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… leaders for the 1956 treason trial, Maharaj was asked to take over the running of the New Age newspaper. He decided to leave for the United Kingdom in August 1957, as he was unable to obtain a permit to study law in the Cape or Transvaal. In …

… his primary school education in Thaba Nchu he was send to Morija Mission Institute in Basotholand (Lesotho) where he … at Bensonvale near Herschel. From there he was transferred to Cape Town where he quickly became politically active. In … history of the organization. Mahabane increasingly tried to attain Black unity. With the Coloured leader Dr A. …

… Bantu Education he resigned from teaching and went on to pursue further studies part time at the University of … Makhathini joined politics and devoted his time to organizing the people as an activist of the  African … groups of trainees. His stay in Morocco enabled him to learn French which he used to advance the ANC cause in not …

… his cricket skills. While at the school he was selected to play for the Eastern Province. In 1961, he visited London … was ready for test cricket. Pollock soon proved himself to be an asset to the team. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury during the …

… born on the 13th of April 1922 in Butiama village, next to Lake Victoria, in Tanganyika (name given to the British colony in Tanzania’s territory from 1919 until … studied in missionary schools in Tabora and later on went to Makerere University College, Uganda, to study education. …

… children, and grew up with his grandparents. He was forced to leave school before completing his high school education. … in traditional gatherings and weddings before learning to play musical instruments. His first musical instrument was … the flute and because of his talent, he was admitted to study at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. He soon learnt …

… on 9 April 1980 in Swaziland . At the age of six she moved to KwaZulu-Natal with her parents. Her father was a banker … Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and then moved on to obtaining a BA (French, Classics, Media & Writing) at the … Mazibuko’s career in politics started when she decided to write her honours dissertation on Helen Zille at the time …

… His education started at St. Johns College and from there to Damelin College in Johannesburg and later the University … glimpses of a fine all–rounder, which earned him promotion to the Transvaal B team in the 1969/70 season. In the 1970/71 season was promoted to the Transvaal A team and earned a call to the Springbok …

… primary and high school before dropping out at grade nine to follow his passionate sport, boxing. During his amateur … years after turning professional. However, Bungu managed to avenge his defeat in May 1990 to capture the South African title and went on to defend it …

… In 1881, together with his three brothers, he was sent to Stellenbosch for further education. Here he developed an … England, and in August of the same year left for Holland to study Law at the University of Amsterdam. He had become … his registration with the Transvaal Bar did not allow him to do so. He established himself as an advocate in Pretoria …

… that her influence still sustains him in his quest to express the link between daily life and the ancestral … business concern in Polokwane (Pietersburg), Moyaga began to make drawings that mirrored his spiritual experiences. Once, on an errand to a client’s house, he chanced to see a fascinating …

… he represented the senior cricket team. Amra was exposed to George Singh and other activists who played a crucial role … dedicated his first collection of poems Tell Freedom to his "close friend" Cassim Amra. Amra was a key member of … Fund? Why are non-Europeans making such a heroic effort to boost the much-advertised Mayor’s Fund? There really seems …

… died when he was only five or six years old and he went to live with relatives in Cape Town until the age of eleven. … a trader and preacher. While travelling, Dumile continued to exercise his childhood passion for carving and drawing. In the early 1950s he moved to Johannesburg and began working as an apprentice at the …

… one of the few Indian leaders of his day who attempted to transcend racial boundaries with some success and to focus on enhancing the lives of all people. He was not … ISL (International Socialist League). He invited whites to play cricket against Indians in an effort to raise funds …

… in 1943 and a Midwifery Certificate in 1944. She went on to work as a nurse in several hospitals, during which time … . Mnumzana was part of the anti-pass Women’s March of 1956 to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In 1960 she became the … section of this federation. That year she was appointed to the secretariat of FEDSAW, Transvaal. Due to her political …

… which culminated into the ‘ Stuart Report .’ [i] According to political journalist Martin Plaut, ‘there would have been … and integrity, in the face of considerable pressure, to report the truth’. [ii] However, beyond this significant event are layers of history that were pivotal to shaping the man through both time and place. Loots’ was …

… was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1948 to Rose Nompumelelo, a nurse, and Ashbey Peter Solomzi Mda , … a pupil at primary school, the police would take him in to interrogate him about his father who had gone into exile. The family was forced to leave South Africa for Lesotho. Mda’s first short story …

… Africa associated with the Sotho is called Icon and dates to between 1300 and 1500. As with the Nguni, anthropological … is now Tanzania. By 1500 the Sotho groups had expanded to the south and west and separated into the three distinct … form discrete local groups. Clans were often totemic, or bound to specific natural objects or animal species by …

… town of Vrede. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to the Transvaal where his father had bought land. It was … Daggakraal, in the district of Amersfoort and then went to St Chatswold Training College. In 1933, he moved to Johannesburg and continued his studies until matriculation …

… son of Eli Goldblatt and Olga Light, both of whom came to South Africa as children with their parents to escape the persecution of the Lithuanian-Jewish … parent’s purchased this camera, thus encouraging him to pursue his interest in photography. In 1948 David …

… twelve children, however her family was fortunate enough to own property, something that was not common in coloured … a coloured teacher but that teacher was not allowed to have lunch with the other teachers in the staff room. To add to this, she and her family were forced to leave their …

… at Healdtown,a Methodist boarding school where he started to be involved in political discussion group,the Mayibuye Students Association. but was forced to drop out because of financial problems. Later,he completed … a dimploma in bussiness economics. In 1942, he moved to Port Elizabeth where he found work in a dry-cleaning …

… Boshielo was born to a poor family in 1920 in Phokoane village, in the … Transvaal Executive Committee. The CPSA helped Boshielo to pursue his studies through evening classes. He was one of … role in the 1958 Sekhukhuneland Revolt. Boshielo moved to Johannesburg, where he was employed as a driver for a …

… in 1943. He schooled in the area before his family moved to Kliptown. He studied medicine at Glasgow University in Scotland, where he served his internship. He returned to South Africa and opened a general practice in Kliptown. … in Lenasia for a period of about two years.  Wadee moved to Nelspruit in the late 1970s, practicing as a GP and …

… 1980s, he was one of many young people, who contributed to the building of the youth movement in Diepkloof that at the time was affiliated to the United Democratic Front (UDF). He was a key activist … launch of its national body. He, subsequently, was elected to its leadership core. The organisation catered for school …

… two, catering for all children from Class One (Grade 1) to Std. VI (Grade 8). The school had a “platoon” section that … outside under the trees. Rainy weather meant school had to close for the day. The nearby high school, Felixton High … After Std.VI (Grade Eight), Kistnasamy left home in 1964 to attend Chatsworth High School,  located in Chatsworth, an …

… the “Mother of New Brighton” as a result of her commitment to helping the sick and downtrodden and adopting homeless … Dr Neil MacVicar. She was among the first the black women to train and qualify as a nurse at Victoria Hospital.    … on 1 November 1919 and was the first district nurse to practice in New Brighton. She started working in a simple …

… world of drawing. In 1924, Pemba won a Grey Scholarship to Paterson School, where he devoured the art books in the … art competition at a local agricultural show. Pemba began to expand his repertoire to include drawing portraits based on photographs, for which …

… Phyllis Altman was born on 25 September 1919. She went to Jeppe High School for Girls. As her mother could not … at the Teachers’ Training College in Johannesburg . Due to her political activism, the Training College attempted to expel her and three others, however, due to her …

… in the struggle, and it did not take long for Thornton to follow suit, taking part in her first campaign in 1948 … (SAIC) In1953, as part of the South African delegation to an international youth organisation called the World … which was held in Bucharest, Romania, Thornton travelled to Romania as the representative of MYS. In the same year, …