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… of South Africa that enabled him to teach. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became involved in … left South Africa in 1962 and went into exile to several African countries, Czechoslovakia and Germany. While living … the South Africa Education Fund to help educate South African students. He also served as an associate priest at …

… he was appointed to the Atlantic Charter Committee by the African National Congress to study problems and issues concerning African rights contained within the Atlantic Charter. The … response from the standpoint of Africans and called it the African Claims. During the Alexandra Bus Boycott, Mosaka was …

… elections in South Africa winning numerous South African Press Awards. After attending the World Press … after the floods, Bangladesh, 2001 "Soweto - A South African Legend", Gasteig Kultuzentrum, Reis Museum, Willy … Mundi Church, Soweto, 2001. "Lines of Sight", The South African National Gallery, Cape Town, 2000. "Democracy's …

… of legislation to entrench the position of South African Railways and competition from the better funded … Committee, a committee trying to protect the interests of African entrepreneurs of Alexandra. On his letterhead Baloyi … the Africans within the Union of South Africa" called the African Claims, and draft a Bill of Rights. From 1944 Baloyi …

… when he was awarded his “wings” in 1943 as a South African Air Force fighter pilot by Colonel Kalfie Martin, a … Loftus, whose silver Spitfire is displayed in the South African Museum of Military History in Johannesburg. Mayer saw service in the South African Air Force in North Africa and Palestine clocking over …

… organized by the Council in front of the South African Consulate. 8 November, Reddy meets a delegation of … United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africans. 1976 Reddy becomes the Director of the … of the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) for Southern Africa and as a consultant to the Chairman of the …

… (nee Borland) were founder members in 1908 of the South African Labour Pa   rty (SALP). Alex Hepple was a committed … under Hepple's leadership. Hepple was Leader of the South African Labour Party (1953-58), a founder and Chairman of the … Trial Defence Fund (1956-61), and Chairman of the South African Defence and Aid Fund (1960-64). He and his wife …

… 'All our Children'  joint Afrapix/Vumani project. South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. 1990: … Brussels, Belgium. 1995: 'People's Portraits'. South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. 1996: … Paarl, South Africa. 1999: 'Lines of Sight'. South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. 2000: …

… MK Commissar, Robben Island prisoner, member of the African National Congress and South African Communist Party and South African National Defence Force Ntela Richard Sikhosana was … South African Communist Party. (n.d.) Tribute to Comrade Ntela …

… about 1941 and took a job as organising secretary for the African Bakers and Confectioners Union. During World War II, … Nyaose opposed the formation of the left-wing South African Congress of Trade Unions in the mid-1950s, and eventually in 1959 he formed the Federation of Free African Trade Unions of South Africa as an all-African …

… as a dressmaker. She was the first president of the  African National Congress Women’s League  and a leader of … from Western Native Township. She was elected into the African National Executive Committee (ANC) Executive … elected as National president of the  Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) , a position she held until 1956. She …

… then served, between 1954 and 1959 “as President of the African Food and Canning Workers Union (AFCWU) and branch … working conditions, she joined the Paarl branch of the African National Congress (ANC).  She thus became actively … National Executive Committee of the  Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)  in the 1940s. In 1952 Mafekeng …

… 1.11 billion people call Africa home and call themselves African. Africa, and being African, has become a core part of the identity of millions … believed their world was divided into three greater ‘regions’, Europa, Asia and Libya, all centred around the … 2005. ‘Africa: Historiography of,’, in Encyclopaedia of African History: Vol 1 and 2 . Fritzroy Dearbon: New York. …

… and chiefs, a contemporary work which incorporates both African and European traditions of sculpture. This praise … fitting memorial to the life and work of this great South African. His important and enduring influence is that of an … such leadership was sorely needed. The history of South African art will continue to emphasise his significant …

… Mabel Balfour was a South African trade unionist and an anti-apartheid activist. … and canning workers. After many leaders from the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) were arrested in the … In 1962, she became the General Secretary of the African Food and Canning Workers Union (A-FCWU) in Transvaal. …

… Cape Province, and he was actively involved in the South African Students’ Organisation . He graduated with a … in Hungary and London. He wanted to expose what South African media at that time was unable to expose due to state … States, then move to Lesotho shortly after. He joined the African National Congress’s armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe , …

… his brother studying at university took him to the  South African Students Organisation  (SASO) meetings. Here he … on his return to Durban he joined the  Federation of South African Trade Unions  (FOSATU) and spent six months … and in 1985 following the formation of  Congress of South African Trade Unions  (COSATU), Naidoo became its inaugural …

… in business until 1965 when the Durban City Council forced African businesses to move out of the area. Mkhize joined the … passes for women in 1931 and 1936. She was active in the African National Congress Women's League and participated in … the founding conference of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in early 1954 and was chosen one of …

… America, 1993. She has written music for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC-TV) series Gcina & … as part of her nationwide reading road show to South African rural schools. Her work has received awards from BBC … Natal. This year sees the publication of her book and CD, African Mother Christmas by Maskew Miller Longman, as well as …

… In 1998, at the age of twenty, Cloete was already an African champion and had taken part in the World Cup where … All-Africa Games (1995 and 1999), three gold medals at the African Championships in Athletics (1998, 2002 and 2004), a … defend her world championship title and the first South African woman to hold a major world title since Esther Brandt …

… was forced into exile and worked in Zambia with the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and the African National Congress (ANC). In the early 1980s he served as the Treasurer General of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), and in 1989 was …

… who brought it to the attention of Jo Thorpe at the African Art Centre, Durban where his work was first … (Vita Art Now). Awards: 1971: Art SA Today (award). 1977: African Arts magazine, University of California, Los Angeles, … Durban Festival Art Exhibition (award). Commissions: 1976: African Arts magazine, University of California, Los Angeles, …

… was asked to aid in drafting the constitution of the All African Convention. He had a reputation as a forceful and … York and joined Paul Robeson in founding the Council on African Affairs, a left-supported organisation dedicated to … After being ousted as the director of the Council on African Affairs in 1948, Yergan's views became sharply …

… as head prefect in matric. She was a member of the South African Black Students Association and immediately embarked … especially the Black Consciousness group, the South African Students’ Organisation (SASO). She was detained for … of the Woman. Photograph by Gille de Vlieg, supplied by African Media Online Her political career grew particularly …

… and gathering for most of the last 100 000 years. In southern Africa the San people, who arrived thousands of … they come from? Some of the earliest people to arrive in southern Africa were the San. They came from further north in … The Broken String: An integrated approach to southern African History. Cape Town: Maskew Miller Longman. Online …

… simultaneously critical of European discrimination and African passivity. He condemned discriminatory laws, including the 1913 Land Act, and called for African unity, through the spread of Christianity, hard work, … early writings included a forty page novel entitled ‘An African Tragedy’ in 1928 and a series of short stories …

… of Gordon's Trotskyism,Koza became deputy secretary of the African Commercial and Distributive Workers' Union (ACDWU) in … leanings. In the 1940s he was associated with the  All African Convention  AAC) and the short-lived African Democratic Party. He died in 1964. …

… , CT, 2013 'Changing Faces: Profiling Portraits in South African Art', Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, 2013 'Dinner … The Expression of Containment in Contemporary South African Art', KZNSA Gallery, Durban, 2009 'Self/Not-Self', … , 2009 'Summer 2007/8', Michael Stevenson, CT, 2007 'South African Art Now', Michael Stevenson, CT, 2006 "Second To …

… he continued studying and in 1892 became the first African to pass the Cape Civil Service Examination, passing … In 1894 Mbelle became a clerk and the interpreter for African languages at the Supreme Court of Griqualand West at … He became known for the furtherance of music among African people and was a founder member and for many years …

… in 1956 and six years later was called to the South African bar. In his autobiography, Mandela described Joffe’s … “the general behind the scenes in our defence“. The South African-born human rights lawyer played a crucial role in the … in the Rivonia Trial, where several leading members of the African National Congress (ANC) liberation movement were …