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Racial and cultural minorities 3rd Edition by Simpson and Yinger (1965). A4, hard cover, 582 pages. Cover quite worn but still intact. Inside in good condition. Old UNISA Library book.   

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 7-10 working days once ordered) Racial and social relations can become harmonious and serene in every country of the world. Racism can be eliminated. The Kingdom of Hawai'i during the nineteenth century reveals a history of responsive politicians, economic progress, environmental preservation, and serene race relations because of a cultural lifestyle that can be emulated. But not everything was rosy. Severe challenges emerged after the discovery of the Islands in 1778. The leaders and the people responded to various intrusions in an exemplary manner, while the same problems have provoked endless conflict and social disintegration that plague the world today. Using analytical methods, this book recounts how the people of the Islands overcame civil wars, decimating diseases, ecosystem despoliation, religious conflicts, the uprooting of feudalism, worker exploitation, imperialist threats, coups, and a massive influx of new residents who quickly became acculturated. But the Kingdom of Hawai'i ended because of a flagrant violation of international law that calls out to be reversed. The world needs to know how a society of Caucasians, Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans, Native Hawaiians, and others worked together to solve problems that seem intractable elsewhere. Until the secret is revealed, the world seems doomed to constant turbulence. Presenting a plan for social transformation, this book will be of key interest in the fields of political science, public affairs, sociology, and Hawaiian studies. Format:Hardback Pages:124

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South Africa Without Apartheid - Dismantling Racial Domination - Herbert Adam & Kogila Moodley May contain previous owner's signature. Hardcover with a Dust Jacker.  I send by Ordinary mail and supply a tracking number. Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies. For Condition see images below. Please quote Username or order number when making a payment    

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Apartheid The Rachel Problem As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Bantu By George Ernest Spencer First Edition, Hard Cover, Published By P.R. Macmillan 1959 Cover Boards Maroon With Gold Writing To The Spine, Clean & Bright. Binding Tight & Strong. Browning & Foxing Of Pages. Dust Jacket Complete & Slightly Fade & Has Dirt & Foxing. Has  Been Price Clipped. Has Min Tears. Slight Damage On Edges. Postage Within South Africa Will Be R40.00 Overseas Buyers Can Contact Us For A Postal Quote.

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days In analyzing the obstacles to democratization in post- independence Africa, Mahmood Mamdani offers a bold, insightful account of colonialism's legacy-a bifurcated power that mediated racial domination through tribally organized local authorities, reproducing racial identity in citizens and ethnic identity in subjects. Many writers have understood colonial rule as either "direct" (French) or "indirect" (British), with a third variant-apartheid-as exceptional. This benign terminology, Mamdani shows, masks the fact that these were actually variants of a despotism. While direct rule denied rights to subjects on racial grounds, indirect rule incorporated them into a "customary" mode of rule, with state-appointed Native Authorities defining custom. By tapping authoritarian possibilities in culture, and by giving culture an authoritarian bent, indirect rule (decentralized despotism) set the pace for Africa; the French followed suit by changing from direct to indirect administration, while apartheid emerged relatively later. Apartheid, Mamdani shows, was actually the generic form of the colonial state in Africa. Through case studies of rural (Uganda) and urban (South Africa) resistance movements, we learn how these institutional features fragment resistance and how states tend to play off reform in one sector against repression in the other. Reforming a power that institutionally enforces tension between town and country, and between ethnicities, is the key challenge for anyone interested in democratic reform in Africa. Features Summary In analyzing the obstacles to democratization in post- independence Africa, Mahmood Mamdani offers a bold, insightful account of colonialism's legacy-a bifurcated power that mediated racial domination through tribally organized local authorities... Author Mahmood Mamdani Publisher Wits University Press Release date 20170701 Pages 353 ISBN 1-77614-171-7 ISBN 13 978-1-77614-171-5

Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands, 1975. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. First Edition. This Is The Five Volume Set Published For The Foundation For The Study Of Plural Societies.Edited by Willem A. Veenhoven and OthersAll five books are in good condition, though one or two of the dust jackets show some wear. They have been covered in protective plastic. Very good reference books.The five volume set sells for up to R7000 on abebooks.com The Foundation for Plural Societies (The Hague) commissioned scholars from all parts of the world to prepare a series of case sties, which are published in these volumes. Some of them cover the spectrum of rights and discrimination in an entire country (Great Britain, West Germany, Peru). Others deal with particular groups, such as Blacks in United States, Aborigines in Australia, the Kurds in the Middle East. Still others discuss problems of social structure such as the caste system in India or marriage law and women's rights in Islamic countries. Attention in the United Nations has been focussed on racial discrimination. Yet groups defined as racial are only one of a number that appear as discriminators or victims of discrimination. The case studies, which are factual in approach, show inequalities in the distribution of power status, opportunities and rewards in all the countries studied. They also show that discrimination on grounds other than racial - that is, because of differing religion, language, lifestyle or political beliefs - causes far more human misery and denial of human rights than discrimination motivated by biological differences. Perspective readers will find all these case studies informative and some of them profoundly disturbing. Those who believe that their countries foreign policy should not be limited to pure nationalist interests but should show concern for basic rights and freedoms throughout the world may e in some cases be inclined to question whether diplomatic efforts within and outside the United Nations are directed as effectively as they might be.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Without much fanfare Ahmed Kathrada worked alongside Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and other giants in the struggle to end racial discrimination in South Africa. He faced house arrest and many court trials related to his activism until, finally, a trial for sabotage saw him sentenced to life imprisonment alongside Mandela and six others. Conversations with a Gentle Soul has its origins in a series of discussions between Kathrada and Sahm Venter about his opinions, encounters and experiences. Throughout his life, Kathrada has refused to hang on to negative emotions such as hatred and bitterness. Instead, he radiates contentment and the openness of a man at peace with himself. His wisdom is packaged within layers of optimism, mischievousness and humour, and he provides insights that are of value to all South Africans. Features Summary Without much fanfare Ahmed Kathrada worked alongside Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and other giants in the struggle to end racial discrimination in South Africa... Author Ahmed Kathrada (Author), Sahm Venter (Author) Publisher Picador Africa Release date 20170127 Pages 274 ISBN 1-77010-540-9 ISBN 13 978-1-77010-540-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Jackie Robinson believed in a God who sides with the oppressed and who calls us to see one another as sisters and brothers. This faith was a powerful but quiet engine that drove and sustained him as he shattered racial barriers on and beyond the baseball diamond. Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography explores the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement. Marked by sacrifice and service, inclusiveness and hope, Robinson's faith shaped not only his character but also baseball and America itself. Features Summary Jackie Robinson believed in a God who sides with the oppressed and who calls us to see one another as sisters and brothers. This faith was a powerful but quiet engine that drove and sustained him as he shattered racial barriers on and beyond the baseball diamond... Author Michael G Long (Author), Chris Lamb (Author) Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Release date 20170302 Pages 212 ISBN 0-664-26203-1 ISBN 13 978-0-664-26203-7

"Today [1989] the Afrikaners are embarked upon their final trek. It is a journey to the very core of South Africa's racial problem; a journey which will determine whether this singular and stubborn people can live side by side with their black fellow countrymen, whose political aspirations they have so far thwarted." For South Africa the year 1988 was one of politically charged anniversaries. It was 500 years since the Portuguese explorer, Bartholomeu Dias, became the first European to set foot on the southern tip of Africa. The ruling National Party marked 40 years in power, while President P.W. Botha celebrated ten years as the country's controversial leader. Most important of all was the 150th anniversary of the Great Trek, the heroic focal point in the history of the Afrikaners, the white tribe that dominates South Africa. The trek was undertaken by Afikaner or "Boer" fugitives from British colonial rule in the Cape. Dragging their ox-wagons over mountains and through swirling rivers, they made their way north to establish their own republics, suffering hardship and death on the way. The commemoration of the Great Trek was therefore a tumultuous event for the Afrikaners. But it was celebrated by a bitterly divided people. President Botha's cautious moves towards sharing power with people of colour have led to Afrikanerdom's most fundamental schism to date. Hardliners seeking a return to rigid apartheid have moved to the right. Liberal Afrikaners have gone in search of common ground with black nationalists. This leaves the National Party trying to hold the centre ground. Every level of Afrikaner society has been torn by the rifts. Given the Afrikaner's firm grip on power in South Africa and his determination to survive despite overwhelming opposition from the rest of the world, what happens within Afrikanerdom is of crucial importance to the country's future. The violent unrest in the black townships during the mid-1980s was crushed in a clear demonstration that the Afrikaners are not about to surrender control over their future. Today the Afrikaners are embarked upon their final trek. It is a journey to the very core of South Africa's racial problem; a journey which will determine whether this singular and stubborn people can live side by side with their black fellow countrymen, whose political aspirations they have so far thwarted.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A distinguished psychiatrist from Martinique who took part in the Algerian Nationalist Movement, Frantz Fanon was one of the most important theorists of revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in history. Fanon s masterwork is a classic alongside Edward Said s Orientalism or The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and it is now available in a new translation that updates its language for a new generation of readers. The Wretched of the Earth is a brilliant analysis of the psychology of the colonized and their path to liberation. Bearing singular insight into the rage and frustration of colonized peoples, and the role of violence in effecting historical change, the book incisively attacks the twin perils of postindependence colonial politics: the disenfranchisement of the masses by the elites on the one hand, and intertribal and interfaith animosities on the other. Fanon s analysis, a veritable handbook of social reorganization for leaders of emerging nations, has been reflected all too clearly in the corruption and violence that has plagued present-day Africa. The Wretched of the Earth has had a major impact on civil rights, anticolonialism, and black consciousness movements around the world, and this bold new translation by Richard Philcox reaffirms it as a landmark." Features Summary From one of the most important theorists of revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in history comes this brilliant analysis of the psychology of colonized peoples and their path to liberation--now available in a new translation with updated language. Author Frantz Fanon (Author), Richard Philcox (Translator) Publisher Grove Press Release date 20040101 Pages 251 ISBN 0-8021-4132-3 ISBN 13 978-0-8021-4132-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The views and experiences of multiracial people as parents The world's multiracial population is considered to be one of the fastest growing of all ethnic groups. In the United States alone, it is estimated that over 20% of the population will be considered "mixed race" by 2050. Public figures-such as former President Barack Obama and Hollywood actress Ruth Negga-further highlight the highly diverse backgrounds of those classified under the umbrella term of "multiracial." Multiracial Parents considers how mixed-race parents identify with and draw from their cultural backgrounds in raising and socializing their children. Miri Song presents a groundbreaking examination of how the meanings and practices surrounding multiracial identification are passed down through the generations. A revealing portrait of how multiracial identity is and is not transmitted to children, Multiracial Parents focuses on couples comprised of one White and one non-white minority, who were mostly "first generation mixed," situating her findings in a trans-Atlantic framework. By drawing on detailed narratives about the parents' children and family lives, this book explores what it means to be multiracial, and whether multiracial identity and status will matter for multiracial people's children. Many couples suggested that their very existence (and their children's) is a step toward breaking down boundaries about the meaning of race and that the idea of a mixed-race population is increasingly becoming normalized, despite existing concerns about racism and racial bias within and beyond various communities. A critical perspective on contemporary multiracial families, Multiracial Parents raises fundamental questions about the future significance of racial boundaries and identities. Features Summary The views and experiences of multiracial people as parents The world's multiracial population is considered to be one of the fastest growing of all ethnic groups... Author Miri Song Publisher New York University Press Release date 20171001 Pages 192 ISBN 1-4798-2590-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4798-2590-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. The foster son of a Thembu chief, Mandela was raised in the traditional, tribal culture of his ancestors, but at an early age learned the modern, inescapable reality of what came to be called apartheid, one of the most powerful and effective systems of oppression ever conceived. In classically elegant and engrossing prose, he tells of his early years as an impoverished student and law clerk in Johannesburg, of his slow political awakening, and of his pivotal role in the rebirth of a stagnant ANC and the formation of its Youth League in the 1950s. He describes the struggle to reconcile his political activity with his devotion to his family, the anguished breakup of his first marriage, and the painful separations from his children. He brings vividly to life the escalating political warfare in the fifties between the ANC and the government, culminating in his dramatic escapades as an underground leader and the notorious Rivonia Trial of 1964, at which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Herecounts the surprisingly eventful twenty-seven years in prison and the complex, delicate negotiations that led both to his freedom and to the beginning of the end of apartheid. Finally he provides the ultimate inside account of the unforgettable events since his release that produced at last a free, multiracial democracy in South Africa. To millions of people around the world, Nelson Mandela stands, as no other living figure does, for the triumph of dignity and hope over despair and hatred, of self-discipline and love over persecution and evil. Features Summary The leader of South Africa's antiapartheid movement chronicles his life, including his tribal years, his time spent in prison, and his return to lead his people. Author Nelson Mandela Publisher Little, Brown Release date 20071229 Pages 638 ISBN 0-316-54818-9 ISBN 13 978-0-316-54818-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A frank and fascinating exploration of race and racial identity. NOTES FROM NO MAN'S LAND: AMERICAN ESSAYS begins with a series of lynchings and ends with a series of apologies. Eula Biss explores race in America and her response to the topic is informed by the experiences chronicled in these essays - teaching in a Harlem school on the morning of 9/11, reporting from an African American newspaper in San Diego, watching the aftermath of hurricane Katrina from a college town in Iowa, and settling in Chicago's most diverse neighbourhood. As Biss moves across the country from New York to California to the Midwest, her essays move across from biblical Babylon to the freedmen's schools of Reconstruction to a Jim Crow mining town to post-war white flight. She brings an eclectic education to the page, drawing variously on the Eagles, Laura Ingalls Wilder, James Baldwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Joan Didion, religious pamphlets, and reality television. These spare, sometimes lyric essays explore the legacy of race in America, artfully revealing in intimate detail how families, schools, and neighbourhood participate in preserving racial privilege.Faced with a disturbing past and unsettling present, Biss still remains hopeful about the possibilites of American diversity, 'not the sun-shininess of it, or the quote-making politics of it, but the real complexity of it. ' Features Summary NOTES FROM NO MAN'S LAND: AMERICAN ESSAYS begins with a series of lynchings and ends with a series of apologies. Eula Biss explores race in America and her response to the topic is informed by the experiences chronicled in these essays. Author Eula Biss Publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions Release date 20170419 Pages 240 ISBN 1-910695-39-4 ISBN 13 978-1-910695-39-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as "consumers" rather than "producers," as "takers" rather than "givers," and as "liabilities" instead of "assets." In his engrossing new history, Workers on Arrival, Joe William Trotter, Jr. refutes these perceptions by charting the black working class's vast contributions to the making of America. Covering the last four hundred years since Africans were first brought to Virginia in 1619, Trotter traces black workers' complicated journey from the transatlantic slave trade through the American Century to the demise of the industrial order in the 21st century. At the center of this compelling, fast-paced narrative are the actual experiences of these African American men and women. A dynamic and vital history of remarkable contributions despite repeated setbacks, Workers on Arrival expands our understanding of America's economic and industrial growth, its cities, ideas, and institutions, and the real challenges confronting black urban communities today. Features Summary From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today... Author Joe William Trotter Publisher University of California Press Release date 20190109 Pages 328 ISBN 0-520-29945-0 ISBN 13 978-0-520-29945-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Lady Anne (1989) is one of Krog's most acclaimed poetry collections. In an attempt to make sense of her own existence, Krog compares her own life in the midst of a world of racial injustice to that of the life and times of Lady Anne Barnard, of Scottish descent, during her stay in the Cape Colony in the late eighteenth century. Gradually the two voices intertwine and merge, highlighting the complexity of marriage but ultimately also that of a colonial legacy – still relevant 28 years later. Features Summary Lady Anne (1989) is one of Krog's most acclaimed poetry collections. In an attempt to make sense of her own existence, Krog compares her own life in the midst of racial injustice to that of Lady Anne Barnard... Author Antjie Krog Publisher Human & Rousseau Release date 20170226 Pages 110 ISBN 0-7981-7518-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7981-7518-0

This is very significant historical document by a key Kwazulu Natal businessman supporting a regional non racial capitalism in Kwazulu Natal in the early 1990's. This is a soft cover in very good condition.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days 1994 Symbolised the triumphal defeat of almost three and a half centuries of racial separation since the Dutch East India Company planted a bitter almond hedge to keep indigenous people out of `their' Cape outpost in 1659. But for the majority of people in the world's most unequal society, the taste of bitter almonds linger as their exclusion from a dignified life remain the rule. In the year of South Africa's troubled coming-of-age, veteran investigative journalist Michael Schmidt brings to bear 21 years of his scribbled field notes to weave a tapestry of the view from below: here in the demi-monde of our transition from autocracy to democracy, in the half-light glow of the rusted rainbow, you will meet neo-Nazis and the newly dispossessed, Boers and Bushmen, black illegal coal miners and a bank robber, witches and wastrels, love children and land claimants. With their feet in the mud, the Born Free youth have their eyes on the stars. Features Summary 1994 Symbolised the triumphal defeat of almost three and a half centuries of racial separation since the Dutch East India Company planted a bitter almond hedge to keep indigenous people out of `their' Cape outpost in 1659. Author Michael Schmidt Publisher BestRed Release date 20151001 Pages 278 ISBN 1-928246-06-0 ISBN 13 978-1-928246-06-0

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Fochville Fochville is located in South Africa Fochville Fochville shown within South Africa Coordinates: ′S ′ECoordinates: ′S ′E Country South Africa Province Gauteng District West Rand Municipality Merafong City Area1 • Total km sq mi) Population ( • Total • Density 840/km/sq mi) Racial makeup ( • Black African 25.7% • Coloured 1.2% • Indian/Asian 0.4% • White 71.7% • Other 0.9% First languages ( • Afrikaans 71.3% • English 6.8% • Sotho 6.2% • Tswana 6.0% • Other 9.7% Postal code (street) PO box Area code 018 Fochville is a farming and mining town situated in Gauteng province in South Africa and makes a part of the Merafong City Local Municipality which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong. In the area surrounding Fochville are a number of Sotho or Tswana ruins. The Boer War hero, Danie Theron was killed just 5 km north of the town. The town itself was only established as an agricultural centre in and was named after the World War I commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in France, Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch Internal Agency Ref No:ZZ # Kitchen: 1 # Parking: 3 Has Garden Security Features: Gated Security Property Reference #: Nearby Schools: Fochville has two primary schools and one high school Nearby Places/Vicinity: Fochville has sporting facilities at the sport Stadium called Gert van Rensburg Stadium. Sporting clubs include Cricket, Rugby, Squash, Yoga, kickboxing and more. The contact details for fochville sporting clubs can be found on Fochville.info The Borehole is the site where, in the early mining days, Western Deep Levels struck a stream of sulphurous water, which to this day surges out of the borehole. Renosterfontein is a farm with old Tswana kraals, a traditional African village, and the ruins of a house that belonged to the brothers of President Andries Pretorius. Fochville was proclaimed as a town on 15 November under control of a Health Committee and was named after the famous French General Foch of the First world War. The Thlokwe Ruins are the remains of Tswana and Sotho kraals on the hills surrounding Fochville. They were used until the inhabitants were driven away by Mzilikazi in the s. The Theron Memorial is a memorial to Boer scout Danie Theron who was killed in during an engagement with a British detachment. The memorial is situated 8 km west of the town on the N12. The Voortrekker Plaque, located to the south west of the Theron Memorial, marks the site of an early Voortrekker fortification of . Fochville has two primary schools and one high school. There is also a Bird Farm and Trout Hatchery. Agent Details: Miems Burger Weswits Properties Cnr Vrede St & Losberg Ave Fochville Fochville www.weswits.com

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Fochville Fochville is located in South Africa Fochville Fochville shown within South Africa Coordinates: 2629′S 2729′ECoordinates: 2629′S 2729′E Country South Africa Province Gauteng District West Rand Municipality Merafong City Area1 • Total 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) Population (2011)1 • Total 9,497 • Density 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) Racial makeup (2011)1 • Black African 25.7% • Coloured 1.2% • Indian/Asian 0.4% • White 71.7% • Other 0.9% First languages (2011)1 • Afrikaans 71.3% • English 6.8% • Sotho 6.2% • Tswana 6.0% • Other 9.7% Postal code (street) 2515 PO box 2515 Area code 018 Fochville is a farming and mining town situated in Gauteng province in South Africa and makes a part of the Merafong City Local Municipality which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong. In the area surrounding Fochville are a number of Sotho or Tswana ruins. The Boer War hero, Danie Theron was killed just 5 km north of the town. The town itself was only established as an agricultural centre in 1920 and was named after the World War I commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in France, Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch Internal Agency Ref No:ZZ00005106 # Kitchen: 1 # Parking: 3 Has Garden Security Features: Gated Security Property Reference #: 3154041 Nearby Schools: Fochville has two primary schools and one high school Nearby Places/Vicinity: Fochville has sporting facilities at the sport Stadium called Gert van Rensburg Stadium. Sporting clubs include Cricket, Rugby, Squash, Yoga, kickboxing and more. The contact details for fochville sporting clubs can be found on Fochville.info The Borehole is the site where, in the early mining days, Western Deep Levels struck a stream of sulphurous water, which to this day surges out of the borehole. Renosterfontein is a farm with old Tswana kraals, a traditional African village, and the ruins of a house that belonged to the brothers of President Andries Pretorius. Fochville was proclaimed as a town on 15 November 1920 under control of a Health Committee and was named after the famous French General Foch of the First world War. The Thlokwe Ruins are the remains of Tswana and Sotho kraals on the hills surrounding Fochville. They were used until the inhabitants were driven away by Mzilikazi in the 1820s. The Theron Memorial is a memorial to Boer scout Danie Theron who was killed in 1900 during an engagement with a British detachment. The memorial is situated 8 km west of the town on the N12. The Voortrekker Plaque, located to the south west of the Theron Memorial, marks the site of an early Voortrekker fortification of 1842. Fochville has two primary schools and one high school. There is also a Bird Farm and Trout Hatchery. Agent Details: Miems Burger Weswits Properties Cnr Vrede St & Losberg Ave Fochville 2515 Fochville www.weswits.com

A History of South Africa by Frank Welsh   ' A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative ' Anthony Sampson Throughout its turbulent history, South Africa has frequently been the focus of worldwide attention -- usually hostile. Yet prejudice and ignorance about the country are widespread. The evolution of the present-day 'Rainbow Nation' has taken place under conditions of sometimes extreme pressure. Since long before the arrival of the first European settlers in the seventeenth century, the country has been home to a complex and uneasily co-existing blend of races and cultures, and successive waves of immigrants have added to the already volatile mixture. Despite the euphoria which greeted the dismantling of the apartheid system and the election as President of Nelson Mandela in April 1994, South Africa's history, racial mix and recent political upheavals suggest it will not easily free itself from the legacy of its tumultuous past. Newly revised and updated, Frank Welsh's vividly written, even-handed and authoritative history casts new light on many of South Africa's most cherished myths. Like his A History of Hong Kong, it will surely come to be regarded as definitive.