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… best in all the literature she encountered. Gordimer wrote about her childhood in Springs, then a mining town on the … Gordimer was noted for the vivid precision of her writing about the complicated personal and social relationships in … in South Africa in 1994, Gordimer continued to write about affects of Apartheid and about life in post Apartheid …

… The movie was shot during the 1976 Soweto riots. Asked about the impact of the 1976 riots on his acting career and … in voice-overs, radio materials and advertising. Asked about the impact of  P.W Botha's  regime on the entertainment … and yet was known for retaining a strong sense of humility about his achievements. He died in a car accident in …

… Msane was born in Natal, but very little is known about his early life. He was educated at the Edendale Mission … Congress (NNC), which aimed at educating the Africans about their rights and acted as a forum for registering … occasion Msane was the editor. By 1919 he was so concerned about the radical direction the SANNC, in his opinion, was …

… one day Nakasa had challenged a social psychologist for about two hours, in between shouting and screaming about judging civilizations and 'how the White man can never … But his mind was in Africa and he was known to brood about home. As it became clear he would never be able to …

… Campaign: " ... (at) that time there was a big uproar about the removal of Sophiatown. The people being under the … we were organising by street... and telling them about the COP and collecting demands. We have leaders in … of South African Women   (FEDSAW )  speaker would speak about the COP, and a delegate would be elected to represent …

… He was subsequently found not guilty. The unique thing about this trial is that it was the only trial during the … died. Barsel continued her active involvement in bringing about positive change to the people of South Africa up until … of her life. She remained committed to informing the youth about the struggle for democracy and workers’ rights and was …

… later. Gandhi wrote in Satyagraha in South Africa about the bravery of Sorabji during the strike in Natal: … Lukin was present on the scene with his soldiers and was about to order his men to open fire. Brave Sorabji, son of …

… she was asked by Matthew Goniwe to officially inquire about rent restructuring in the Lingelihle township near … and Brian Bishop were killed. Her funeral was attended by about 20 000 people - a sign of her close relationship with …

… by their mother to make their own fun. They learned about the outdoors, built boats and sailed them and went on … country. He also wrote a book called "Aids to Scouting" about his methods of Army Training. This book was later to …

… School in Pietersburg. He arrived in Johannesburg in about 1950 and worked as a cook in a hotel. During 1959 he …

… South Africa refused to renew her passport. King Kong  was about a boxer who kills his sweetheart and later dies in … that her passport had been revoked. In 1963, she testified about apartheid at the United Nations and her South African … in Lee Hirsch's opulent and exciting documentary Amandla about the powerful part of music in the struggle against …

… died in South Africa in 1982. In South Africa, Arndt set about informing the government on the importance of …

… a peculiar way of running that made it look like he was about to fall over at any moment. His teachers started …

… and when your parents read you can’t help being curious about this”.  By the time he was four the family moved to a … A comment by his domestic worker sister to her “madam” about her brother who ‘likes to paint’, led to him being … the Director of the National Gallery, came to know about him and thus in 1951 Peter took part in a group …

… apartheid and I felt it was wrong. I had to do something about opposing apartheid. I was influenced a bit by the … I was the Chairman of the branch. We used to have meetings about once a week and used to sell the Congress newspaper, at … Kadee Essack and Sam Kikane. We were kept in prison for about 50 days. We were held in Pietermaritzburg Prison from …

… publications, which cover a broad sweep of information about southern Africa, with particular emphasis on the … homeland, South Africa, that made me so keen to know more about the people, their history, the country in general. … assisted by D. Mck. Malcolm, for Zulus to write essays about places which had historical significance and about …

… the most insightful book to have ever been written so far about the Zimbabwean ruler. Mugabe, who had just emerged from 11 years in prison, was about to escape over the border into Mozambique and take … for an hour by George Charamba, Mugabe’s spokesperson, about herself and the proposed book while six identically …

… and arrived in South Africa in 1970. A series of woodcuts about the 1976 Soweto uprising, and the creation of … invited members of the community to express their emotions about apartheid by adding to his works. More than 200 people …

… Nosakhe Nokhamba, “He called on 16 August 2012 and asked about the children. He said that he would call again after …

… She took a firm decision to play her part to help bring about a better life for all people. In 1990, Margareth joined …

… before returning to Zululand. In 1997 he created a CD-ROM about Zululand and the Zulu people entitled A Land called …

… of a Basuto chief and a Coloured mother. From 1906 until about 1910, he studied at Lovedale, where his early … showman. In 1913 he went to America, where he remained for about 10 years. He studied at Lincoln University, completing …

… Gandhi reproduced an extract from a letter he had received about Veerammal: You have heard of Mrs. Naidoo’s passing. She met with an accident about three months before her death. During all that time the …

… the Commission of Inquiry because I want to know the truth about why my husband was killed. I will accept anything from …

… also of the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) until about 1929, he supported  J. T. Gumede's  policy of closer …

… Stephen Tefu was born about 1910, he was recruited to the  Communist Party of South …

… KZN Midlands; and since its inception he has worked with about 150 major South African printmakers, botanical and …

… in the 1940s and 1950s; he was instrumental in bringing about African/Indian co-operation during the 1952 Defiance …

… HIV/Aids journey. I could choose to close up and not talk about it at all, or to go out there, talk about it and find out as much about it as I could. And I chose to do just that." In 2006, …

… pain was worse sitting down.” Police constantly asked her about things she knew nothing about. Her arrest had nothing to do with the ANC. “What I was … so they kept on torturing me. They also interrogated me about my mother, against whom they were desperate to produce …