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… Agency for two years. In 1950, at the age of 19, he moved to South Africa to join his mother and stepfather. In September 1951 he … in the early 1960s. He had a brief second marriage to a Portuguese woman whom he did not identify by name in his …

… of the Great Trek and even went on a preliminary trip to the interior before he decided to take part in the migration in 1838. He took part in … Natal, or Durban, as it is known today. He only returned to Graaff Reinet to sell his remaining property. At this time …

… liberal home. His mother was born in England and came to South Africa after the Second World War and married and … and his conviction that he should use his photographs to expose the evils of the system. As Hartman put it, “As a … took off in 1985, I just knew that was where I was meant to be...I believed that I had a role in explaining what was …

… at the University of Pretoria. Schlemmer then went on to study sociology and social work at the University of … the University of Cape Town in 1999.    Schlemmer was said to have possessed an encyclopaedic knowledge of South African … politics, economics and anthropology. His efforts to help unionise Black workers won him the support of Chief …

… Hodgson was born on 1st July 1920. She devoted her life to the struggle for democracy, confronting the enemy at all … the early 1940s, until her retirement in 1996 as secretary to the late Walter Sisulu . She married Jack Hodgson in 1945. … secretary for the musical production King Kong that sought to promote black jazz musicians and non-racial performances. …

… Tswana mineworker who later opened a café. Though exposed to politics at a young age - his father was a Cape voter and … - Matthews devoted the first part of his life exclusively to education. From Lovedale, where Tshekedi Khama was his … Fort Hare University and in 1923 became the first African to obtain a B A at a South African institution. In 1925 he …

… time. He was born in 1851 in Accra, Gold Coast (Ghana) to Zaqueu Francisco. Zaqueu Francisco was the son of a West African woman who was enslaved and taken to Brazil, and who took her children with her when she returned to Accra. Peregrino gained his elementary school education in …

… Indian High School and was one of only 12 black students to be accepted by the Medical Faculty of the University of … that there was no place at any of the hospitals for him to continue with his studies. Advised and guided by  Molvi … 1960. Dr Jassat credits his interest in struggle politics to his father and eldest brother. In 1947 he joined the …

… Mokgadi Caster Semenya was born on 7 January 1991 to her parents Dorus and Jacob Semenya. She was born in … a village near Polokwane. As a child, Semenya went to live with her grandmother, Maputhi Sekgala in a nearby … trained everyday after school, often running from village to village. Semenya attended Nthema Secondary School and …

… views early in life. Betty (as she preferred to be called) quickly became a leftist vegetarian with a … her life. After her home-schooled matriculation, she chose to study at Newnham College Cambridge, rather than to marry, and immediately began a career in women’s …

… of the SA Cricket Board of Control (SACBOC) which worked to promote cricket among the dispossessed and the oppressed. … of Cape Town before financial obligations forced him to go to work in support of his family. Howa had experienced … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele. From Protest to Challenge 4-Political Profiles (1882-1990) …

… and selling sweets and useful knick-knacks, such as combs, to his fellow pupils. As much of his trade happened during class time, he did not endear himself to his teachers but he made enough money to buy himself a camera. Soon children were lining up to have …

… he was very active in the ANC'S unsuccessful campaign to forestall the removal of Africans from the area, which whites find to be too near the central city. In December 1956 Matlou, … later. In 1960 the ANC was declared illegal, Matlou moved to Lobatse in Bechuanaland(now Botswana) with his family, …

… (UNISA). This achievement earned him the Ebden scholarship to study at Cambridge University. In October of that year, he entered Christ’s College in Cambridge to study law. His high intellect and methodical method of study enabled him to top the lists for all intercollegiate examinations. In …

… of Taubie Kushlick. In South Africa they are most likely to exert dominance in big business. Yet Taubie Kushlick, an … the commerce of theatre in this country as well as its art to a degree not before experienced. Her personality was so … have shaped our culture since her day we are not likely to see her likes again.  She was strong-featured, if not …

… and written about the forthcoming multi-racial conference to be held in Johannesburg on December 3-5, 1957. Very … all of what is new, can be said about it now. But the need to stress and underline its significance and rally the people … direction – against apartheid tyranny – and our paths are bound to converge." It is therefore not too much to hope that …

… of World War II , digging anti-tank trenches in his youth, to spending the end of the war in a Russian labour camp, from the ages of 15 to 18, together with his mother and younger sister. It was … these years in the labour camp that as he says “you learn to appreciate the little things, you take nothing for …

… Cressy High School and matriculated in 1973. He moved on to work for a construction company for nearly 8 years. He was promoted to civil engineering technician, but decided to resign from his position in 1981 to volunteer as a … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest to Challenge 4-Political Profiles (1882-1990) …

… eastern Transvaal, now Mpumalanga. Babla was compelled to leave home in order to gain a basic education. After completing his education he … comrades were in trouble with the police. This enabled him to trace the whereabouts of detainees, obtain legal …

… in Sophiatown . At the age of seven her mother returned to Mogopa so that the children could attend school in their … completed standard six (Grade Eight), the family returned to Sophiatown to attend high school, Madibane High in Western Native … African Democracy Education Trust. (2008). The Road to Democracy: South Africans telling their stories (Vols. …

… passed Standard 6.  After completing standard 6, she had to work for a year in Vryburg before going to the college. She worked for a white family, looking after … she was fourteen and her mother did not have enough money to keep two children at college. She later went to Tygerkloof …

… James Paton, a Scottish immigrant and civil servant, came to South Africa in 1895 and his mother, Eunice Warder James, … and controlling parent that used corporal punishment to control his sons. This led to Paton’s open opposition to any form of authoritarianism …

… teacher, Sadiq Isaacs, was arrested. Isaacs was considered to be the mastermind behind the manufacturing of bombs and … was interrogated by the security police and denied access to a lawyer or his family. In 1964 he was involve in the … charged under the Sabotage Act . Cassiem was sentenced to 5 years in prison, while Isaacs was sentenced to 12 years. …

… in West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and later went on to study at the American University of Paris where he … happening in Apartheid South Africa. The idea was to popularise the liberation struggle and attract the youth, as opposed to “walking around waving placards” said Tambo in an …

… South Africa. Born Adolph Johannes Brand, he converted to Islam in 1968 during his pursuit for a more peaceful and … a school teacher, however he soon quit his job and went on to study music at The University of Cape Town. During his studies, he felt what he was learning was not to his taste or preference in music and soon after left the …

… Free State). She was the second eldest of 10 children born to Tom Anderson, a miner of Danish descent, and Katherine … wife and children from the racism that they were exposed to. Mary also had gratitude and was sensitive to the history of slavery that her mother’s family endured. …

… up a private collection of Africana, particularly relating to Natal and the Zulu people.  The collection started by her … of both Mahatma Gandhi and John Dube , was bequeathed to the then University of Natal. In 1914 her father built an … Mazibuko Road). This house, called 'Muckleneuk', was to be Killie's home until her death, sharing it first with …

… “Drawing is one way of articulating my relationship to the world.” Paul Stopforth is a painter and graphic artist … Art at the Natal Technical College in Durban from 1968 to 1971, he was a part-time lecturer in Fine Arts at the … University of Pretoria till 1978. That year he returned to Johannesburg and taught painting and drawing at The …

… At his young age Gqozo was sent away by his parents to stay with his relative living in Witgatboom in Northern … five. After completing his standard five Gqozo returned to Kroonstad where he attended the Phomolong Junior and … High School. In 1972 he dropped out of school and went to work as a warder at Kroonstad prison. He only matriculated …

… each one got her share without doing herself more. We had to go two, three o’clock in the morning to get our place in the queue to get our two cups of sugar. It was largely women: Katie …