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… skilled builder and carpenter, and Salome Mororo-Mokgatle. His grandfather was Mokgatle Mokgatle (Sekete) the paramount … northern Transvaal (Northern Province).  Mokgatle started his primary education in 1925 at the Phokeng Preparatory … Holiness Church of the Reverend K. Spooner. However, his age and the need for a living wage, among other things, …

… in the Zululand area before  Shaka  brought them under his rule.  Little is known about Dingiswayo's (also known as … (Dingiswayo's name before he took a new name) and his brother Mawewe became rivals for the chieftainship. Impatient of his father's rule, Godongwana conspired against the old …

… King Cetshwayo’s place of birth was his father’s (Mpande) kraal of Mlambongwenya, near Eshowe. He … period in the history of the Zulu kingdom. At time of his birth,  Shaka Zulu  was wielding a very powerful command … by Shoshangane’s force and he was forced to retreat. On his retreat he learned about the assassination of the King …

… the youngest of nine children – five girls and four boys. His father, Jonas Mayekiso Mgijima, was a successful farmer. … result he became a farmer and hunter of small game. Due to his Wesleyan upbringing, Mgijima also became a lay preacher … 19 April 1907, while out hunting small game, Mgijima had his first vision, an experience that would change his life. …

… In 1940, while a student at Lovedale, he concealed his age and enlisted in a non-European transport unit of the South African Army. After the war, he returned to his studies and became an organiser for the African National … Following a student strike he was expelled but completed his training course at Wilberforce Institute and took up …

… was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice, once in his chest and once in his right arm. He was the sole breadwinner in his family and left behind his wife and two young sons. He …

… architects. In 1987 and 1995 Powell exhibited her enamel work on international exhibitions held in Coburg Germany. She …

… He was shot 3 times by the police – twice in the back of his head and in his buttock. He left behind his wife, two children and a grandson. He was the sole …

… at scene 1 after being shot four times by the police, in his head, arm and knee. He left behind his two wives and 7 young children, including a 3 month old baby. He also financially supported his mother and father. According to his sister, Jamela …

… grandfather, Shadrack Ledingoane, first became aware of his grandson’s death when he came across a photograph of his grandson’s body published in the Daily Sun newspaper on 17 August 2012. He left behind his grandfather, his young siblings and a young daughter, …

… and attended primary school in Mafikeng and Klerksdorp. His secondary education took place at St Peter’s School in … South African Native College (Fort Hare). He also obtained his BA degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA) while furthering his medical studies. During the following year he taught at …

… on 21 December 1795 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland. His parents were not wealthy. He was father-in-law to the … where he worked as a gardener. After some conflicts with his employer, he took a temporary post as a farmer at a plantation farm in Dukinfield, where he met his future wife. Before taking this post he had applied to …

… was the son of a famous sculptor Jan Frans de Vriendt and his wife, Catharina Maria Philomina Eulaers. De Vriendt first … stage. He trained at the Theatre School in Antwerp. He and his second wife, Paula Aich-Lebourd (an actress) whose stage … one performance. At the beginning of 1927, De Vriendt and his wife arrived in Cape Town and held two-person shows, …

… ’Racism, apartheid and a new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in …

… Man…’: Popular Racial Stereotyping of Coloured People in Apartheid South Africa by Mohamed Adhikari (South African …

… bombing campaign in 1985. Mbongwa was arrested for his MK involvement, and during his trial he famously subpoenaed then-imprisoned  Nelson … sworn statement was read in court, the first time his words were legally heard in public since the  Rivonia …

… bombing campaign in 1985. Mbongwa was arrested for his MK involvement, and during his trial he famously subpoenaed then-imprisoned  Nelson … sworn statement was read in court, the first time his words were legally heard in public since the  Rivonia …

… Kruger is believed to have been born on 10 October 1825 on his grandfather's farm, Bulhoek, in the Cradock district, … near the present day town of Steynsburg. At the age of ten his family set out as part of the Great Trek and he was … they fought against Mzilikazi. Shortly after this, he and his family accompanied Piet Retief on his trek to Natal. Here …

… division of the Xhosa nation. Implacably opposed to his father's ceding of the land between the Fish and … to the Cape Colony, Maqoma became committed to regaining his ancestral home. Moving west from Ngqika's kraals, he … Despite taking every effort to placate the Whites from his position, Maqoma was hounded continually by colonial …

… University studying history and art history and hopes to work in a museum or auction house. Project:  Evidence of … design, fiction writing, drawing, and African/African-American history and culture. Project:  The Failure of Good … He is from Lost Altos Hills, California and likes spending his time with his dogs or playing sports. Project:  PEBCO 3 …

… popular South African composer of accordion music. He got his first accordion at the age of 13 and won an adult music competition six months later. He composed his first music piece at the age of 17. His music is variously classified as boeremusiek or jazz, and …

… on 17 June 1952. The second of eight children, his single mother brought up Mabasa in Soweto.During his high school years in Soweto, Mabasa became aware of the … by the South African Student Organisation (SASO). His own experiences of mistreatment by the Security Police …

… 1980s to early 1990s, helping to expose the atrocities of apartheid and to empower young black South Africans through …

… an important role in the international struggle against apartheid and Braam was the leader of this organisation. This … Vula. Amsterdam, 1992; G.L. Klein, ‘De strijd tegen apartheid. The role of the anti-apartheid organisations in the Netherlands, 1960-1995.’ MA- …

… Chief Sabata Dalindyebo was born on 25 November 1928. His father died suddenly some five months earlier before marrying his official Great Wife. He was an infant when his father passed away, which resulted in his brother …

… of Pondoland in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). He completed his primary education at Mbokothwana Mission, St Cuthberts … he went to Lovedale College in Alice, where he passed his Junior Certificate (Standard Eight or Grade Ten). In … degree by the University of South Africa in 1944. Some of his poetry was published in the Imvo Zabantsundu newspaper. …

… 1933, in London, Britain. He came to South Africa with his parents in 1947. He matriculated at Maritzburg College, …

… Eastern Cape town close to Port Elizabeth. He completed his primary education at the Alicedale Methodist Primary School, and his secondary education in Uitenhage and the Hoërskool (High … he did a B.Sc. degree with Mathematics and Physics as his majors. During this time, he expressed his love for …

… in the chest and once in the upper arm. He left behind his wife, his son and his grandmother. He was the sole breadwinner for his family …

… 1941 in Nhlazantshe Township in Pietermaritzburg. He spent his formative years in Ixopo and matriculated at Sobantu High in Pietermaritzburg, where his political education began with readings from Karl Marx. … from within, he stood for council and, in part because of his popularity with the Inkatha-aligned employees at Tongaat …