of Arts and Culture from an in-house … South Africa, held in Lusaka, Zambia. Argues that the formation of constitutional guidelines requires a …

… in Algeria’s fight for independence from France. He became the country’s premier in 1962 and was elected president in … his close friend in 1965. He was placed under arrest for the next 14 years. He was released on 4 July 1979 and placed …

… and wood carvings. His famous woodcarving work titled the Battle of Isandlwana won him praise and a sculpture award. Zulu had the ability to capture emotions such as loneliness or fear in …

… in Kroonstad on 23 December 1949. Botha studied drama at the Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoër … His first love is painting; he admitted to have loved the craft since childhood. Botha’s paintings are produced … on 31 October 2013]| House of Art Story of At Botha the artist [online] Available at: www.houseofart.co.za …

… attended Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and studied under the veteran artist Sydney Kumalo. He was one of the resistance artists, who saw art as a weapon against …

… world with pictures of children in continents; text: Ask the children; International Childrens' Day June 1; All children have the right to a name, enough food and a decent place to live; …

… . It was alleged that Von Veltheim had visited Joel at the Brothers Barnato offices, and had suggested a plan to … crime. Source: Crafford, F.S. (1943) Jan Smuts, New York: The Country Life Press Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite …

… Susanna Helena Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy, was born … She who worked mainly in Nigeria. While in charge of the leprosy patients there she made a major contribution to …

… Vilna, Lithuania. He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief rabbi for more than thirty years. A … arrival he was appointed part-time professor of Hebrew at the University of Cape Town. Abrahams wrote extensively and …