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… Suppression of Communism Act by the Minister of Justice from attending meetings for six months. He was subsequently … be Gwentshe’s banished. On 6 July 1954,he was banished from Duncan Village, East London, [Eastern Province, now … to him, and it was suspected that he received money from the ANC. It was alleged that he was being visited by ANC …

… Coloured mother and a Muslim shopkeeper. He matriculated from Trafalgar High School in District Six, Cape Town, after … were actively eroding the inherent purpose of sport. From 1963, he was president for over 25 years of the Western … (South Africa’s national cricket team) were banned from participation in international cricket. Howa believed …

… was also strongly opposed by resistance movements like the 1976 Soweto Uprising and by underground movements which … keep black people in their Bantu homelands or remove them from the white cities. The Bantu Homeland, sometimes referred … The Tricameral parliament received strong criticism from the Indian and coloured community, as the advisory …

… and white.” His father, James Henry Abrahams Deras was from Ethiopia, a son of landowners and slave-owners. He … 1954) At the age of seven his mother retrieved him from Elsburg and he returned to Johannesburg. Shortly after … his Aunt Mattie, as his mother had to look for work away from home, where his older sister Maggie and brother Harry …

… Munich, and in 1979 a Masters Diploma in Photography from the same Institute. Oberholzer lectured in photography at the Technikon Natal from 1975 to 1983; he then took up a teaching position in …

… Swart was born in Durban in 1952. After matriculating from Queensborough High School in 1969, he enrolled at the … and has carried out various sculpture commissions, mainly from churches in KZN; he has participated in major group …

… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He trained as a painter from 1950-1953 at the University of Rhodes, Eastern Cape, … a BA(FA). In 1954 he gained a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Town. In 1958 he studied at the …

… She was born in Scotland. She obtained a BA(FA) (1971) from the Glasgow School of Art and a MA(FA) from UN. She has lectured in 3D Design, Fashion, Fibre Art …

… police wanted to detain him. This information was garnered from captured and exiled MK members who had implicated him in … Cuba and Vietnam. In 1964 he returned to Tanzania, from where he was involved in the re-organisation of MK and … its training programmes. He served as a commander of MK from 1965 to 1984 because of a spate of arrests, including …

… and Resistance Conference and Festival in Gabarone. From 1977 up to the time of his arrest in 1983 under the … and the South African Communist (SACP) after his release from Robben – Island and Johannesburg Prisons where he served … He holds a Master of Law (LLM) degree in International law from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor of Law (LLB) …

… procedures. In 1960, with the support of a bursary from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, he went to the Soviet … at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town. From 1962, he was responsible for the development and … operations Barnard made it known that he was suffering from arthritis; his hands were becoming crippled at the …

… Viljoen started his schooling at Pretoria Oos Laerskool from 1933 to 1939. He also attended the Afrikaanse Hoer … Pinder, a classical Greek poet and author. Upon his return from his studies overseas he was appointed senior lecturer … May 1992, Viljoen took ill because of the intense pressure from the Convention for a Democratic South Africa. In the …

… and John Blacking. She was also visited by musicologists from abroad, like David Rycroft from the school of African and Oriental studies in London, … audience and recognition. Her work was made largely from existing Zulu songs and folktales, and she extended them …

… Viljoen started his schooling at Pretoria Oos Laerskool from 1933 to 1939. He also attended the Afrikaanse Hoer … Pinder, a classical Greek poet and author. Upon his return from his studies overseas he was appointed senior lecturer … May 1992, Viljoen took ill because of the intense pressure from the Convention for a Democratic South Africa. In the …

… National Congress during the presidency of A.B Xuma. From 1937 to 1942 he was a Native Representative in the … between 1920 and 1950.He represented African voters from the Transvaal and Orange Free State in the Senate from 1937 until he was defeated by the more radical Hyman …

… in prison he obtained a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Technikon South Africa, and studied aviation. Chabane also holds a Diploma in Management from Arusha in Tanzania. Chabane also developed his interest … where he learnt music theory and how to play the harmonica from Bafana Sithole. After his release, Chabane was elected …

… received his first banning order,requiring him to resign from 24 organizations. In the late 1950s Desai moved to Cape … city councilor for Cape Town District Six,he was prevented from taking up the position because he was a banned person.He … early 1990s. Following 1994 election he formally retired from politics.He was co-author of The Killing of the Imam  …

… in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van Riebeeck in 1970 before undergoing … choice for minister of land affairs, winning praise from diverse constituencies for his fairness, hard work, and … approach. In 1999 after the election he was dropped from the cabinet, reputedly for his reluctance to favour …

… took over as Secretary of the Congress of Democrats (CoD) from Rica Hodgson , when Hodgson was banned in 1954. In this … on a hunger strike for eight days. She was only released from prison on 23 July 1960. Two years after her release from prison, Barenblatt was banned for five years on 31 July …

… Information about Shaka's early years is gleaned entirely from oral sources. It is claimed that Shaka was born into … homestead of Nandi's uncle. Shaka's name is said to stem from Senzangakhona's claim that Nandi was not pregnant but was suffering from an intestinal condition caused by the iShaka beetle. …

… for his essay of images entitled: Congo River - journey from Kinsangani to Kinshasa. His work has been included in … in his approach. He tends to look at situations from a side view, as a passive but empathetic spectator, and … Histories / Contemporary African Photography and Video Art from The Walther Collection, Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, The …

… farm school where two teachers had the care of everyone from grade one to seven, all within one larger and … of family legend. Very soon after this Fischer was fired from her job at Housecraft School for taking too much … Whilst in London she received an invite to travel to China from activist Ruth First . The trip led her through East …

… mountains. The Shembe family was Zulu and originated from Zululand. Isaiah Shembe’s father was Mayekisa, who was the son of Nhliziyo. They were from the Ntungwa tribe with the praise-name Nhlanzi (fish) from Donsa. Isaiah’s mother was Sitheya, the daughter of …

… by his schoolmates. In his own art, he drew inspiration from the townships where he grew up. Time spent talking with … to building his art collection, he collected jazz records from the age of 17. He commented that ‘when I do things about jazz it’s a tribute to my brother’. After graduating from Rorke’s Drift, Nhlengethwa taught part-time at the …

… the government’s goal of preventing the state of Biafra from seceding. He gained an appointment as the commissioner … and retail. In the 1980s, though, he shifted his focus from business to television production, writing and … that unfortunate state of affairs could not be challenged from within the existing political structure. In 1990, he …

… of the biggest hits of the 1980s. The band crossed over from rock to Afro-pop in 1983 which expanded their audience … apartheid government and as a result, Powers was banned from radio and television for a whole year. It was during this period that powers received a letter from then political prisoner, Nelson Mandela  encouraging her …

… In 1994 Mboweni was appointed Minister of Labour from May 1994 to July 1998 in the first democratic cabinet of … ANC’s Policy Department in 1997. However, Mboweni resigned from his political commitments to the ANC upon joining the … first black South African to hold the position. He served from 1999 to 2009 succeeding Governor Dr. Chris Stals. …

… 1913. A linotype operator, he came to South Africa in 1936 from England after serving a five year apprenticeship in … Parliament was established in 1936) In 1954, he was banned from attending meetings in the Union of South Africa (RSA) … with 17 other co-accused, in a military aircraft, from the Cape to Pretoria. The accused were all detained at …

… theatrical figure Muriel Alexander, in Johannesburg. From December 1921 to August 1923, Faure was in Antwerp where … Reviews complimented her “beautiful, clear voice”.   From 1925 to 1960, Faure was a lecturer in elocution at the … teachers and ministers of religion in elocution. With help from her students, she gave many performances, among them …

… held at Johannesburg, 1967 on 16 October 1967, mentioning: Vorster, migrant labour, Suppression of Communism Act, …