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… Modiri Molema (Silas Modiri) was born in 1891 in Mafikeng, South Africa. His father was a member of the Royal family of the … Medical School of Glasgow University. Before returning to South Africa, Dr. Molema wrote an acclaimed history book …

… Lewis was born on 12 July 1887 in Pretoria.[i] Rudolph was South Africa’s second world class athlete after Laurens S Meintjes.[ii] He represented South Africa at the 1912 Olympics, held in Stockholm, … David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), …

… journey began in the place where he was born, namel South Africa.   “While biography is never a trivial part of the … The Unsung Hero of South African Photography …

… journey began in the place where he was born, namel South Africa. “While biography is never a trivial part of the … The Unsung Hero of South African Photography …

… 1907 in Riversdale in the Cape. He was educated in South Africa and for a few years was attached to a law firm and was … was to prevent former Communists from teaching, he left South Africa in 1965. David Welsh, his successor at the …

… - shrewd, skilful and a deft manager of men - who led South Africa to a 4-0 whitewash test series victory over Australia … off Pat Trimborn's bowling, to complete a 323-run win by South Africa in the fourth test at St George's Park, Port … Bacher" from They Shaped our Century: The Most Influential South Africans of the Twentieth Century . Published by Human …

… a silver and bronze in the javelin. [iii] He dominated the South African athletic scene during the years 1926 and 1946, … was for pole vault. [iv] Hart was selected to represent South Africa on eight individual occasions, which included … David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), …

… an opportunity to go abroad, and he duly enlisted in the South African Army. This took him to Egypt, where South African forces were heavily involved in combat. He … had the sense that great things were about to happen in Africa and that a responsible and independent press would …

… specialise in political training before was deployed to  South African Congress of Trade Union  (SACTU) underground … fierce pre dawn cross border attack by the members of the  South African Defence Force  ( SADF) in 1985. He was with … only exhumed on 13 January 2006 and repatriated to South Africa for reburial. The exhumation ceremony was attended by …

… African National Congress view on the role of business in South Africa's future. Presented to the ANC's Five Freedoms Forum. … The role of business in South Africas future …

… forced removal. In late 1981 Weinberg was recruited by the South African exiled artists of the MEDU collective in … Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa. Later that year he started Afrascope, an … photographic agency called Southlight, which later became South Photos. Weinberg’s in-depth documentation about the …

… project on Chatsworth, the largest Indian township in South Africa. Rajgopaul was also a member of Afrapix.  He …  (Nothing Will Separate Us) in 1983. He was the first South African to receive the Eli Weinberg Scholarship for …

… Budd was born on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. Budd burst into national prominence in 1983. In 1984 … world record. As this performance took place in apartheid South Africa, the world track and field establishment refused … /columns/article_1367004.php South African info on Zola Budd …

… Town. Exhibitions 1982–2003: Eleven solo Exhibitions in South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Grahamstown … Participation in approximately thirty group exhibitions in South Africa (Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, …

… 35 tests and 89 One Day International cricket matches for South Africa in the 1990s.  Hudson was a right-handed batsman and … demeanour under pressure.  Up until 2003, he was the only South African batsmen to score a century on his opening … U  Andrew Charles Hudson  [online] Available at:  https://south-africa.cricketworld4u.com  [Accessed: 17 March 2014] …

… the age of 74, Ken Gampu was a well known veteran actor in South Africa. Gampu was the first South African actor to act in Hollywood films, having spent … -Black film star who inspired a generation in apartheid South Africa from The Guardian (19 November 2003)[online] …

… born in Cape Town on 4 April 1991.[i] He is a professional South African rugby player, and usually is positioned as a … Western Province team in 2011. Nizaam formed part of the South African Under 20 team, which competed at the 2011 … Rugby season.[ix] Nizaam was selected to represent South Africa’s ‘A’ Squad during the England Saxons tour of South …

… Born and bred in Johannesburg, Ray Berman left South Africa in 1966 to go into voluntary exile in Swaziland and … household name in places such as Australia, Israel, South Africa and his home town, Mbabane in Swaziland. Ray …

… law and was called to the Side Bar, and returned to South Africa a Barrister-at-law of the Lincoln Inn. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Africa. He is third African Barrister in South Africa. …

… National Union of Students in Britain. On his return to South African, Marquard found work at Grey College in … at this college that he established the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) in 1924. Despite not being … together with Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr he represented South Africa at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and …

… and Aletta Catharina Swart (nee Robberts). During the South African War (1899-1902) Swart's father was captured and … matters such as the constitutional status of the Union of South Africa, neutrality and secession. He was considered one of a …

… doctoral dissertation, published as  The Education of the South African Native (1917), was long the standard work on me … helped to promote the concept of industrial education in Africa as a member of the Phelps-Stokes Commissions on education in South and East Africa in 1921 and 1924 - 1925. Loram was …

… 1929 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng Province), South Africa, to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania . … Levy was a key figure in the trade union movement in South Africa and later in industrial relations in the United … Contribution of biography by Leon Levy, 31 October, 2011.| South African History Online , ‘Norman Levy’ , [online], …

… became president of the  Swaziland  National Union of South Africa and deputy-president of the Swaziland Progressive … and Swaziland. A former member of the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA), he was banned from attending gatherings …

… On the 13 January 1963, the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC) was … community more effectively and to establish itself as South Africa's official Olympic representative body in place of the … The South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee is founded …

… for two years. In 1950, at the age of 19, he moved to South Africa to join his mother and stepfather. In September 1951 … and layout artist. After joining Drum magazine, he met a South African actor called Etricia, whom he married. They had …

… Osler Horvitch was born on 9 October 1920, in Cape Town, South Africa. Ike Horvitch's politics were fashioned out of his … was born in Manchester, England but  immigrated to South Africa where he worked as a postmaster in Cape Town. …

… Samuel Ramaphosa, a retired policeman. He grew up in the South Western Native Township (Soweto), attending a local … He became involved in students politics and joined the South African Students Organization (SASO) in 1972. In 1974 … degree through correspondence with the University of South Africa (Unisa) in 1981. He completed his articles in the same …

… Paarl, Cape Town. He began playing first-class cricket for South African Universities as a left-side spinner. Though he … to become a dependable middle-order batsman. He captained South Africa in eight test matches and was the first Afrikaner … Peter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies …

… death of their parents, Pheko and his brother came to South Africa to live with their aunt, E.M. Moerane. In 1960, Pheko … to his anti-apartheid activities, Pheko was imprisoned in South Africa.  After his release he left the country and went …