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Explore South Africa - South African Travel Information South Africa is officially known as the Republic of South Africa and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. South Africa is particularly rich in plant biodiversity; plant lovers will find more than 20,000 different plants species - approximately 10% of all the known plant species on Earth are found within South Africa’s borders, most commonly associated with South Africa are the Protea family of fynbos. South Africa is also blessed with a large variety of birdlife, and may beautifully coloured birds. www.exploresouthafrica.net   (0 words)

King Encyclopedia Despite the initial objections of King's parents, who wanted King to marry a woman from his hometown of Atlanta, the two were married at the Scott family home near Marion on 18 June 1953. Coretta King put her musical training to use throughout the fl freedom struggle, participating in "freedom concerts," which included poetry recitation, singing, and lectures related to the history of the civil rights movement. During the 1980's, Coretta King also reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies. www.stanford.edu /group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/king_coretta_scott.htm   (933 words)

Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Rare king penguin in South Africa :: January :: 2007   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) A king penguin was found on a beach near Cape St Francis - possibly only the third one ever to visit South Africa, reported The Witness on Wednesday. King penguins inhabit the much colder climate of the sub-Antarctic islands and have not evolved for the African heat. An adult king penguin is about 90cm long and usually weighs between 14kg and 16kg, compared with the African penguin which weighs about 4kg and is 40cm to 50cm long. dearkitty.blogsome.com /2007/01/24/rare-king-penguin-in-south-africa   (494 words)

sociology - King of South Africa The King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the state's existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31 1910 to May 31 1961 when the country became the Republic of South Africa. Since the Union of South Africa was a British dominion the British monarch served as South Africa's monarch represented by the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. Prior to 1927 the King was considered "King in South Africa" rather than "King of South Africa" as until the passage of the 1927 Royal Style and Titles Act British constitutional law held that there was a single individisble monarchy with the dominions treated as subsets of the United Kingdom. www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/King_of_South_Africa   (275 words)

Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) South Africa was converted from a dominion in the Commonwealth to a separate Republic in 1961. The decision together with South Africa's insistance on adhering to its policy of apartheid resulted in South Africa's de facto expulsion from the Commonwealth of Nations (South Africa left the association when it was resolved that she would not be permitted to remain on the terms she wished). With the establishment of the League of Nations and cessation of the war, South Africa obtained a Class C Mandate to administer South-West Africa "under the laws of the mandatory (South Africa) as integral portions of its territory". www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Union_of_South_Africa   (1499 words)

Civilizations in Africa: Kush The Napatan kings formed the twenty-fifth pharaonic dyansty in the eighth century; this dynasty came to an end with the Assyrian invasion of Egypt in the seventh century BC. Unlike pharoanic Egypt, the king ruled through a customary law that was established and interpreted by priests. The king was also elected, but he was elected from the royal family. www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/CIVAFRCA/KUSH.HTM   (640 words)

The King Center King oversaw the first legal holiday in honor of her husband--a holiday which has come to be celebrated by millions of people world-wide and, in some form, in over 100 countries. King and three of her children were arrested at the South African embassy in Washington, DC, for protesting against apartheid. King was named interim Chair and her eldest son Martin Luther King, III assumed the leadership position of President and CEO. www.thekingcenter.org /csk/bio.html   (1131 words)

Rhodesia A British possession in South Africa, bounded on the north and north-west by the Congo Free State and German East Africa; on the east by German East Africa, Nyassaland, and Portuguese East Africa; on the south by the Transvaal and Bechuanaland; on the west by Bechuanaland and Portuguese West Africa. Before the arrival of the pioneer columns the dominant race south of the Zambesi were the Matabele, an off-shoot of the Zulus, who conquered the country north of the Limpopo River in the middle of the last century. It was during this period that Baron von Hubner, who was not without personal experience of South Africa, declared that he would never contribute a penny to the Zambesi Mission, since he thought it contrary to his duty to foster an enterprise doomed to failure and disaster. www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/r/rhodesia.html   (1273 words)

Amnesty slates Swazi king: News24: South Africa: News24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Amnesty was reacting to reports last week that three judges hearing the case of a girl allegedly kidnapped girl by King Mswati's aides had been ordered to resign or risk being fired. This follows a landmark case in which the mother of 18-year-old Zena Mahlangu is suing the royal family to release her after she was taken on October 9 to be traditionally married to King Mswati III. The king and his agents had, by their actions, violated the internationally recognised human rights of women and girls, including their right not to be arbitrarily detained and the right not to be subjected to forced marriage. www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/0,1113,2-7_1280380,00.html   (446 words)

NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho Map of European presence in 1652 The Cape Colony was a part of South Africa under British occupation during the 19th century. All land in Lesotho is held by the king in trust for the Sotho nation and is apportioned on his behalf by local chiefs; non-Sotho may not hold land. Sheep are bred for wool, and cattle and Angora goats are raised. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Moshoeshoe-I-of-Lesotho   (1535 words)

Ernst & Young SA - 8 Nov 04_Developments in Corporate Governance since King II Report Most of the recommendations from the Combine Code were echoed in King II, with the exception of the fact that King II specifies a majority of independent non-executives on the board and does not cover the relationships between the chairman, the senior independent directors, the non-executive directors and the major shareholders. King II specifically requires that companies provide a narrative statement of how the principles set out in the King Code have been applied, the extent of the company’s compliance and reasons for non-compliance. Although the King II Report helped establish South Africa as a country that considers corporate governance to be a serious concern, the business community needs to continue implementing and improving corporate governance structures in order to keep up with the rest of the international business world. www.ey.com /global/content.nsf/South_Africa/08_Nov_04_Developments_in_Corporate_Governance_since_King_II_Report   (1269 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Bartolomeu Dias Dias was a cavalier of the royal court, superintendent of the royal warehouses and sailing-master of the man-of-war "San Christovao", when King John (João) II appointed him on 10 October, 1486, as the head of an expedition which was to endeavor to sail around the southern end of Africa. From 29° south latitude (Port Nolloth) he lost sight of the coast and was driven by a violent storm, which lasted thirteen days, far beyond the cape to the south. King John, in view of the success of the expedition, is said to have proposed the name it has since borne, Cape of Good Hope. www.newadvent.org /cathen/04775b.htm   (657 words)

Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) }} The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east. The head of state is the king, currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne upon the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1986. In 2001 King Mswati III appointed a committee to draft a new constitution. www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Swaziland   (1781 words)

King's South Africa Medal (1901-1902) - Veterans Affairs Canada The King's South Africa Medal was awarded to all troops who served in South Africa on or after 01 January 1902, and completed 18 months service before 01 June 1902. Approximately 200 more Canadians would have received this medal because they returned to South Africa for a second tour but due to the long sea voyages, they did not serve the required 18 months and only received the SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and/or the SOUTH AFRICA 1902 bars to their Queen's South Africa Medal. Those Canadians that did receive the King's South Africa Medal were troops who remained in South Africa and transferred to units (eg LSH to Canadian Scouts or to the South African Constabulary / RCA to 2 Canadian Mounted Rifles or to Canadian Scouts). www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group03/ksam   (329 words)

SA honours Annan, King jun: South Africa: News: News24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) SA honours Annan, King jun: South Africa: News: News24 South Africa this year marks its tenth anniversary as a democratic nation. The 25 South Africans honoured with the Order of the Baobab and the Order of Luthuli, named after Chief Albert Luthuli - a leading politician and South Africa's first Nobel laureate - for distinguished service to the state, included politicians, social workers, trade unionists, educationists and businessmen. www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1543521,00.html   (414 words)

Historian: Ripper was South Africa's 'King of Pimps' - CNN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) Historian: Ripper was South Africa's 'King of Pimps' - CNN.com Historian: Ripper was South Africa's 'King of Pimps' Van Onselen, the son of a detective, tracked Silver across Africa, the Americas and Europe, "staggered by how mobile this guy was." In the end, Silver was executed as a spy in Poland in 1918. edition.cnn.com /2007/WORLD/africa/05/02/ripper.ap/index.html   (739 words)

Stellenbosch University News The SPAR South Africa women team will this week battle it out with Great Brittain and matches are played on Monday 8 January (19:00), Wednesday 10 January (19:00) and Thursday 11 January (19:00). South African and Matie hockey coach, Jenny King, said she is thrilled at the prospect of so much international competition. Ms King said the best players were used in the matches against the Netherlands and Germany, but she would use the other matches to introduce players who are on the fringes of the national team. www.sun.ac.za /News/NewsItem_Eng.asp?Lang=2&ItemID=11418   (1047 words)

Flintoff prepares to bowl | Breaking Sport | Sport | Telegraph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) King, 33, a South African appointed in 2003, was taken ill with a viral fever early this week, and tests at Sterling Hospital have been reported as positive for dengue, a disease transmitted by mosquito. The England party are staying in the same hotel, though King would have contracted the disease before the Indian players arrived in the city for their match against the West Indies yesterday after an 11-day break. South Africa and Pakistan fight it out today, and Australia meet India in a showdown on Sunday. www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/10/27/ucengl27.xml   (552 words)

Towards the Boer War The 2nd Battalion moved to Egypt in 1882 and in 1899 was sent to South Africa where it fought with particular gallantry at Paardeberg in February 1900. As a result of the same Cardwell reforms, the King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) was formed in 1881 with the 51st and 105th as the first and second battalions of the Regiment, the 105th bringing with it the motto “Cede Nullis”. The 43rd fought throughout the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902), notably at the relief of Kimberley and the decisive battle of Paardeburg, which resulted in the surrender of the Boer General Cronje. www.army.mod.uk /infantry/regts/the_rifles/history_traditions/origins_campaigns/towards_the_boer_war.htm   (1812 words)

The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV What TV viewers see is a closed loop of familiar file footage: King battling desegregation in Birmingham (1963); reciting his dream of racial harmony at the rally in Washington (1963); marching for voting rights in Selma, Alabama (1965); and finally, lying dead on the motel balcony in Memphis (1968). In the early 1960s, when King focused his challenge on legalized racial discrimination in the South, most major media were his allies. From Vietnam to South Africa to Latin America, King said, the U.S. was "on the wrong side of a world revolution." King questioned "our alliance with the landed gentry of Latin America," and asked why the U.S. was suppressing revolutions "of the shirtless and barefoot people" in the Third World, instead of supporting them. www.fair.org /index.php?page=2269   (797 words)

NZDF Medals - The Queen's South Africa Medal The Queen's South Africa Medal was instituted by Queen Victoria to recognise service in the Boer War in South Africa between 1899 and 1902. On her death in 1901, a new medal called the King's South Africa Medal was struck bearing the effigy of King Edward VII. All the awards of the King's South Africa Medal to members of the New Zealand Contingents were issued with both the “South Africa 1901” and “South Africa 1902” clasps. medals.nzdf.mil.nz /category/h/h2.html   (1087 words)

Living Images: The politics of culture - NI 98 - King Kong, kwela, and the shebeen queens When King Force was finally persuaded to record his music, Matshikiza wrote 'And now he's put his music, his great sounds, down on Gallotone discs. The entire cast of the London King Kong left South Africa, and because passports were seldom issued to fls, most of them were never to return. Africa gave us the xylophone, the samba, the rumba, the banjo, and many other dances and instruments that survive in Latin America today. www.newint.org /issue098/kwela.htm   (2196 words)

Internet African History Sourcebook Africa is both the most clearly defined of continents - in its geography - and the hardest to pin down in historical terms. 430 BCE - 550 CE From Herodotus, Strabo, Dio Cassius, the King of Axum, and Procopius of Caesarea 430 BCE - 550 CE From Herodotus, Strabo, Diodorus, the King of Axum, and Procopius of Caesarea. www.fordham.edu /halsall/africa/africasbook.html   (4332 words)

Jamaica Gleaner - SA in driver's seat, but barely - Sunday | April 10, 2005 South Africa's Jacques Rudolph (right) returns to the pavilion after being caught behind by Courtney Browne off the bowling of Dwayne Bravo during the second day of the second Test at Queen's Park Oval yesterday. THE SECOND Test of the Digicel Series between the West Indies and South Africa ended its second day at Queen's Park Oval yesterday with the visitors, led by a splendid, undefeated innings by captain Graeme Smith, on top but not commandingly so. With Smith on 90 and 10 runs short of his ninth Test century and his third against the Windies, at first glance it would appear that the visitors, 152 behind with seven wickets in hand, are not only out in front but in the driver's seat. www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20050410/sports/sports1.html   (498 words)

South African Tourism - Floral Kingdoms of South Africa South Africa is a country which has more than 20,000 different types of plants, or about 10 percent of all the known species of plants on earth, making it particularly lush. The King Protea, also known as Giant Protea or Honeypot, is the largest member of the Protea family. South Africa's most widespread biome is grassland, particularly on the Highveld, where the plant cover is dominated by different grasses, low shrubs and acacia trees, becoming even more sparse towards the northwest due to low rainfall. www.exploresouthafrica.net /geography/flora.htm   (442 words)

SABCnews.com - africa/west_africa King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, officially known on as the Asantahene, arrived at the meeting of the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) with an entourage that included an attendant holding a brightly patterned umbrella over him, although the meeting was indoors. He said the role of traditional leaders was important to African countries as these leaders were closer to their people, knew their strengths and weaknesses and were familiar with their toils and tribulations. The meeting was attended by NHTL members, the king's entourage, the Ghanaian high commissioner to South Africa, Ellen Serwaa Nee-whang, the president of the Coalition of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, Patekile Holomisa and others. www.sabcnews.com /africa/west_africa/0,2172,102661,00.html   (189 words)

South Africa Vacations - Hotels South Africa - South Africa Hotels The first thing however that you should keep in mind is that South Africa is a nation in which you might run into a lot of problems. This is known as the richest square mile in all of Africa, so it is the financial hub of South Africa. South Africa has one of the largest numbers of cultural festivals per capita, cause of the fact that they are a nation hugely seeped in cultures and diversity. www.southafricahotelfinder.com   (0 words)

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