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… Sipho Gumede was born in Cato Manor, a then mainly Indian area in Durban. From a young age he … in mixing the sounds of Sipho’s childhood and his career. Gumede also recorded with jazz legends such as the American … Sipho Gumede …

… Josiah Tshangana Gumede was born on 9th October 1867 in Healdtown Village, … Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. His father, John Gumede, and his mother were Christians and, according to … about Josiah’s mother and his early childhood. Josiah had a younger brother, William, and three or more sisters, two of …

… Archibald Jacob Gumede was born in Pietermaritzburg on 1st of March in … son of Lillian (born Mgqogqoza) and Josiah Tshangana Gumede  a former ANC president. He attended various primary schools … Archibald Jacob Gumede …

… He went to Amanzimtoti Training College to train as a teacher.  While there he received a bursary to train as an art teacher at the Ndaleni Teacher … where he gained his BA(FA) (Hons) degree in 1988. He was a founding member of the Zasha Art Group in Durban. He won …

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… prisoners under the apartheid regime, Elizabeth Komikie Gumede was born in 1921. Gumede served as an operative of the Azanian People’s … when they returned to South Africa for secret missions. As a consequence of her political activism, Gumede was detained, … The Presidency. (n.d.). Elizabeth Komikie Gumede (1921 - ). [online]. Available at: …

…   He was born at Langkloof, Bergville District. As a boy he modelled cattle in clay. He attended the Langkloof … Johanna at the Mariannhill Mission where he undertook a three- month carpentry course.On completion of the course he worked as a full-time carpenter and sculptor at the Mission until 1984. …

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… his education at Kilnerton, where he graduated with a teacher's certificate. He taught for some time, then became an interpreter. Skota describes him as a political protégé of  S. M. Makgatho . In the late 1920s he … opposed the pro-left position of Congress president  J. T. Gumede . He was a poet and musician and composed The Dark …

… provincial secretary on the recommendation of  J. T. Gumede .  A. W. G. Champion  later assumed the ICU leadership in Natal, …

… became involved in student politics. After qualifying as a medical doctor in 1947 and doing his internship, he … African National Congress (ANC) branch, led by Archie Gumede , Moses Mabhida and A. B. Majola. He was elected joint chairperson, with Baba Gumede, of the Natal Midlands Committee of the Congress of …

… Little is known of his background except that he was a Msotho and became a qualified bookkeeper. In the early 1920s, he became … elected to the central committee of the CPSA. When  J. T. Gumede  became president-general of the  African National … G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: …

… in 1900 -1901. He became its president in 1927 after a split in which he was allied with  J. T. Gumede  and  A. W. G. Champion  against  John L. Dube , who set up his own … G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: …

… Elizabeth and also to radicalise Coloured farm workers. A member of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in … South Africa  (CPSA) until about 1929, he supported  J. T. Gumede's  policy of closer cooperation between the ANC and the CPSA. He was a rival of James Thaele in the western Cape and eventually …

… was the founder of the Natal Native Congress He was a farmer and wagon maker, and in the 1880s he acted as … In 1900-1901 he joined Saul Msane,  John L. Dube ,  J. T. Gumede , and other educated Africans in forming the Natal … in 1921.  Albert Lutuli , who was his nephew, lived for a time in his household as a youth. …

… 1978, he was banned for five years. Apart from being a member of the Natal Indian Congress he also was the … these restrictions, imposed by the state, attorney Archie Gumede, employed him upon his release.  According to  Archie Gumede , it was Naicker who took him to a meeting where the  …

… Champion left the school that year and was employed as a Native constable in Johannesburg. He retired from service … When his ban was lifted he returned to Durban. During J.T. Gumede's presidency of the  African National Congress (ANC) … in the ANC National Executive. When Pixley Seme succeeded Gumede as president in 1930, Champion lost his position in …

… areas of the western Cape. In 1930 he supported  J. T. Gumede's  unsuccessful bid for re-election as president of … nonpayment of taxes, tactics which eventually brought him a two-month sentence with hard labour for "provoking …

… Born in 1922, Jerry Dibanhlele Khumalo was a clothing designer and cutter. He served prison sentences as a volunteer in the 1952 Defiance Campaign in Germiston and … the Durban branch; in the same branch as the late Archie Gumede . He was married to Phyllis Luthuli, a close relative …

… Institute in Basotholand (Lesotho) where he qualified as a teacher in 1901. He soon gave up teaching and became a … of his successor as ANC president-general,  J.T. Gumede . From 1929 to 1930 he was therefore instrumental in ousting Gumede from his leadership position. Simultaneously Mahabane …

… in Herschel and at Lovedale, where he qualified as a teacher. For a time he lived at Aliwal North, where he taught, worked as a … of the ANC, Nzula supported the abortive efforts of J. T. Gumede to put the organisation on a more radical course. … G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: …

… she was consulted by Martin Lutuli, Saul Msane, and  J. T. Gumede  at a time when they were considering the launching of the Natal …

… was born in Cato Manor on 7 October 1936. His father was a newspaper vendor and his mother a housewife. His family was … of communism and the ANC. Sewpersadh worked with Archie Gumede after the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1982. "My contact with Archie Gumede was political". He also worked politically with …

… He trained as a teacher at Healdtown Institution, a Methodist boarding school near Fort Beaufort in the Eastern … Ngcayiya into his 'cabinet' as chaplain-general. When J.T. Gumede* succeeded Mahabane as president-general at the annual … Please note : This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Verwey, E.J. …

… in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) into a devout Catholic family.  His grandparents came from a little village in Tamil Nadu, South India to Natal as … the UDF leaders in KwaZulu-Natal went into hiding - Archie Gumede , Mewa Ramgobin, MJ Naidoo, Billy Nair , George …

… Mseleku) Seme. Little is documented of his early life as a primary school pupil and teenager. He obtained his primary … doctrine was elected the new President General. JT Gumede was a committed socialist when he became leader of the … who were opposed to the socialist position promoted by Gumede. Relations between Nationalists and Socialist broke …