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… brother who made shirts,and to attend school,graduating from Sastri College in 1939. Meer studied Law at the … of other radical Indian political activists took over from the conservative old guard of Indian political leaders. He worked closely with Dr Dadoo from 1945, and they were elected to the TIC Executive, with …

… As president of the Natal Indian Blind and Deaf Society from 1966 until his death, Bassa was responsible for the … the J.N. Reddy Community Award in 1975; a citation from the Durban City Council in 1977; and the R.W. Bowen Medal with citation from the South African Council for the Blind in 1979. Apart …

… the transposition and decontextualisation of this activity from the kitchen becomes an artistic gesture of mock Art … Claudel and my wife was De Wet official resignation from the art world through the birth announcement of his son … at SMAC Gallery’s branches in Stellenbosch and Cape Town from 2010 onwards, De Wet followed various pursuits, …

… , Soweto after Black people were forcefully removed from Sophiatown . He attended the Polly Street Art Centre … was subsequently appointed to teach on a full time basis from 1959 and continued in the same position at Bantu Men’s … of the Witwatersrand amongst others. His awards range from the 1960 Artists of Fame and Promise to South African …

… (SACTU), called for the boycott of smoking of cigarettes from Rupert's companies and labeled him ‘a capitalist architect of business apartheid'. This stemmed from the fact that he refused to help them with finances when … 2006 in his home in Stellenbosch. Tributes poured in from across the country. Former President  Mandela  called …

… in successfully leaving the country after they escaped from detention despite a massive manhunt launched by the … thrown out of the seventh floor window (a height of 20m) from Gray’s Building, the Special Branch headquarters in … to death - by the sadistic Rooi Rus Swanepoel - then flung from a window on the seventh floor of Gray’s Building, …

… Alexandra bus boycotts in which people walked nine miles from the township to town and back every day for three months … in political activities cost him his job. His expulsion from work meant that he also lost his residential permit to … Thabo Mbeki . After 1999 national elections, Nzo retired from politics and in December of the same year he suffered a …

… her younger sister and younger brother.  Upon her release from detention in 1970, Ndzanga was banned for another five … resistance to state repression. Ndzanga was only released from prison a day after his funeral. The  Federation of … in December 1984, bringing together close to 200 women from all over the Transvaal (now Gauteng ). Sister Bernard …

… parishes, Bloemfontein, Rietpoort, Rietrivier and Winburg. From 1849 to 1852 he travelled extensively to service and … background in state schools. Murray recruited teachers from the United States and Netherlands to teach in South Africa. Murray received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Arberdeen in 1898 and Cape of Good …

… Community Programmes.He was very active in the SASO(SASO) from the start and he was defeated by Jerry Modisane for the … Transkei where he was among other things he was prohibited from meeting with more than one person at a time, receive … the role that was played by Tiro. Subsequently, he escaped from his restriction in the Transkei and moved to Botswana in …

… (FEDSAW) – an organisation which aimed to unite women from all walks of life regardless of race or political … on 21 March 1960. Mpama’s militancy was noted in a letter from Clements Kadalie , who was the most renowned Black trade … struggle and the rights of workers. A leading figure from the 1930s until she died in 1979, Josie Palmer Mpama was …

… Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs , had arrived in South Africa from Lithuania at the age of six, on the eve of the First … Code of Conduct and statutes. After recovering from the effects of the bomb blast, he devoted himself … it unconstitutional to prevent gay and lesbian people from marrying. The court also backed Aids campaigners in …

… (now Zimbabwe ), in 1935. Her father was originally from Zambia , and her mother, Liza Mafuyani, was originally from Natal (now the Province of KwaZulu-Natal ). Her maternal … had become a top recording star and after running away from school several times, she was released. She left for …

… Viljoen was born in 14 May 1812, Winterhoek. Having moved from Oudtshoorn to the present Orange Free State in 1843, he … hostile to H. D.Warden. Together with five others from among the Voortrekker element in Transorangia, he was … the chief Sekomi (also written as Sekgoma) that saved him from death after the Transvaal Boers had in the mean time …

… near Johannesburg . Masekela showed musical ability from a young age, and began to play piano as a child. … request, Masekela then received tuition in trumpet playing from Uncle Sauda, who played for the Johannesburg ‘Native’ … for Nelson Mandela 's world tour, following his release from prison in 1992. Masekela had also produced music for the …

… Madonna (1986) seamlessly blends conventions derived from the Italian Renaissance with symbols of indigenous power … political art. An interesting feature of Mandindi’s works from the late 1980s and early 1990s is the sense of … and in most instances derives much of its strength from being exceptionally lucid on a visual level whilst …

… The Forum writing film reviews. She worked for The Forum from 1938 to 1939. Between 1937 and 1950 Gutsche also wrote a … and effect of these films on South Africa and on society. From 1968 until 1981, Gutsche served on the Consultative … various subjects. After her retirement, Gutsche returned from the Transvaal to live in the Cape village of Montagu. …

… were coupled with concert tours to various Cape centres. From the proceeds of these concerts she established the first … in 1932. When her health started failing Fincken retired from the college in 1935. Before returning to England she … to her pioneering work as an artist of the microphone from 1924 when broadcasting started in the Cape. She died on …

… for violating a ban to communicate with other prisoners from Transvaal. As a result, the prison warders confiscated … ten guerrillas of the movement were caught on their way from Libya, where they had received military training. The … come down to Harare and proceed to infiltrate South Africa from that point. One of the guerrillas arrested had Cassiem’s …

… he went on to study towards a Bachelor of Music in Piano from Goldsmith College University of London. He has become a … Moholo, Pule and Gibo Pheto collaboration One of the songs from the project is political commentary on the Marikana …

… like other political prisoners, served with no remission from the State. Following his release from prison, Pillay was banned, in terms of the Suppression …

… led to the government being able to remove coloured people from the common voters’ roll. In protest to the injustices … for her work and has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Witwatersrand. Jean Sinclair received …

… unfit to stand trial. Upon his unconditional release from prison with other political prisoners in 1992, he was still suffering from the wounds sustained when he was tortured. His health …

… on the SASA Annual Exhibition of 1920, was painted from her studio in Jenkins's Building, where a hotel now stands. From 1921 to 1924 Zerffi served as Keeper of the Michaelis …

… a leader of the  Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) from 1931 to 1933. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and … The resulting party purges and the decline of  Umsebenzi  from a popular African paper into an abstruse organ, dealt … Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African …

… Nkwe, Mpho Lekgoro, Clive Radebe, and Job Sithole escaped from their guarded rooms in Johannesburg's Hillbrow Hospital … On 20 August 1989, SAYCO unbanned itself. Nkwe declared, "From this day, the sixth anniversary of the UDF, all … (1996), ANC Youth League: A youthful 52 20 November 1996 from ANCYL, 20 November, [online], Available at …

… 2018 until May 2019, having previously held the post from 2009-2012. She was Minister of Home Affairs from 2012-2014.   Positions: 1994: Member of Parliament, …

… In 1736, two years after his release, he received a letter from two clergymen in the Netherlands. They asked for … his first converts in about 1742, Schmidt faced criticism from some clergymen in the Netherlands who were of the …

… and have two cottages in Jordaan Street. Further support from the DRC and the Dutch Reformed Mission Church meant she … Cape Town. Tempo died in 1946, and Nannie House was moved from Cape Town to Athlone in 1960 as a result of the Group …

… to attend gatherings for two years, and ordered to resign from the ANC. He escaped arrest for treason in 1956 by … was laid to rest in Maseru, Lesotho. Robert Matji (second from the right). Next to him is Nelson Mandela. Robert Matji, … Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African …