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… actively involved politics to fight the injustice brought about by these laws. She first rose to the position of … North West Province], a distant and desolate spot of dust, about 700 miles away.  The document signed by Mr De Wet Nel, …

… take part in social gatherings. She started reading books about feminism and slowly became conscientised to the sexism … the feminist organisation, Rape Crisis, for two years. About eighteen months prior to her banning, her husband died. …

… Mabandu. Pheto has an appreciation and great knowledgeable about various forms of music on a global scale and often …

… year (Grade 1) up to matric (Grade 12). In reminiscing about her school days, Lulu recounted that  “…there was an …

… take over as head of St. Paul’s Caradoc, a tiny school of about 25 pupils that was housed in the church hall at Salt …

… plant and sow. After having baptized his first converts in about 1742, Schmidt faced criticism from some clergymen in …

… of the organisation. Through the organisation she set about addressing the problems facing the people, and …

… Tswana peoples. Lebogo led the Bahananwa to the Blouberg, about 110 kms from Pietersburg and close to the Soutpansberg …

… out Over the years many people have asked me how it came about that I, amongst all the Afrikaners that I grew up with … in the 1960s and early 1970s, came to an alternative view about racism and  Apartheid  and took an active role in … my mother nor my father's family were ever outspoken about politics. I cannot recall any conversations on the …

… media in particular. The idea was to maximise information about the Trial to highlight the possibility of the death … ANC campaigning at universities, explaining to students about apartheid and later travelling to countries on the … providing advice and negotiating with institutions about foreign qualifications, amongst other duties and …

… to the Secretary of State for the Colonies about Shepstone's scheme to resettle Zulus in the south of … outright. The Colonial Office vetoed his other ideas about education and training, saying his plans were too … there had been an argument between the Boers and the Zulus about Boer occupation of Zulu territory; but in 1861, the …

… to the Secretary of State for the Colonies about Shepstone's scheme to resettle Zulus in the south of … outright. The Colonial Office vetoed his other ideas about education and training, saying his plans were too … there had been an argument between the Boers and the Zulus about Boer occupation of Zulu territory; but in 1861, the …

… were not recorded. Very little is known or recorded about Dingane’s childhood or early career. Instead, Dingane … at Dingane’s Nobamba kraal, they were met by a party of about forty Portuguese traders. The Portuguese traders had … return to the Cape, Smith was reportedly very enthusiastic about Natal and boasted about the greenness and fertility of …

… during confirmation). Some had such a strong conviction about this that they left the church and joined other church … a member of the Zulu Royal Dynasty. Zulu was passionate about music. At St Faith's, where he was priest, he would …

… She was also involved in protests on the Witwatersrand about low wages and participated in the formation of the … a conference in the USA and became increasingly concerned about the welfare of Africans. She set up an employment …

… by the English and then by the Dutch). A young Krotoa, of about 10 or 11 years old, was taken in by Jan van Riebeeck … her family returned to the Cape in 1709.  Little is known about the lives of Pieternella’s brothers and of the children …

… Maths and Physical Science at Orlando High School for about thirteen years. He conducted the senior school choir … African people. He was held in solitary confinement for about sixteen months before being brought to court. His …

… late 1920s, Tantsi became official Transvaal chaplain in about 1938. At the time of the  1952 Defiance Campaign , …

… Poverty and Development in South Africa) was a statement about the lives of nomadic trek-skeerders (sheep shearers) of …

… 1978 to from an East London branch, he began to read about unions in the public library and to discuss them with …

… at Kmetcon Welding School. Around the same time he learned about the Community Arts Project (CAP) while reading the …

… in Soweto live is the subject matter. The second novel, about the uprising in Soweto, was banned at first but …

… series, including the hugely popular Yizo Yizo on SABC. About ten years ago, he approached Velocity Films (one of the …

… he joined the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA). At about this time he was approached by a friend who asked him …

… was co-author of The Killing of the Imam  (1978), about Abdullah Haron,and is the subject of a biography …

… However, it is not known how or when this involvement came about. From 1941-1944, he was assistant secretary for the …

… Katama, a Jesuit mission station in the Zimbambe district, about 60km from Harare. He was the son of Gabriel Matibili, a … by the Jesuits, Mugabe’s family settled in a village about seven miles away, but Robert and siblings were allowed … People’s Union (ZAPU) whose membership rapidly grew to about 450,000. In the leadership of Nkomo, ZAPU launched a …

… against the South African state.  While we know a lot about the countries that played an international role in the anti-apartheid struggle, much less is known about individual actors who often pushed these countries to … Against Apartheid organisation, which raised awareness about South African racial policies and called for urgent …

… In 1956, at the age of 15, Timol made a speech in class about the nationalisation of the Suez Canal by President … recalls that Timol ‘always spoke with intensity about the poverty of Africans. He never spoke about the poverty of Indians and always spoke about the …

… her time, Micheal MacLiammoir, wrote in his autobiography about enjoying dinner at her home in Johannesburg. He observed her ordering her husband about with a sharp rap on the table with a huge ring worn on … dubbed it "amateurish". Taubie, inordinately sensitive about her professionalism, took the matter precipitately to …