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  South Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
South Africa has three main geographic regions: a great interior plateau; an escarpment of mountain ranges that rims the plateau on the east, south, and west; and a marginal area lying between the escarpment and the sea.
South Africa was strongly opposed to the establishment of fl rule in the white-dominated countries of Angola, Mozambique, and Rhodesia, and gave military assistance to the whites there.
South Africa invaded Angola in 1975 in an attempt to crush mounting opposition in exile, but the action was a complete failure.
www.bartleby.com /65/st/SthAfr.html   (4166 words)

  
 Profile - South Africa
South Africa, southernmost country in Africa, bordered on the north by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland; on the east and south by the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
South Africa’s 2,800 km (1,740 mi) of coastline has few bays or coves and only one good natural harbor, at Saldanha Bay in the southwest, which is used mainly for the export of iron ore. Other ports are essentially artificial, including Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, and Richard’s Bay.
With the South Africa Act of 1910 the British parliament established the dominion of the Union of South Africa with the four colonies as its provinces.
www.inadev.org /profile_-_south_africa.htm   (18742 words)

  
 South Africa: History
Shortly after the establishment of the colony, slaves were imported from East Africa, Madagascar and the East Indies, their labor and skills facilitating the growth of the colony which, by the early 1700s was spreading into the hinterland.
South Africa, now welcomed back into the international community, was divided into nine new provinces in place of the four provinces and 10 ‘homelands’ that existed previously.
South Africa was launched into the post-Mandela era under the presidency of Thabo Mbeki.
www.southafrica-newyork.net /consulate/history.htm   (1656 words)

  
 FOURTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
William Thomas BOARDMAN Lieutenant (photo) was born on 28 Oct 1871 in South Africa, Cape Colony, Barkly East, "Holbrook".
Louisa Catherina BOSHOFF (photo) was born on 28 Jun 1882 in South Africa, OFS, Boshof.
She was buried in South Africa, Transvaal, Pretoria.
homepages.paradise.net.nz /boardman/revwil/d10.html   (229 words)

  
 Peace Corps Kids World -- South Africa
South Africa is on the African continent's southern tip and is surrounded on three sides by the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
The 1871 discovery of diamonds at the DeBeer farm in Kimberley and the gold reef at Witwatersrand in 1886 changed South Africa forever, from an agricultural nation to the continent's economic and industrial giant.
The country is home to Africa's largest land mammal (the African elephant), the second and third largest (the white rhino and the hippo), the tallest (the giraffe), the fastest (the cheetah), and the smallest (the pygmy shrew).
www.peacecorps.gov /kids/world/africa/southafrica.html   (451 words)

  
 Checklist: South African Owlflies (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae)
South Africa, Mpumulanga, Northern Province, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, Northern Cape Province; Namibia
South Africa, Mpumulanga, Northern Province, North-West Province, Mozambique
www.ru.ac.za /academic/departments/zooento/Martin/ascalaphidae.html   (134 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICA
Henning was the Director of the Documentation Centre of the University of Durban-Westville from 1979 to 1995.
Kader Hassim and twelve others were charged with participating in terrorist activities and conspiring to overthrow the government of South Africa in 1970 as members of the African People's Democratic Union of South Africa and of the Non-European Unity Movement.
South African Trials; Court Records of Various Appeal and Criminal Cases, Mostly on Charges of Sabotage or Political Offenses, Heard in the Supreme Court of South Africa (Appellate Division) and other Courts.
sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu /ejab/1/southafrica.html   (6389 words)

  
 Trains and Shelters and Ships
For all the first stage in the journey was the move from their homes to the port from which the migrant was shipped to his ultimate destination - be it North America, South America, South Africa or elsewhere.
Some of the passengers who arrived at Hull or Grimsby made their way to London and the Shelter, and the port authorities and railway companies in both Hull and Grimsby were persuaded similarly to give due notice to the Shelter.
Before I go on to discuss this migration  to South Africa in greater depth I would like to draw attention to the series of registers on which we are now working.
www.le.ac.uk /hi/teaching/papers/newman1.htm   (6736 words)

  
 FOURTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
William Charles BOARDMAN was born on 1 Aug 1871 in South Africa, Cape Province, Lady Grey.
He was married to Annie Sophia Maria CORY (daughter of William Michael George CORY and Kathrina Martha Magdalena ELS) on 10 Apr 1899 in South Africa, Cape Province, Maclear.
Annie Sophia Maria CORY was born about 1875 in South Africa, Cape Province.
homepages.paradise.net.nz /boardman/revwil/d1811.html   (88 words)

  
 FIRST DINOSAUR DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is a little known fact that the earliest discovery of dinosaur bones in South Africa were made early in 1845 by two eminent pioneers of science in the Eastern Cape, Dr William Guybon Atherstone and Mr Andrew Geddes Bain.
At the close of the Sixth Frontier War in the Eastern Cape (1834-35) Andrew Geddes Bain, a settler of Scottish descent, was appointed to the post of Assistant Engineer in the Royal Engineers to supervise the construction of military roads on the frontier, in the country around Grahamstown.
Reminiscences and anecdotes connected with the history of Geology in South Africa; or the pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.
www.ru.ac.za /affiliates/am/paranth.html   (2486 words)

  
 South Africa: History
, an ardent advocate of federation in S Africa, became prime minister of Cape Colony, and by 1894 he was encouraging the non-Afrikaner whites (known as the Uitlanders) in the Transvaal to overthrow Kruger.
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth in 1994 and also relinquished its last hold in Namibia, ceding the exclave of
The lady in the hot seat: the fall of Jacob Zuma from the number two position in South Africa propelled the enigmatic Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka into the hot seat.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0861191.html   (2933 words)

  
 Study Abroad South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
CIEE Study Center in Cape Town, South Africa: This program is appropriate for students from all academic disciplines who have a strong interest in learning about contemporary South African life and society and the forces that have created that society.
AIFS in South Africa: Stellenbosch is at the foot of Table Mountain on the southern tip of Africa, with mountains in the backdrop and beaches a half hour away.
South Africa Student Symposium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: In partnership with the University of Cape Town and The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University, IIMCR will stage its first annual Africa Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa.
www.studyabroad.com /simplehtml/white/South_Africa.html   (6173 words)

  
 About the Discovery of the Du Toit II Diamond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This stone is named after the "Du Toit's Pan," dry diggings, in South Africa.
Van Wyke, and it began to prove attractive to a few diamond hunters for the first time in 1870.
Within a short time after the first really active operations, some fine stones were discovered, and in 1871, there sprang up quite a lively encampment of diggers.
www.jjkent.com /articles/dutoit-diamond-discovery.htm   (205 words)

  
 Alphabetical Index: D TO J: Scott's End   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Donaldson, Hilary Justin Leopold South Africa 1885.11.25 376: Donaldson, Hugh Leo South Africa 1939.07.02 617: Donaldson, Ian Gordon Stanislaus South Africa 1917.05.23 423: Donaldson, Ian Joseph South Africa 1944.11.31 1094: Donaldson, Ian Malcolm South Africa 1944.02.28 372:
Donaldson, Leopold Frederick (Boetie) S.A. Donaldson, Leslie S.A. Donaldson, Lindsay South Africa 1978.02.07 642: Donaldson, Lorna Ann South Africa 1969.06.27 1666:
Donaldson, Malcolm Watson South Africa 1942.12.07 1337: Donaldson, Margaret Grace S.A. Donaldson, Maria South Africa 1869 ??
mysite.mweb.co.za /residents/ms73/ALPHDTOJ.HTM   (2173 words)

  
 Africa
1993 Denis Tomlinson, South Africa cricket leg-spinner, dies
1966 Andrew Hudson, cricketer, South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992
1906 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
www.brainyhistory.com /topics/a/africa.html   (6200 words)

  
 Cape Town Accommodation - 552 Accommodation Listings in Cape Town South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cape Town Accommodation in Scarborough, South Peninsula, Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town Accommodation in V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa
With wonderful views and surrounded by an indigenous garden, set on the mountainside, this house has a fully equipped kitchen, 2 x bathrooms, through lounge/diner (fireplace in the lounge) with 2 x dbl bedrooms downstairs.
www.safarinow.com /destinations/Cape-Town?a=11435   (722 words)

  
 NADOI
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Van Der Westhuizen, Miss Martinique (975 P/N/C/A) Kliprivier 1871, Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA
Christine (765 P/N/O/U/T/A) Kliprivier 1871, Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA
www.nadoi.org /uv.htm   (59 words)

  
 South Africa
united as a dominion (Union of South Africa).
6 Jun 1837 Free Province of New Holland in South-East Africa
17 Dec 1856 Republic of Lijdenburg in South Africa established.
www.worldstatesmen.org /South_Africa.html   (4364 words)

  
 Alfred Gordon Nourse BARNES-WEBB (3 NOV 1871 - 1 MAR 1903) to Jennifer Lesley RANDLES (19?? - )
Alfred Gordon Nourse BARNES-WEBB (3 NOV 1871 - 1 MAR 1903) to Jennifer Lesley RANDLES (19??
'I have been doing some exchange research with another lady in Pretoria, who has kindly looked up some South African death notices for me. There was one in the latest batch that I thought would be of interest to you.
I noticed immediately a discrepancy in the name.
www.webace.com.au /~robwebb/d0000/g0000061.html   (153 words)

  
 Ancestors of 18692   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Aug 1762; died 30 Jun 1839 Riebeeck-Kasteel, South Africa)
(born 29 Nov 1819, Franschoek, South Africa; died 5 Aug 1871, Victoria-West, South Africa)
(born 1 Feb 1850, Victoria-West, South Africa; died 18 Nov 1903, Kraaifontein, Beaufort-West, South Africa)
www.stanford.edu /~philr/Hamman/18692.html   (69 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gordon Bennett now a full division of Steuler Africa
Subsequent to further investment in Gordon Bennett by Steuler Industrieweke, Steuler obtained a majority shareholding in the Steuler Bennett Group in 2001, with Gordon Bennett now a full operating division within Steuler Africa.
The result is an ability to undertake significant, specialised projects in selected industries where the skills and resources in the division can best be utilised.
www.bennett.co.za /page1.asp   (67 words)

  
 Hayes Family History - Tiny Tafels
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N Valerie Hayes A PO Box 7648 A Pretoria A 0001 South Africa T +27-12-333-6727 S D MS-DOS F Family History System Z 228 Tiny Tafel Editor v2.2 --- This TT may be freely distributed!
Tiny Tafels can let you know which families we are looking for, but how do you know if someone in your family is looking for you?
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 Surnames Beginning With N
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