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… at the crossroads of southern Africa. In fact, in post-Apartheid South Africa the then Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, coined the term ‘Rainbow Nation’ to encapsulate the … phrase was elaborated upon by President Nelson Mandela in his first month of office in 1994, when he proclaimed: "Each …

… said they refused to see him [Ngubo] as he had not killed his cattle or destroyed his corn … This did not satisfy him, so he went to the place … the cecessation of cultivation, which was deemed women’s work, and the appeal to stop witchcraft, adultry and incest. …

… of semiliterate Bapedi parents. Studious and able, he made his way to Fort Hare, where he graduated with a B.A. degree … because of ill health, and Pitje was brought in as his successor. He was also elected to the  African National … executive committee the same year. Although staunch in his nationalism, Pitje was not by nature inclined to …

… music began to change. Gramophones, the introduction of American jazz to the townships and the start of radio were … in the filed of kwela music were Ntemi Piliso and his Alexandra All-Star Band as well as the Jazz Maniacs, who … a Benzedrine inhaler and occasionally bit into an apple. His henchmen wore belted raincoats with slits at the back. At …

… puts it, “guilt saps modern man’s belief in the value of his own perceptions and judgments,” and we have need of ours. … born. An important black leader who does, Bishop Desmond Tutu, defines that participation: This is what I consider to … chafed against one another across color barriers. The work of these black writers interested both black and white …

… he was admitted into St. John's, where he remained until his recalled him to study the aspirations, habits and customs of his people. In 1884 when Dalindyebo was 19 years of age his father died. …

… England and SA. Art critic Melvin Simmers referred to her work as "dull", dismissing it as mere "topographical …

… Swart's father was captured and the young boy with his mother and the other children on their farm were held in … Free State), obtaining the B.A. degree in 1912. After his initial studies he was a schoolteacher at Ficksburg from … Education Department. During these years he also continued his law studies, obtaining the LL.B. in 1918. In the same …

… River Convention of 1852 through the advice he gave to his father’s friend Andries Pretorius. In 1856 Murray played … the minister of Worcester. At Worcester he wrote first of his books including the 1863 De Kracht des gebeds (1860) and … Reverend J.J. Kotze of Darling who sued the church when his interpretation of the Heidelberg catechism was rejected …

… 19s. He was also in the under 19 national team and made his debut against England in 1995, where he bowled Alec … 1997 when Roger Telemachus failed a fitness test. He made his South African one-day debut at Perth in early 1998, bowling well in helpful conditions. His test debut came against Sri Lanka in the same year and he …

…   Clive Rice was born on 23 July 1949 in Johannesburg. His education started at St. Johns College and from there to … Club in England attracted him from 1975 – 1987. Under his captaincy the side won the double championship in 1981. … also captain of Transvaal for the 1981/82 season, under his leadership Transvaal won Castle Cup five times, the …

… school in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. On completion of his training, he moved to Pretoria where he worked as a clerk … for the Provincial Administration. While there he obtained his matriculation certificate through correspondence. Apart … started to paint seriously in 1952 and also taught art at his studio, 1216 Fortuin Street, Lady Selborne. He painted …

…  (SACTU) underground machinery in Botswana. Nkadimeng met his death in a fierce pre dawn cross border attack by the … fateful day. He was buried in Gaborone Cemetery, Botswana. His remains were only exhumed on 13 January 2006 and … for reburial. The exhumation ceremony was attended by his family including his father, South Africa High …

… had already cut the template for the way the experience of apartheid would be narrated for decades to come. When he died … York, just less than 25 years later he was homeless and his entire archive was believed lost forever - including the … at auction, so perhaps they will be retrieved one day… His work made in exile is also lost, part of it maybe together …

… from abroad, and the exposure of the local at the end of Apartheid , is best summarised in the title of Thomas … identity and assumptions of race, as explored through the work of four female artists, Brenda Croft, Destiny Deacon (both Aboriginal Australians), Adrian Piper (American) and Belinda Blignaut (South African), whose work …

… Baptist Church. He offered to resign from this position if his pro-Indian sympathies were unacceptable to his congregation. He and his wife nursed Gandhi after an assault on him in 1908. …

… at the South African College, Cape Town and furthered his studies at Downing College, Cambridge. After completing his tertiary studies he practiced as a lawyer for a brief … start of the South African War, he summarised the pressure his government has been brought to bear on the Zuid …

… Modisagarekwe Michael and Lotlamoreng Elizabeth Mokae. His parents migrant missionary life took him across Limpopo … he took the MB ChB degree. Dr Mokae thereafter served his internship at Baragwanath Hospital (now Chis Hani … Corporation. Mokae has received numerous honours for his literary works and social activism: the Vista …

… training for the stage at the  Toneelschool  in Amsterdam. His directors were two famous men, Eduard Verkade and Louis … he travelled to South Africa. Here, several ventures with his own company were a success in terms of artistic … de Groot company. He left South Africa in 1935. Most of his successes, which include Huistoe (Heimat by H. …

… Born in Uniondale in the Cape, Blaaiberg spent his youth in the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn. He studied … dental unit in Abyssinia and Italy. In 1954 Blaaiberg had his first heart attack after which he relinquished his practice. Nine months before his heart transplant …

… born in May 1939 in Livingstone, Zambia. During this time his father was the director of the newly created Rhodes … pressure, in 1941 Godfrey Wilson was forced to resign from his position and subsequently took the family back to South … Christian and socialist literature which began influencing his worldview. He mentions the liberal National Union of …

… Luckoff High School in Stellenbosch, not too distant from his home town, Paarl, where he taught for the rest of his stay in South Africa. He was a diligent and committed … Blacks. He taught the truth of oppression and urged all his students to play a positive role in the society into …

… arrived at the Cape with 100 men and women, including his wife Maria de la Quellerie. The first thing the men did … station. At first, the local Khoikhoi were prepared to work from time to time, helping in the gardens and doing … in the Cape to lead normal family lives. Just as in the American South, slaves were not allowed to marry. Slave …

… basic direction of the government's policy, he argued that apartheid should be opposed and demands made within this …

… Rhodes already extremely wealthy from diamond mining, set his ambitions north of the Limpopo and tricked Lobengula, the King of the Ndebele into handing over his land. Ndebele thought he was granting Rhodes a limited … Africa, mainly from Mozambique and Malawi. 1970 Anglo American became the biggest mining group in southern Africa. …

… to Durban at the age of five. Born to a cricketing family, his father Peter and Uncle Graeme represented South Africa. … of Natal. Shaun Pollock's passion for cricket overtook his studies, and he was signed up by the Natal Dolphins as opening batsman. In 1995 he played his international debut game against the visiting English …

… and in the history of Xhosa literature. During his final illness, Gqoba had a vision of Ntsikana and his congregation in bright clothing: 'While I did not know … Gqoba's last public act was to officiate at the funeral of his Lovedale colleague Govan Koboka on 19 April 1888; ten …

… and pioneer filmmaker, accompanied Hertz for six weeks on his tour of the country to study the working of the … his son, John, who continued to expand and build upon the work of his father. The first South African film with an … Cape Town, Katrina also features the invisible people of Apartheid South Africa (blacks and coloureds) in the …

… on 16 July 1947, the son of Hudson and Hannah Meyer. His father was a farmer in the Humansdorp district in what is … at the Ficksburg High School, and he went on to study for his B Comm and LLB degrees at the University of the Free … a Member of Parliament for the National Party (NP). Until his retirement from politics in 2000, he played an important …

… the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in Honour of his Excellency, the President of the Palestinian National …