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… age. While at high school he became involved with the African National Congress (ANC)  through contact with other …  supporter and a member and leader of the South African Students’ Movement (SASM). Sexwale completed a … Agreement between the National Party government and the African National Congress. He had spent thirteen years in …

… Department in Klerksdorp.and later joined the  South African Defence Force . He worked as a soldier and chief … of leading another abortive coup. In mid 1991 Gqozo formed African Democratic Movement to counter the influence of the … political dispensation. In March 1992 Gqozo accused the  African National Congress (ANC)  of planning to remove him …

… Bartholomeu Dias, the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa. Picture: SAHO collage The powerful … trans-Saharan trade routes between Songhay and the North African traders provided Europe with gold coins used to trade … options. Either they could move into more remote and drier regions of the expanding colony or else they could become …

… He was an accomplished musician. Ntsangani joined the African National Congress  (ANC) in the mid-1940s and joined the South African Communist Party at an unknown date. As an ANC …

… worker. In the late 1940s he helped to organise the African Food and Canning Workers' Union and in 1951 became its general secretary. He joined the  African National Congress  ANC in 1951 and in 1958 was chosen …

… 1949 he met  A. P. Mda  at the annual conference of the  African National Congress  (ANC), and throughout the rest of … the PAC at the December 1960 Consultative Conference of African Leaders but later withdrew his support from efforts …

… secretary, with Edward Roux , of the short-lived League of African Rights, a Communist initiated organisation aimed in part at eclipsing the more conservative  African National Congress (ANC) . As a member of the ANC, … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political …

… become a composer of note and became the first black South African to release an album.  Gwangwa gained popularity in … Music. Gwangwa spent ten years as musical director of the African National Congress’s (ANC) ensemble tour Amandla. In …

… as a visual artist as another way of contributing to South African culture. He obtained a bachelor’s degree of … His work appears in the collections of the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town and the University of …

… Free State. Hlapane was a factory worker. A traitor to the African National Congress (ANC)and the South … in Johannesburg in 1948. He played an active part in the  African National Congress  from the time the Nationalist …

… he was Organiser of Arts and Crafts in Natal for the African Schools of the Natal Education Department; from 1954-62 he was an Inspector of Arts and Crafts for African Schools and Colleges in Pretoria; from 1963-1974 he …

… from Newclare to Naledi in Soweto. Bokala was active in  African National Congress  campaigns from the 1952 Defiance … the Naledi area.  He was also the chairperson of the South African Civic Organisation. Isaac Bokala died on 24 April …

… at his trade in England. In 1884 he founded The South African Illustrated News in Cape Town with a few partners. … T he Cape Argus Weekly Edition supplement on "Famous South African Artists". With his wife dead in 1901 and the loss of …

… Africa with his family in June 1935. Adams joined South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the forties during the …

… University of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, where he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). Buthelezi … Here he met Professor Z K Mathews ,  Robert Sobukwe , the  African National Congress  (ANC) Youth League leader, and other African nationalist liberation leaders such as Robert Mugabe …

… next seven years. At this point, Thami viewed most South African artwork as protest and complaint: “Our work hasn't … The community produced songs about the sudden ban of the African brew by the government; the community performed at a … any separation between his art and the demands of South African resistance. He quoted Sekou Toure: “To take part in …

… Coertse paid her dues, and by becoming an acclaimed South African singer in Europe, opened the door for many others. … international fame do. She introduced the music of South African composers to Europe. Prominent in her lieder recitals … that had brought her fame and fortune in Europe for South African audiences. We sometimes wonder why it is considered …

… The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk pails, … Life size dolls showing ceremonial wear from different regions and cultures of South Africa are on display as are …

… Sebokeng is a middle-class Township in Southern Gauteng . Very near the Industrial Cities of … . Sebokeng reflects the complex realities of many South African townships, balancing development and aspiration with …

… A member of the African National Congress  (ANC) and  uMkhonto we Sizwe …

… Member of the  African National Congress  (ANC).  Died in exile in Tanzania. … Available at  http://www.sahistory.org.za/organisations/african-national-congress-anc . Accessed on 9 July 2012 …

… one of its leading figures. Impressed by the spirit of  African National Congress (ANC)  volunteers, she joined the … of the  ANC Women's League . When the  Federation of South African Women  (FEDSAW) was formed in 1954, she became one of … one of the largest demonstrations staged in South African history. Holding thousands of petitions in one hand, …

… and justice. At the time of her involvement in the South African liberation struggle, she held dual nationality, … following negotiations between the Belgian and South African Governments. The Belgian Government stood by her … against apartheid. She was also involved in preparing the African National Congress (ANC) language policy. In the …

… He has also served as a judge in the final round of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition. He is an … for Iraq (2005) and Swaziland (2005) and IBA / South African Bar observer missions in Zimbabwe (2004), and been … West Indies, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Under the previous South African government, Judge Kriegler was involved in …

… in 1979. In April 1979 De Villiers became the South African Ambassador in London. On his return in October 1980 … the Liquor Act was passed which desegregated South African bars (at owners’ discretion) and the South African Tourist Board was established. In 1983 he called a …

… matters to the Afrikaans programme series for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) through the years. … woman to take up the vice-chair position at the South African Academy for Science and Art and also became the … Multiparty Negotiations Forum to decide on the new South African flag and anthem. She was also the first woman to …

… newspaper called Fighting Talk. Bunting joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1940 at age 20.  In 1946 he … central committee. He was arrested following the 1946 African mine workers strike, but the charges against him were … by Dr. Yusuf Dadoo in London. In the 1980’s edited the African Communist. T hey returned in 1991 and in 1994 he was …

… from Maseru, under United Nations passports, over South African territory, into Botswana before proceeding to London. … in exile, Woods continued to publish articles on the South African situation. He was invited to address the United … of mandatory arms and economic sanctions against the South African government and became the first private citizen to do …

… Member of the African National Congress (ANC)ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) …

… G. Abdulla was a Cape member of the South African Indian Federation (SAIF) in 1927. …