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… Portia "Bashin" Modise was born on 20 June 1983 in White City Soweto , Transvaal (now Gauteng … striker. She started playing for the South African Women’s National team, Banyana Banyana, in 2000 at the age of 16 … old. In 2000, Modise made her debut in the African Women's Championships (AWC). She has earned 120 caps for the South …

… Dumisani Abraham Mabaso was born on 20 June 1955 in Soweto. He received his initial basic art training at the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in Dube in Soweto. In 1970 to 1974 … 2 years. After completing a printmaking course at Rorke’s Drift Art School, Mabaso taught at the Mofolo Arts Centre …

… Gwelo Goodman was born in 1871, Taplow, England. Goodman's The Parade and the City Hall, Cape Town (1917) is a … view of the environs of the two main venues used for SASA's first exhibitions: the Drill Hall and, in the centre, the … part of the Loan Collection exhibited by SADC. 1921: SASA 20 th Annual Exh. (venue not stated) Mar. (no date). …

… school rugby team. During the Great Depression of the 1930's he was forced to leave school and seek employment. In June … the organiser for the JMTWU. Erasmus took over Venter's position when he died in 1953, and held the position for 20 years. Members of the JMWU gained immensely from Erasmus's …

… Jabavu (D. D. T) Jabavu was born in the Cape Colony in 20 October in 1885. He was the eldest son of John Tengo … Insitute assessing the utility of Booker T. Washingston's "industrial education" and teacher's certificate at Birmingham University in Britain, Jabavu …

… SA Air Force operation, 20 May 1983, Unsettling whites objective of MK bombing …

… atmosphere which Makiwane described as cordial. Makiwane’s activities attracted the attention of the security police … harassed him in an attempt to confine him to his father’s farm. Consequently he was unable to work and with the … he was moved from the camp and deployed to head the ANC Mission in Cairo, Egypt.  Makiwane and Alfred Kgokong Mqota …

… was four, his older brother began school at St Andrews Mission in Newlands where their father was headmaster. … Fataar, Dudley was instrumental in drawing up the NEUM’s Ten Point Programme, the Policy of Non-Collaboration and of … They want the girls here to go and work in the farmer’s wife’s kitchen. I want to keep them out of the kitchen. I …

… His grandfather then moved to Johannesburg where Mattera's father was born and classified Italian by the authorities. … stabbed and shot at by rival gang members. At the age of 20, he charged with the murder of a rival gang member and …

… Prison for almost six months. In 1961 he joined the ANC’s military wing  Umkhonto We Sizwe  (MK) and was actively … involved in MK activities. He foiled the government’s attempt to forcibly remove the  Transvaal Indian Congress … attached to his toes. He was told that they would start at 20 volts and increase the voltage until he confessed. He …

… please click on the contribute tab. Raymond Ackerman's father, Gus, founded the Ackermans chain after the First … chain, whose owners rewarded him with the sack, and Pick 'n Pay, which he founded in 1966 as his response. And a … Hutt said: 'You'll never rnake money unless you have a mission. Like a doctor serves his patient, you've got to …

… school, he worked as a waiter and manual labourer. Mabhida’s two early political motivators were his father, a dedicated member of Clements Kadalie's Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), and Harry … affection of the aged King Sobhuza. In 1985, while on a mission to Havana, Mabhida suffered a stroke, and after a …

… in Polonia were members of the Bakgatla tribe. Polonia's economy depended on the sale of clay pots to people from … in Mmakau and sold at the Krugersdorp market. Bopalama’s grandmother would leave Polonia for the farm Rankotea, and … to Dipompong. Bopalama began her schooling at the Polonia Mission School in 1947. In 1954, she passed Standard 6 with …

… to the livelihoods of the Xhosa. Hence, King Sarhili’s rule and his life is characterised by a turbulent political … he began with trying to fight the Sotho to no avail. [20] He then tried to conquer the upper Kei region that was … Gxotan’ imantyi ziy e Mgwal’ apo zibuliswayo, Ndim ndedwa n’omdal’ ebantwini? Nit’ ezizinto ndizazi nganina? …

… He matriculated from St Stithians College in the mid-1980’s and went on to study at Wits University. His plan to study … he only spent six months at Wits before dropping out. Jon’s interest for photography sparked during a school biology … around the world and later went on to be featured on ABC's 20/20 and CNN’s Inside Africa. Jon’s photo of a child playing …

… the position of National Vice-President of the ANC Women's League and later elected into the National Executive … old baby, Uhuru, and sought refuge at a Roman Catholic Mission at Makhaleng.  She was granted asylum and lived in a … Mafekeng with the Western Cape Provincial Honours Awards i n honour of her contribution to the liberation struggle.  …

… Irish and Khoisan . Ferrus attended the Dutch Reformed Mission School before going to Esselen Park High School, … as her majors before studying for her Honours in Women’s and Gender Studies in 1997, completing it in 1999. She then … The poem became a catalyst for the return of Baartman’s remains to South Africa, persuading the French government …

… was born on 22 October 1941 at the Inchanga Roman Catholic Mission in Camperdown, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN). He … serving others through politics and healthcare, Dr Ngubane’s public image sadly became tainted towards the end of his … GCIS. (n.d.). Baldwin Sipho Ngubane, HE Mr. [online]. Available at: …

… Saoli had his first solo exhibition. Held at Johannesburg’s Goodman Gallery, the show sold out, and was soon followed by the appearance of Saoli’s work at the Contemporary African Art exhibition at the … continued producing work until his death on the night of 20 May 1995. Saoli’s works can be found at the Johannesburg …

… and later won a scholarship to study for her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Columbia University in the United … and being a domestic worker.  She traversed South Africa’s racially-defined socio-cultural-economic spaces while … of the United Nations (UN), an organisation she served for 20 years. Even in retirement, she continues to pen literary …

… Campaign . Mnumzana was part of the anti-pass Women’s March of 1956 to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In 1960 … and participating in international solidarity and women’s gatherings such as the United Nations Women’s Conference in … South Africa. Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana passed away on 20 January 2020. …

… University where he ran a campus newspaper, Wu’s views, and literary magazine, Umpa. He was elected … to the Springbok Legion and he edited the Springbok legion’s monthly newspaper called Fighting Talk. Bunting joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1940 at age 20.  In 1946 he was elected to the Johannesburg district …

… in the Free State, and was educated at the local German mission school. A Boer general and statesman, he was leader … political, diplomatic, and military tasks. Louis Botha's ancestors came from Thuringia in central Germany. Around … Their aim was to take over the coastal wireless stations and especially the long-distance radio transmitters …

… and joined the Union of Black Journalists. Nyanda's parents were members of the African National Congress (ANC) … for structures and actions to be taken. However, Nyanda's plans were shelved and it was decided that a regional … by the ANC's president, Oliver Tambo, to prepare for a mission into South Africa, code named Operation Vula . …

… he first came to South Africa in early 1897, when Gandhi's family joined him in Durban.As his father did not believe in formal education, Manilal's schooling took place at home. For his entire youth he did … and Indian Opinion carried many significant exposes. His mission as a journalist was not only to provide information …

… In June 1956 he was transferred to the South African Mission in Stockholm, Sweden, as third secretary, and in … after presenting his credentials as Ambassador to the U.N, South Africa was suspended and Botha returned home. In … Party, and held it again in 1974. In the early 1970’s, Botha was a member of the South African legal team in the …

… (ANCYL) and was actively involved in the organisation’s activities. It was in Cradock that she also met and married … Soon, she joined the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) . As she played an active role in the fight for women’s rights in the Cradock area, it was not long before she was …

… of the seventh floor window (a height of 20m) from Gray’s Building, the Special Branch headquarters in … magistrate found that no one was to blame for Mr Saloojee's death.Moreover,nothing in the evidence suggested that the … - then flung from a window on the seventh floor of Gray’s Building, Johannesburg headquarters of the security police, …

… Sedibe) was born at White River in Mpumalanga . Sedibe’s mother was a domestic worker and her father (whose surname … and Zambia . From 1969 to 1976, Sedibe served on the ANC’s Revolutionary Council. She attended a historic meeting … the UNITAS Medal, the Ten Years’ Service Bronze Medal, the 20 Years of Service Silver Medal and 30 Years of Service Gold …

… her political activities soon turned to focus on women’s issues. She became a founding member of the Federation of …  (FEDSAW) in 1954, which organized the historic women’s march against pass laws in 1956 . Bertha traveled the … Buildings during the march. They collected a total of 20 000 petitions. Between 1956 and 1958, Bertha was a …