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… of teeth told of his remarkable brilliance. At the age of about 11, he helped his father find an ageing uncle in the … Mashinini left for exile, that his parents got to know about his hidden political activities. When the June 16 …

… Indian Immigration Department. His eldest brother, who was about 16 years old at the time, also took part in the strike … Two of his brothers worked in  Durban .  They had to walk about 7-9 miles to and from work daily. On the other hand, a … in 1920, at the St. Thomas Government Aided Indian School, about five miles from his home.  Education was neither free …

… Way back in the 1950s and 1960s, people were talking about this, where as today you hear the words social responsibility. It's caring about your society; the more you give in life, the more you … to look after the farmers. "He said to me, 'I cannot worry about the bread price when I am looking after the nation's …

… had committed sabotage. That was in early 1964. He spent about two weeks in Central Police Prison, awaiting trial. As … reached the Pietermaritzburg Prison where he was kept for about a month. Here he met Harry Gwala , also a political …

… of the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union  (ICU), about the organisation of African workers. Together they … he published a pamphlet The crisis in Johannesburg in 1936 about the effect of the 1936 Land Act on Africans. He was …

… "Around the World in 80 Days-the India Section" is about to be published by UNISA Press. His poems have been …

… book title Bantu-Past and Present.Though the book was about Black South Africans in general, the primary focus was …

… Rands in the movie version of  Jock of the Bushveld , about a dog that becomes a trusted companion of an Irish …

… entice finance journalists to write positive articles about South Africa in publications such as the weekly …

… Kwaito groups of the 90’s. Their first single It’s about time became a hit overnight. The single became an …

… of Southern Africa in 1975. Extremely knowledgeable about all forms of nature she also served on the Council of …

… had not been able to smuggle out a message about his capture,months of silence might have ensued.On …

… Moosa felt that it was during this period that he learnt about debate and constructive criticism. He soon perceived a …

… national structures. In August 1997, in Johannesburg, about 12 000 marchers presented a memorandum to the offices …

… basic principles and techniques. He read Groenewald’s book about leather paintings and tried this medium and in 1972 his …

… in Pretoria and at courts in Blaauwberg and Warmbaths. About 1910 he ventured into journalism, …

… four days. One afternoon, she heard furniture being thrown about in the next room, followed by screams.  It was the …

… in the 1940s and 1950s, who was instrumental in bringing about African-Indian co-operation during the 1952 Defiance …

… in 1937 by Africans in Natal and served in Parliament for about 15 years and he was re-elected in 1943 and 1948.In 1945 …

… March. Police were temporarily paralysed with indecision about how to engage with the protest, and the event has …

… various times as a teacher, a shopkeeper, and a clerk. For about 20 years he also was the secretary and bookkeeper of  …

… to its policies of separate development. The NP went about untangling what little pockets of integration and … so he began to work as a clerk for a law firm. Concerned about his younger brother’s education, he wrote to various … analytical and political capacities during a discussion about Rhodesia’s (now Zimbabwe ) unilateral declaration of …

… be changed so that police can do their job and not think about what is right or wrong: “police must think about what is in front of them and do the job, or else they … police can “ shoot to kill” criminals without worrying about “ what happens after that.” [34] These remarks also …

… only in 1882, at the age of thirteen. Little is known about Kasturba’s early life. Arun Gandhi, her grandson, went … On the eve of his departure for India, Gandhi had read about the “Indian Franchise Bill” , introduced in the Natal … had found something to do that he enjoyed and cared about. However, she was also apprehensive because she did not …

… Reinet from 1 January, 1984. A Cradoya meeting attended by about 2 000 people from the community refused to accept the … later testified at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about this incident.  Days later, on 30 March, the Security … the 17 000 residents were divided into seven zones. About 40 activists were assigned to these different areas and …

… alternatives for the Coon Carnival, introduced brief talks about various issues pertaining to Islam after prayers during … very functional role in that it kept the Muslims informed about Islamic issues taking place in the Cape, other parts of … these exchanges helped them to formulate their own ideas about Islam and society, it prompted them to circulate the …

… to Tanzania where he was asked to take charge of a group about to undergo training in East Germany, where he underwent … underground infrastructures. He stayed in the country for about a month assessing the situation and making contacts, …

… Addis Ababa. He was exposed to political plots and learned about the use of power. The capacity of his memory, mastery … a reformer he ruled with an iron fist. He became paranoid about the partisans who had stayed behind and fought the …

… in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Little is known about his father.  His uncle (Ned Onkgopotse Tiro, who he was … life at the Roman Catholic Mission at Khale, a village about 20km from Gaberone, he was instrumental in forging …

… Will be particularly remembered for his part in bringing about the translation of the Bible into AfrikaanSteyn He was especially concerned about young Afrikaners for whom Dutch as the Bible language …