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… was born on 19 October 1922 in Paarl where she grew up, and studied at the universities of Stellenbosch (BA and SOD) and Cape Town (MA in Afrikaans-Nederlands). Within two years …

… His mother 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. He then began working for his father, 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 …

… . Her father, P.S. ‘Tottie’ Krige was a land surveyor and her mother, Emmy Bernsmann was the daughter of a missionary and a devout Christian. The Krige's had quite a standing as a … their ancestry back a few hundred years in South Africa and included people such as Uys Krige, a famous poet and …

… him as “Quarter”, a name given to him by  Nelson Mandela  and  Walter Sisulu . It was a play on his surname and a reference to his slight physique since many beverages … was a member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and a part of the corps of activists that contributed to the …

… in Fish Hoek on 4 August 1922. Stott was the only child and after her parents’ divorce, when she was just three years old, she was forced to go and stay with her grandparents. Her father moved to Pretoria , her mother re-married few years later and Eulalie remained with her grandparents. From the age of …

… Transvaal (now Gauteng ) to Ebrahim Ismail Asvat and Fatima Asvat. She was the ninth child in a family of … Amina grew up without any consciousness of colour and race. It was only when the family moved to Fordsburg, Johannesburg and she was forced to attend an Indian school that she became …

… *Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South Africa. Early life and education Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born to a Hindu … He was the last child of Karamchand Gandhi, his father and his father's fourth wife Putlibai. His father,  a lawyer …

… assisted an Indian person who had been run over by a car and in 1960. In Wetton she was warned again, this time at … the Daane – van Rensburg family went into voluntary exile and settled in the Netherlands, but Jacqueline carried on her fight against Apartheid and by 1966 in The Hague, she was in contact with the first …

… Evonne September, the second eldest daughter of Jakobus and Susan September was born on the 20th August 1935 in Royal rd, Maitland and grew up on the Klipfontein Mission Station (up to Std 4) and then moved to live with family in Gleemoor, a section of …

… while his father was a shopkeeper, a shop assistant and unemployed respectively. Although not overtly political, … of Nazi concentration camp victims was shown to him, and he decided on a career in law in order to oppose such … saw a link between this tragedy in European history and his own life under apartheid. A significant turning point …

… on by 1) the encroachment of colonialists over the lands and sovereignty of the Xhosa , 2) the prophecy of Nongqawuse and 3) lungsickness which spread rapidly among the cattle - a … the livelihoods of the Xhosa. Hence, King Sarhili’s rule and his life is characterised by a turbulent political …

… Schreiner’s nephews. She soon converted to Christianity and began helping Schreiner with her welfare work among blacks. She focused on visiting women in prison and hospital, and paid special attention to young girls and women who had …

… the youngest of the three sons of Harold Paley Becker and his wife, Anna Petronella Louw. Becker's early years were … great significance, for being born to middle-aged parents and being considerably younger than his two elder brothers, … It was in their company that his interest in the languages and customs of other people took root.  Becker was educated …

… ). She is the youngest in a family of 12, with six sisters and five brothers. Mokonyane completed her matriculation at … organiser in the Federation of Transvaal Women  (FEDTRAW) and part of the leadership of the civic movement, the Kagiso … Residents’ Organisation. Mokonyane became a shop steward and leader of the Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ …

… born in 1925 in India.  He was the third child of Fathima and Ishaq Hashim. His father was an adventurer and left his family to seek his fortune in South Africa in … 1920s. In South Africa he tried his hand at various trades and eventually settled for mattress-making, French polishing …

… was one of the accused in the Treason Trial . Fort Calata and his wife Nomonde met in 1974 in Cradock. In 1979, the … lived in Dimbaza, where Calata worked as a teacher. Fort and Nomonde had three children. According to his wife, … in Cradock, informing them about the dirty streets and the bucket system. Despite writing the letter …

… in Johannesburg  on 1 October 1945, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg who were both members of the ANC and the   South African Communist Party (SACP) . Her father was an anti-apartheid activist, photographer and trade unionist. Together, the Weinberg family made a …

… Soweto. He completed Standard VII in King William\'s Town and matric at St Francis College in Mariannhill. In I960 and 1961 he attended Lumko Art School in Queenstown and studied under Sister Pientia Selhorst C.P.S. He then …

… Jazz scene. He taught himself to play the saxophone and the clarinet, and is said to have had a big showman personality as he was loved by many of his peers and followers. He became the first black South African to …

… he grew up near Vereeniging. His father was a carpenter and preacher and his mother a counselor and midwife who was also gifted in handicrafts.His political …

… Rhodesia where he lived until the age of seven, before he and his mother emigrated to South Africa after her marriage … who worked as a crime reporter. His mother was a cabaret and jazz singer. The family went to Zambia where Clegg spent … available to his peers at the time. Between the age of 13 and 14 Clegg began playing the guitar, and by chance he came …

… at the University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s, and went on to join the Black People’s Convention (BPC) . … banned in 1977 by Jimmy Kruger, then Minister of Justice and Police, he became the first publicity secretary of the … oppressive regime from international sport, entertainment and related activities. He spearheaded opposition to tours by …

… in 1928, but grew up within the unique cultural and political milieu of Sophiatown in the 1930s and 1940s. As a young woman, Rathebe was drawn to the burgeoning and vibrant music scene in Sophiatown and started singing …

… to Botswana's northern border, befriended SWAPO guerillas and discovered an interest in how people live under political … to South Africa, he got a job as a guide with a hiking and safari company where he taught himself to do travel writing and photography. He then began stringing for Johannesburg …

… degree with Afrikaans (cum laude), Philosophy (cum laude) and English at the University of the Orange Freestate and then she went on to obtain a Masters degree in Afrikaans … verse for children, a short novel published by Heinemann and a book, Country of my Skull , on the South African Truth …

… Dulwich, London. In 1938, he immigrated to South Africa, and joined the Union Defense Force in 1940. In the Second … until 1944. During the same year he returned to England and was discharged after the end of the war in 1945. From 1947-1950, Hodgins studied part-time and from 1950-53, he studied full-time at the Goldsmith's …

… on 27 April 1950 in Cape Town . She married Desmond Engel and they have three daughters, Tania, Kim and Liza. Her exposure to apartheid injustices and economic exploitation as a child influenced her to take … Institute for Justice and Reconciliation …

… in art. As a young man, he got involved in politics, and he was an active member of the struggle against the … pressure that was placed on the South African and Swaziland authorities. Not long after his arrival in the UK, Ntuli immersed himself in the culture and became an active member as he engaged with the politics …

… Goldstone was born on 26 October 1938 and studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand where … of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in 1989 and Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from July 1994. He has also served as prosecutor and commission member in several other countries, including …

… wing Book Club in Durban where, among other authors, Marx and Lenin were read and discussed. At the age of 21, she joined the Communist … among others; HA Naidoo , Pauline Podbrey , Dawood Seedat and SV Reddy, some of whom were charged with her as … Forde, F. (2008) “Era of sacrifice and solidarity”.   The Mercury [online] Available at: …