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… the AmaQadi tribe and one of the first ministers ordained by the AZM. Thus, John Dube was born of royal lineage, and by right was a chief of the AmaQadi tribe. It was only because Dube’s father was converted to Christianity by the early missionaries that he did not rule over his …

… at a meeting on horseback. Clad in khaki, flanked on stage by bodyguards from the Aquila, a special AWB unit dressed in … with police guarding a National Party meeting addressed by  President FW De Klerk . Three AWB members died in the fray, two of them from bullet wounds, one hit by a vehicle, and 58 people were injured.  Five months later …

… Lillian, were dragged naked from their home and tortured by the authorities. Lillian was detained and only a 14-day hunger strike by Stein secured Lillian's release. Stein  carried the … and the future looking grim, Stein and his family fled by ship   to Southampton, England. Bishop of Stepney, Trevor …

… a teenager showed keen interest in music. This was aided by the vibrant music scene in District Six. Coetzee’s first … music in South Africa. Coetzee’s music was also inspired by prevailing condition of people under apartheid and forced … with the liberation movement. The clampdown on Jazz by the government made it difficult for Coetzee to continue …

… Secretary. He was instrumental in exposing agents sent by the government to disrupt anti apartheid activities in the … the bombing of the Durban pass office. This was followed by the blowing up of a pylon in Morningside which plunged … prison in 1983, Ndlovu continued his political activities by joining the United Democratic Front (UDF). He was elected …

… Woodstock, and continued to communicate the distress felt by his people, who were subjugated by apartheid policies. This subjugation was accentuated by the oppression of student protests in Soweto which …

… Max  Gordon was born in 1910,he was adopted by a family named Gordon after his father's early death.In … entered World War Two against Germany,Gordon was interned by the Smuts government for a year on the pretext that he was … returning with his family to CTwhere he was employed by a finance company,Gerber Goldschmidt,and lived in the …

… Over the last three years he has become fascinated by ceremonies and celebration. His photographic endeavours … small way to record the joy, beauty and passion expressed by the celebrants. His photographic philosophy is best expressed by Sheng-Yen a Ch'en Master: "Be soft in your practice. Think …

… a daughter of Bertha Everard, had a brief career cut short by her death in a Spitfire accident in England. She received … Annual Exhibition of Contemporary National Art staged by the SA Art Gallery (SANG) in co-operation with SASA in … Bernard Lewis, who dismissed it as a "poster", which by "no stretch of charitable intention could be called a …

… Dairy Worker's Union. Nair's political awareness was fired by critical debates in his college students union and by the impact of the passive resistance campaign held from … Representative Act. He attended all the mass rallies held by the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in Durban especially the …

… the age of 13 and 14 Clegg began playing the guitar, and by chance he came across a guitarist playing in street. After … performances and their performances were usually raided by security police. This had a major impact on income and as … the band suffered. Undeterred, Juluka carried on and by word of mouth and private performances, the Band’s …

… due to political distractions. Influenced, politically, by teachers who were members of the Teachers League of South … was formed because people considered the SACPO, founded by Alex la Guma , Richard van der Ross and others, to be a … organising and mobilising people around day to-day issues. By this time, Barney Desai was the Vice President and Reggie …

… nerve and pinpointed the cause of the misery suffered by the majority of the people: the perpetuation of the cheap labour policy fostered by the South African ruling class. The event, which provided … juniors; under 18 Even if one considered the Retail Price Index calculated by the SA Bureau of Census and Statistics, …

… furniture. He continued to work up until he was employed by Gundelfinfer in 1972, where he worked for seven years. In … (UDF). Sam also participated in the formation of UDF by helping to set up branches in Soweto. Sam started to be … Unfortunately, on 14 April 1993 Sam Tambani was killed by apartheid police at Protea Police Station in Soweto . He …

… where Mattera's father was born and classified Italian by the authorities. His mother was a Motswana and domestic worker in Johannesburg. Mattera was raised by his grandparents not his parents. He grew up in the mixed … an area earmarked for people classified “Coloured” by the government. At the age of eight, his grandmother sent …

… group of paintings in Africa South of the Sahara , made by the San people over a period of 4,000 years. The rock … Most of the paintings were made about 4 000 years ago by the San people and show different animals, people and many …

… ventures followed and Germiston`s growth was generated by industrial development. Germiston is now part of the … or Medicine; and of course Ernie Els . (On the more aerie side of things, the house wherein Daisy Louisa De Melker …

… Thaba Bosiu - literally ‘Mountain of Night’ - was so named by Moshoeshoe because he and his followers, who arrived there … the Mountain grows taller at night, a legend propagated by Moshoeshoe to discourage his enemies from attempting a … The expansive flat-topped summit is protected on all sides by formidable sandstone Cliffs, yet it is watered by half a …

… and its famous Big Hole . Although having been occupied by indigenous South Africans, such as the Bushmen , for … area between Prieska and the Namibian border on the other side of the Augrabies Falls National Park , is unofficially … upstream • a fort built entirely out of tiger eye stone by British soldiers during the South African War • a memorial …

… sits quietly at the mouth of the Breede River, surrounded by dunes and salt air. It’s technically reachable from both … River to the outskirts of Wellington. Built circa 1849 by Andrew Geddes Bain . This Pass was a tough nut to crack, …

… Tribal Life and Customs of the Xhosa in 1807. Translated by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: AA Balkema. ALEXANDER, James … Times. DYKE, R Henry. c1910. Gospel Work in Basutoland by Natlve Agency. Glasgow: The Paris Evangelical Missions … Vol XII, pp 258-272. London. FRESCURA, Franco. 1982. Index of the Names of Mission Stations Established in the …

… were between White, Black, Coloured and Indian people by creating new residential areas, new parallel institutions … speak for their Black counterparts but were nonetheless, by virtue of their race, beneficiaries of an iniquitous … to recruit people into the PAC. Steve was known as a joker by his friends and schoolmates, Zinzo Gulwa, Ndikho Moss, …

… in 1931 before following in his father's footsteps by study theology at the University of Stellenbosch. He … for quitting the Broederbond, he braved complete rejection by the Afrikaner community by condemning apartheid from the pulpit. Byers Naudé delivers …

… first solo exhibitions led to him being awarded grants by the Government and the Cape Tercentenary Foundation to … dated 1964, also shows an awareness of prints made by the German Expressionists with its vigorous cutting, the … black and white areas of the design. Although influenced by the great French cartoonist, lithographer and draughtsman …

… people. His father was Mantatisi, who was expelled by King Shaka Zulu from the area he had conquered. In 1821 … tribe and killed their headman and retaliation followed by the Amahlubi from Natal. The Batlokwa people fled taking … tribes to Barolong in Kuruman, where they were stopped by the Griquas under Waterboer in 1823. In the early 1830s …

… Socialism in the 1930s; however this stay predated it by a number of years. During this visit, he might have met … that there is no evidence that Verwoerd had been infected by the racial ideology of the National Socialists in Germany. He was in fact more impressed by some strands in American Sociology. His lecture notes and …

… total strangers to them, Joyce and Ruth Goddard, assisted by sending a sum of £10 every year to cover their educational … of a group of eight students whose singing was broadcast by the local radio station in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.  At … a meeting and following intense debate, influenced by Tambo’s guidance, staged a boycott of classes in protest. …

… corporate Annual Reports. In 1994 she was commissioned by the Independent Electoral Commission together with four … for The South African Women's Health Book published by Oxford University Press in conjunction with The Women's … Health Project in l996. In 2000 she was commissioned by OXFAM UK and Frances Lincoln Publishers to take the …

… ill health from an impoverished lifestyle. He was advised by his mentor to and settled in Palestine, as he lacked … (portraits, still life and some landscapes) much admired by the public for its vibrant use of colour informed by expressionism. Kibel was diagnosed with advanced …

… informed the police of the strike. The police responded by beating the demonstrators, dispersing them. Nsibande … in Southern Transvaal. This campaign was engineered by Gert Sibanda who was Chairperson in the Eastern Transvaal. … willing and ready to undertake any tasks assigned to him by the movement and was influential in activities such as the …