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… the local mission school until grade 11 when he left to look for work in Durban. Nxasana worked in the textiles … of Textile Workers. In 1973, these unions came together to form the Trade Union and Advisory and Coordinating … in producing literature in Zulu for workers and he spoke to student groups at the University of Natal. For a year he …

… Singh. Her parents sent all three of their daughters to the Durban Indian Girls’ School in Dartnell Crescent, … She was part of the first group of five Indian girls to matriculate in South Africa in 1935. Singh then went to the University of Edinburgh where she studied medicine and …

… Johannesburg. At the age of 10 he started going to the gymnasium with his father who was an aspiring boxer. … Matlala was so passionate about boxing that he decided to turn professional in 1979. At a height of 1.47 meters, or … guidance of Theo Mthembu. It only took him four contests to become South African Junior Flyweight Champion. Vuyani …

… He attended Ngazane Lower Primary School and went on to Phakama Higher Primary School in KwaMashu. After … of detention for causing unrest in 1983. He intended to study during this time but eventually trained as a … under u Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in Angola instead, in order to oppose the apartheid government.  The 1980s was a …

… includes the famous George Morland (1763 - 1804). He came to SA with much experience of art societies, and this was to serve him well. Primarily a water colourist, he was elected to the Liverpool Academy and the Liverpool Watercolour …

… student radicalism in 1968 and intellectually drawn to Marxism, he made contact with the underground Communist … Anthony Holiday and joined while a student. His aim was to further both his education and political involvement, he … on behalf of these organisations. He pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, …

… Alexander. From 1939, Budd was selected by the Government to be part of the National Board for Sheltered Employment for … Council of the union, a position he would be re-elected to for every three years until 1960, when the branch removed … Chair. Budd held this position until his death. From 1949 to 1950, Budd was the vice-president of the South African …

… St. Peter’s Secondary School from 1956, and went on to study law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1960. … for guerrilla warfare) which was a study group that met to discuss means of achieving liberation. In 1960, Bam was … was declared in the country. He was then sentenced to imprisonment on Robben Island in 1964, and served …

… Primary School in Hanover Park and then he proceeded to Oaklands High and Livingstone High. Here he had contact … skits were performed at various youth and church groups to raise awareness of the daily struggles for dignity and survival During the early 1970s, organisations linked to the  Black Consciousness Movement  engaged in various …

… 1986, researchers from Paris who were travelling the world to document traditional arts saw the paintings on Mahlangu’s house. They invited her to create murals for an exhibition of international … de la Terre (‘Magicians of the World’). She travelled to France in 1989, staying there for two months and painting …

… came under attack for his administration style and efforts to transform the sport into a professional one. He was … clashed with the  African National Congress  when he chose to play only the Afrikaans section of the national anthem at … international arena. His major contribution was in 1995 to facilitate the Springboks’ (Amabokkebokke) capture of the …

… a builder and contractor in Bloemfontein.In 1892 he moved to Bloemfontein where eventually he became a wealthy builder … In February 1909 he was a member of the delegation to Britain to protest the Act of Union. As president of the Orange Free … Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in …

… was born in England on February 4th,1897 and emigrated to South Africa with his family in 1901.In 1920 he was hired to teach at the University of Pretoria while working towards … the 1960 emergency and after the government had begun to use its banning powers against the main leaders of the …

… first MK attack in Natal on 16 December 1961. However, due to one of their members (Bruno Mtolo), a police spy, the … 1963. They were accused of acting in common purpose to obtain explosives to violently damage the property of other persons and the …

… nom de guerrre in exile was Edwin Ndlovu was born in 1936 to the family of a prominent political and trade union … others under the leadership Joe Modise, as an advance team to train as cadres of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing … in 1967 and 1968. After the clashes, Dlamini crossed to Botswana where he was arrested after attempting to cross …

… as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to expand his authority, but was forced to move northwards, away from his home near the Pongola … political centre of the Swazi people. Sobhuza I continued to subdue or drive away the nearby Sotho clans and …

… 1945 he was selected president of the CATA and began to use his popularity among his collegues to build a spirit resistance to the government's African education policies. In the 1940s … Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in …

… Conference. Subsequently, he acted as Hon. Secretary to the Muslim Delegation to the Round Table Conferences held in 1930-1931, and from … History Congress, held in Poona in June 1935. Before going to South Africa as High Commissioner in 1941, he was, in …

… South African Group Areas Act, Jason's family was forced to move to the black township of Guguletu in 1960. Jason's interest … He started work as a freelance photographer in 1975 to supplement his income as a bible salesman. Jason's …

… in 1926 but attended school in Bloemfontein . She went on to complete her MA in English at the University of Pretoria , and started to work at the normaalkollege in Bloemfontein. She then … of the Orange Free State . In 1952 she was admitted to the Orange Free State Bar, and became an advocate. In 1968 …

… 21st of September in 1894 in Britain. In 1928 he was sent to South Africa by the British Independent Labour Party as an Advisor to the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) of … union already in a state of disintegration and was unable to reconcile its hostile factions. In 1930-1931 he was a …

… in Voorburg near The Hague in the Netherlands. He went to school at Kampen, after which he studied law in Leyden from 1766 to 1768. After graduation he became the junior secretary for the Kampen town, and later promoted to a position of a second secretary. At that time he was …

… by the BaPedi for becoming a Christian and for refusing to have his twin children put to death, as the birth of twins was believed to be a curse. Malahele-Xakana became the first Black woman …

… in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to Major-General and proved himself as an excellent and impartial administrator. Bourke was subsequently sent to the Cape Colony from 1826-28 as an acting Governor. His main task was to re - work the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape …

… March 1960. March - April, Nation-wide strikes in response to banning of the ANC. 20 March, Rioting and arson in … two weeks. Ninety five percent of the workforce goes on strike. PAC youth takes control of the Cape Town townships of … signs treaty with Great Britain on the release from the bound margin of preference of 10% ad valorem on certain …

… studies he was a schoolteacher at Ficksburg from 1914 to 1915. During the 1914 Rebellion Swart was arrested and … the Military Council on a charge of espionage and planning to join the rebels. Although he was later freed and allowed to continue teaching, he was placed under house arrest. The …

… In May 1948, when the Nationalist Government came to power, the union was engaged in a struggle with the … manufacturers. The agreement for the industry was about to terminate in July and, in March the union submitted the … The union was faced with the choice of either taking strike action or agreeing to submit to arbitration. On the …

… Free State (now Free State Province).   He was married to Mirriam Chaka and together they had four children namely, … in Sharpeville. He enjoyed riding his bicycle every day to work. Chaka worked as a block-man at one of the local … Transvaal (now Gauteng). Chaka rode his bicycle to the protest which was led by the Pan Africanist Congress …

… Shaw University and Springfield College. From about 1920 to 1936 he lived in South Africa as a representative of the … numbers of Fort Hare students, most notably  Govan Mbeki , to Marxist thinking. In 1936 he was asked to aid in drafting the constitution of the All African …

… three years of primary school education ”” from 1932 to 1935 ”” at Collies School in Tugela near Pomeroy in the … admired Gcwensa\'s carved walking sticks during a visit to his kraal and commissioned him to produce a carved Madonna. This marked the beginning of a …