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… through this was able to witness the destruction on humans by the apartheid system. Athol Fugard started writing after a … theatres. This led to most of his works being banned by the government. In 1958, Fugard produced No Good Friday . … shared the stage with Zakes Mokae. This play was followed by Nongogo (Prostitute) in 1959. In the 1960s, Fugard …

… and beginning in 1978 held group exhibitions of work by Rorke's Drift artists and the Vukuzenzele Weaving Workshop artists and one-person exhibitions of work by artists such as Michael Zondi and Ruben Xulu. Between 1981 … New York, USA; London, UK (group exhibition sponsored by the Bantu Investment Corporation). 1975: Art Society, …

… Between 1982 and 1986 he was employed as a graphic artist by the SABC. Since 1986 he has been a senior tutor at the … Exhibitions: 1974: Sweden (Rorke's Drift, organised by Otto Lundbohm). 1975: DAM (Art SA Today). Durban (Black Expo, organised by Don Joseph, an art teacher in Chatsworth). 1977: NSA, …

… World Cup. He became an overnight sensation and is lauded by his peers and cricket lovers all over the world. Rhodes is … acknowledges his epilepsy. He has helped us tremendously by creating a public profile for epilepsy, as well as by acting as a role model to which youngsters with epilepsy …

… the struggle for the national liberation of black people by cementing strong relations between the SACP, the African … he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial by the apartheid regime in 1964. Upon his release in 1987, he … of the people's struggles to defeat the apartheid regime by contributing to the rebuilding of legal structures of the …

… as an insurance underwriter and was subsequently recruited by the South African Council of Churches (SACC) to set up a … the prestigious Ordre National de la Legion D'Honneur by the French government in 1994. Other positions he held … 2006 aged 58 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Martha, daughters Tiisetso and Seipati and two …

… was born on 3 March 1981, in Seshego, Limpopo, and raised by a single mother who worked as a domestic worker in Seshego … The election – and the conference – was characterised by what Malema himself later described as “unbecoming … . In June 2008, he made international headlines by vowing that the Youth League would take up arms if the …

… Speech by Oliver Tambo on signing Declaration, on behalf of the ANC …

… Toast Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of …

… Joint Press Statement Issued By The Ministries Of Interior And Of Foreign Affairs And …

… Angolan delegation to the Cape Town JC Talks accompanied by the Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Venancia Da Silva …

… On the death of Chief Mashobane, who had been murdered by Zwide, Mzilikazi was duly installed as chief of the … he built the royal kraal ekuPhumuleni (Place of Rest). By then, the size of the Khumalo clan was swollen by other Nguni-speakers who had settled in the area. During …

… From the book:  Side by Side by Helen Joseph When I began to give evidence, my knees were …

… This article was written by Joline Young for SAHO The school Outside of the Slave … quotes Bernard Tschumi who said ‘architecture is defined by the actions it witnesses as much as by the enclosure of its walls’. [ii] With the arrival of the …

… Because of his political activities, Sibande was hounded by the authorities and deported from Bethal in 1953. He was … the Transvaal ANC, a position to which he was re-elected by a narrow margin in 1959. He was one of the few among the … to Swaziland. He passed away in 1987 and he is survived by five children. Dumazile, Minah, Elizabeth, Leroy and …

… faced problems, as men did not expect to be recruited by a woman. After two years with the Metal and Allied Workers … Union . Here she worked to improve wages and conditions. By the time she left, membership stood at about 24 000. From … improved. In 1984, Komape attended a workshop organised by the  Federation of Transvaal Women  (FEDTRAW) where she …

… expulsion from Tanzania , a decision probably influenced by Sejake’s involvement in a Marxist circle at Dar es Salaam … included the Zanzibarian A. M. Babu, later jailed by Nyerere, and Walter Rodney, author of the influential How Europe Underdeveloped Africa , assassinated by the CIA in Guyana in the 1970s. Exiled to Zambia, Sejake …

… SACP a year later. The SACP was declared an illegal party by the Nationalist Party (NP) in 1950 and la Guma was listed … for 10 days after rallying people for a protest instigated by Nelson Mandela  and was then slapped with a five-year … A Walk in the Night was completed in 1962, followed by multiple short stories, the novel And a Threefold Cord in …

… tailored to maintain and intensify white domination by every conceivable means. The most urgent challenge, at the … Compatriots, We have to make our advance towards this goal side by side with the rest of the leaders of our people who, to this …

… near  Graaff-Reinet  in the Cape Colony. He was educated by travelling teachers and became an eloquent speaker and writer in his later life. By 1837 he still lived in Graaff Reinet and owned farms in … oath, the anniversary of the event was commemorated by Afrikaners as the Day of the Covenant. The Voortrekkers …

… neglected during her lifetime, she was ‘rediscovered’ by the sculptor, Andries Botha, in the early 1980s.  Botha … foundry work. During this period, she saw sculptures by cubists and contemporary British artists whose styles she … were shown during the 1930s at exhibitions organized by the Natal Society of Artists. Her choice of African …

… University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1976. This was followed by a year-long medical internship at Kimberley Hospital, … police as a result of the erection of 'illegal structures' by residents. The brutalities of the SADF in this period made … and the SACLA team turned the takeover into an opportunity by training and extending support to 150 community health …

… the upliftment of their people in South Africa, followed by Nokutela, who would dazzle audiences with her fine voice, … piano playing. As such, Nokutela preceded Miriam Makeba by almost sixty years, another famous South African singer. … to the popularisation of Nkosi Sikelel’i Afrika (composed by Enoch Sontonga ), the song that became the National Anthem …

… Republic where Kumalo herded cattle. Though forbidden by his parents to play with the local boys, Kumalo secretly … on foot, since the Natal Railway had been commandeered by the Transvaal Republic, but partly also in a whites-only … film version of the novel  Cry the beloved country  by  Alan Paton . Kumalo's first attempt at composition was in …

… Summer) was compiled in 1946, when she was just thirteen. By sixteen, she was corresponding with seasoned Afrikaans … such as Die Huisgenoot . The first collection of poems by Jonker to be published was  Ontvlugting  (Escape), in 1956. After delays caused by the apprehension of nervous publishers, her second …

… he completed high school and earned a bachelor's degree by correspondence from the University of South Africa. In … but these were insufficient. Gqabi was gunned down by members of the Apartheid hit-squad on 31 July 1981, when … house in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was given a state funeral by the Zimbabwean government. At his funeral, the late ANC …

… at Duke’s renown Centre for Documentary Studies. Energized by “Literacy Through Photography” a participatory photography project founded by Wendy Ewald Alex began to apply and adapt the methodology … photography project with children who were displaced by the conflict and living in the hilly outskirts of Bogotá. …

… with the American: his life and music were marked by constant reinvention. As Davis reportedly said: I don’t … in the Huddleston Jazz Band in the 1950s on a horn donated by Louis Armstrong; performing in the musical “King Kong” in … that whooshed in on me came all the way from the other side of the Atlantic: from Africa; from home. Shortly …

… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African … central body for the whole Union, and this was attended by prominent Indians from Natal, Transvaal, and the Cape. The … capacious hall and the two galleries, the platform and the side galleries were filled to overflowing. Hundreds of our …

… that some even refused to sit next to him. Unintimidated by their hostility he in time won the respect of even the … of the APO in 1903 and Two years later was persuaded by general secretary Matt Fredericks to be elected national … the fledgeling organisation from being torn asunder by feuding political factions. Not only did Abdurahman unite …