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… the more liberal climate of Cape Town Johnny Gomas seemed to have found his niche: organising workers through the … preventing the exports of foodstuffs. In the course of the strike, the "defiantly African" IWA was absorbed into the … 'foreign' black etc). The roots of these relationships go back to the previous century of colonial conquest and …

… a photographer’s collective was discussed, she was unable to attend any subsequent meetings as she was in the process of relocating to Zimbabwe. Patridge met South African photographer Nigel … in Johannesburg and by 1980 they had left the country to get married in newly independent Zimbabwe as interracial …

… there were few white people around, he became exposed to Xhosa culture and music. During World War II, his father joined the Navy and Chris moved to stay with his mother in Cape Town. It was during his stay … he took his first piano lessons. He also became exposed to the music of the army marching around. On his return to …

… Sources differ on the reasons for this move. According to Breutz (infra). Chief Maboyaboya favoured Lebelo although … wife). This endangered Lebelo's life and he was advised to leave. Van Warmelo merely states that Lebelo's elder … north of Hammanskraal. In about 1860 they moved to the nearby farm Haakdoornfontein on the Pienaars River, …

… the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina started school … documents were seized, in which blacks were instigated to strike on 29, 30 and 31 May 1961. A case in compliance with … and Gertrude Shope, were confirmed communists. In a back and forth exchange of letters between Albertina, the …

… and editor of a four-volume book series, From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in … the series “a feat of such distinction that it is hard to call to mind a single parallel or precedent.” After obtaining a …

… Norton's limited formal education was enriched by exposure to his father's lively mind and wide reading. Among his … he joined The Star as a reporter. He was soon transferred to the Bulawayo Chronicle in what was then Southern Rhodesia. … decorated soldier of the Second World War), made their way to Cape Town with the idea of earning their passage to South …

… Human Rights Fellowship. Ngcobo was in detention from 1976 to July 1977. From September 1977 to April 1978 he worked in the Maphumulo magistrate's … and conducting criminal and civil trials. In 1982 he moved to the Legal Resources Centre, also in Durban. Here, as an …

… of the ANC, Kgositsile left the country. He first went to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he worked for Spearhead … Daniel Kunene and Mazisi Kunene , among others. From 1962 to 1975, he lived in exile in the United States of America … and Zambia. When Apartheid ended,Kgositsile returned to South Africa in 1990. He resumed his political activism, …

… are few countries which dedicate a national public holiday to reconciliation. But then there are few nations with our … still, which have undergone such a remarkable transition to reclaim their humanity. We, the people of South Africa, … end of the century, South Africans have the real chance to strike out along a glorious path. The democratic foundations …

… and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) . He then moved to Evaton, where he taught at Wilberforce and came into … were quickly recognised, and he formed a strong loyalty to Douglas Wolton , then party secretary, who decided in 1929 … should assume the secretaryship as part of a wider effort to Africanise the CPSA. Later that year Nzula also became …

… in 1977 at Mount Pleasant High School, Harare. In 1981 to 1985 he studied a Bachelor of Pharmacy II - IV but … Year" for an image used in a student newspaper, he decided to register for a photography course whilst completing his pharmacy degree part-time.  From 1989 to 1990 he was a photojournalism lecturer at the Journalism …

… 'native studies' and landscapes and was apparently able to support himself from the sale of his art.  It is highly … people that he knew very well. This would distinguish them to some extent from the colonial ‘native studies’ by most … in West Africa, Aina Onabolu (1882–1963), Butelezi wanted to abolish notions that: ‘”¦ no African – not even a …

… She arrived in South Africa on 6 November 1929, and began to organise Black workers unions. Five days later, on 11 … union matters in The Guardian , a newspaper affiliated to the CPSA. In September 1953, she was served with banning … was issued by Justice Minister Swart, and this forced her to resign as general secretary of the FCWU. In April 1954, …

… introduce your schooling and political background: I went to school in Pretoria and became very involved in politics … in the struggle for Free Education. We had to all be on strike at the same time and we started to notice very quickly … create a conspiracy about a secret meeting. When I think back on that evening it is almost comical how it was …

… Alex Moumbaris was born in Egypt to French parents and later became a naturalised Australian. He worked as a trade unionist and came to South Africa in 1973. His wife was detained during the … 1973. He was found guilty of conspiring with the ANC to instigate violent revolution in South Africa, aiding …

… question (Mkhize, 134). Alex la Guma’s early exposure to class politics and the national liberation struggle, as … father and others like him used the teachings of Lenin to show workers in the country that they could achieve … (La Guma, 1991:17 in Mkhize, 137) he dropped out of school to join the army. His first job was as a factory worker for …

… German father, Heinrich (Heinz) Schelowsky (later changed to Shell) and South African-born mother, Louie Shell née … history and comparative slavery. On his return to South Africa, he worked as a research officer in what was … of this museum in May 1978, he resigned from his position to read for his doctorate at Yale University. He was awarded …

… Pachai A petition dated 17 September 1906 was sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by three Parsees, … their arguments did not persuade the British authorities to treat them differently from other Indians. Source: Gov. … memorialists, and the Government should consider itself bound. In conclusion your memorialists beg humbly though …

… was commissioned in 1978. He was one of the first blacks to undertake the South African staff and management course at … As a result, Transkei had a smooth transition prior to the national elections of 1994; he also led the Transkei … South Africa (CODESA) negotiations, which in turn led to 1994 elections. He was chosen by the African National …

… In April 1899 he enrolled at the Inner Temple, London to study law. Having volunteered for service in the Second … South African War ) with the Inns of Court Rifles, he came to South Africa in 1902, when on the recommendation of Lionel … and subsequently Town Clerk of Johannesburg from 1903 to 1905. He formed part of Lord Alfred Milner’s …

… School, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal ). She attended Fort Hare to do a pre-medical course, before transferring to the University of Witwatersrand, where she qualified as a … Enver Hassim . They married in 1952. When she returned to Durban, Zuleika worked at a provincial hospital and then …

… Motsoko Pheko was born on 13 November 1933 to a wealthy rural family in Lesotho. In the late 1930s, … sudden death of their parents, Pheko and his brother came to South Africa to live with their aunt, E.M. Moerane. In 1960, Pheko became … West Cape News, 2012. “ PAC’s member of Parliament fighting to keep position ” from West Cape News [online], Available …

… Lee. The daughter of a pianist, Brenda began singing to her mother's accompaniment at a very young age, and already at the age of five, she had tourists paying to hear her sing. She already had her first band at this … old, renowned producer Koloi Lebona came from Johannesburg to visit the Fassie's Langa home after a number of Cape Town …

… Nkosi Johnson was born Xolani Nkosi to an HIV positive mother in a township on the east rand. When his mother became too ill to take care of him, she gave him up for adoption. He was … relations officer Gail Johnson. She changed his name to Nkosi Johnson. Johnson was thrust into the media when a …

… from being a 90-day detainee under solitary confinement to an awaiting trial prisoner was bewildering and the … identified as threatening. His family’s distinction went back more than a century. His grandfather, Abram, was an … could not fault him, except to say that his fate was bound up with Esther’s and neither he nor the magistrate …

… the Dougall Hall in  Marabastad . The school later moved to Atteridgeville to become Hofmeyr High School. On his return from a world … specific time. While teaching Nkomo obtained a scholarship to study medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand …

… In July 1962 Mtshali left South Africa and went into exile to join uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in 1962 without being able to inform or say goodbye to his wife or children. Eight years later, without having … 2012]| Sadet, 2012. Interviews: Eric Mtshali ’ in The Road To Democracy Project [online]. Available at …

… School. After receiving the Andrew Smith bursary he went to Lovedale College in Alice, where he passed his Junior … (Standard Eight or Grade Ten). In 1923, Jordan went to study at St John’s College in uMtata, Eastern Cape. He won a scholarship to Fort Hare University College, Eastern Cape, where he …

… School in Johannesburg, and in 1953 she went abroad to study domestic science at the Edinburgh College of … she qualified as a domestic science teacher, she moved to Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) and she lived there for eight years. On her return to South Africa, she worked as a Home Economics Officer in …