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… of its distinguished parliamentarians. Little is known of his early years in the party. However, it does appear that he … to become more visible in the late 1970s and through to his passing away in 2011. During this time he had become one … Committee of the ANC in the Western Cape in 1992. Through his influence within the ANC he then became one of the first …

… today. He was born in Swaziland in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to expand his authority, but was forced to move northwards, away from his home near the Pongola River, by the Ndwandwe, shortly …

… the Transvaal Boers as intruders who were trying to change his way of life and refused to have his territory demarcated in 1888; nor would he have his huts recorded for tax purposes in 1891. Ignoring …

… Battiss family settled in Fauresmith where he completed his education, matriculating in 1923. In 1924 he became a clerk in the Magistrates Court in Rustenburg.  His formal art studies started in 1929 at the Wits Tech Art … Teacher’s Diploma) and etching lessons. Battiss continued his studies while working as a magistrate’s clerk, and …

… the non-racial South African Rugby Union (SARU) during the apartheid era. He was also a brilliant swimmer, and served as …

… Mpongo outside East London, and was one of eight children. His mother was a domestic worker and his father was a factory worker at a battery assembling plant … was exposed to the union movement at a young age through his father, an active member of the South African Allied …

… Mecklenburg- Schwerin, Germany in July 1859. Jeppe and his family immigrated to South Africa in 1870, and settled in Pretoria. Jeppe began his career as a mining and property magnate as a clerk in the … the discovery of gold in the nearby Witwatersrand, he and his elder bother, Carl Jeppe, devoted their time to …

… March 1919 to an Ethiopian father and a Coloured mother. His father passed away when he was young and Abrahams was … to live with her. Shortly after his mother finds work out of town and Abrahams goes to live with his Aunt … It is in Paris that Abrahams is introduced to the American writer, Richard Wright. Wright became an important …

… at Ipswich and at other private schools before taking up his first job in a shipbuilder’s office. He became a reporter … especially with questions of frontier security, as his farm was situated at the frontier, in contested terrain … made governor of the Cape by Lord Carnarvon, he switched his allegiances and became a proponent of federation. Sprigg …

… was born in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on 15 November 1938.  His grandparents were immigrants from Latvia and Lithuania, … from the Czarist pogroms at the end of the 19th century.  His father was a factory salesman and his mother worked as a shop assistant. Kasrils matriculated …

… Project: Paul Simon’s Graceland and the Anti-Apartheid Cultural Boycott Kayla Buckley Kayla Buckley is a … high school social studies teacher in the future. Some of his hobbies include traveling, watching sports, and … announcing high school varsity football games. Project: American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and …

… illustrating the process of getting to the idealised “American Dream" Image Source Introduction Like communism in … President Warren Harding, elected in 1920, said soon after his election, “I have said to the people we meant to have … These stories emphasised that entrepreneurship and hard work could lift one out of poverty into a comfortable, …

… was born in Caledon on 7 February 1936. He started his music career as a member of the Kay Simmers Orkes (Afrikaans for orchestra or band). Later, he founded his own band, Bobby Hendricks Sound. In the early 1980s his first record was released, and in the next two decades he …

… civil war ensued between the Marxist prime minister and his chief opposition, Joseph Mobutu . As a result, Lumumba … of Lumumba’s old supporters who wanted to revolt. In his attempt to lead the revolt against Mobutu, Kabila was … revolutionary leaders, Ernest “Che” Guevara . However, in his diary, published in 1999, Guevara noted Kabila’s lack of …

… the son of Professor Baden Powell, of Oxford University. His father died when he was 3 years old and his mother devoted herself to bringing up a rather large family of 10. Baden Powell and his brothers were encouraged by their mother to make their …

… township outside Durban . He is one of nine children in his family. Amongst his siblings are Bheki Langa, young brother who was South Africa’s ambassador to Russia, and his older brother Pius Langa , who served as chief justice …

… Hertzog often publicly disagreed with the opinions of his fellow leaders of the SAP, in particular, those of Prime … from government. Some even decided to resign rather than work with him- while he refused to leave his position. In May … of emergency in 1985. In 1986, Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu , a black South African leader opposing apartheid, …

… of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Mauritius. [1] His mother Maria was the daughter of Hendrik Lievens of … he managed to obtain this post through the influence of his relative and then mayor of Amsterdam, Joan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen. While at the Cape, Van der Stel and his four sons initially resided in the old Governor’s house …

… today. He was born in Swaziland in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to expand his authority, but was forced to move northwards, away from his home near the Pongola River, by the Ndwandwe, shortly …

… to Helena and Hendrik Geldenhuys Viljoen. At the time of his birth his father was the editor of Huisgenoot Magazine. After his family relocated to Pretoria, Viljoen started his …

… to Helena and Hendrik Geldenhuys Viljoen. At the time of his birth his father was the editor of Huisgenoot Magazine. After his family relocated to Pretoria, Viljoen started his …

… go on to make a brilliant career out of boxing. He started his boxing career at the age of 17 when he won the Natal … title. He again won two Natal titles before he made his professional debut at the AG Magubane Stadium in … round. Although after this win, he went on to lose two of his first five fights, he made a brilliant come-back when he …

… from different political organizations detained by the apartheid government. In her first case, after starting her … of Durban Westville (now UKZN). In 1995, after the end of apartheid, Pillay was appointed an acting judge in the South … Province, South Africa. Defence attorney for many anti-apartheid activists. Awards 2003 - Inaugural Gruber Prize for …

… a suspended sentence. The documentation related to his banishment noted that Gwentshehad attended African … six months. He was subsequently found guilty of violating his banning order on 26 March 1953 and sentenced to nine … district of the Northern Cape [now North West Province]. His new banishment order noted that upon arrival in Pilgrims …

… Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2008 and lived with his wife at the Nkaneng informal settlement. On 16 August … was killed at scene 2 after the police shot him in his chest and left thigh. He left behind his wife and two children whom he supported financially. …

… Kennedy of the United States visited South Africa to show his anti-apartheid support to the South African people. He was hosted … recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, Bishop Desmond Tutu. During his stay of eight days, Kennedy managed to pay a …

… active service in WW2 in East and North Africa and Italy. His wife Ann, he met and married after the war. He was keen … swimming and weightlifting and lived an active life until his first heart attack. In 1965 a third and very severe heart … a heart incapable of maintaining normal output so that his body slowly starved of food and oxygen. His death became …

… Smuts ’s aide-de-camp during the First World War , and his sister, Isie, was married to the General. Fischer … the defense team, which was led by Bram, as most of the work was done at their Beaumont Street home. Many people …

… settler relics for it. As she grew older Killie's valuable work of collecting and preserving historical and cultural … to her was made by Donald Morris in the foreword to his book, The Washing of the Spears, which deals with the …

… Club. In 1880 he achieved the distinction of having one of his pictures hung "on the line" at the RA in London. In 1888 … under the Presidency of George Crosland Robinson (qv.). His photograph was published in The Cape Argus Weekly Edition … resigned from SASA in 1910. Morland is little known today. His vision of the SA landscape so convincingly within the …