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… of the Ohlange Institute, founded by John Dube in Natal and later attended the Healdtown Institution in the Eastern … in Taunton, Somerset. Queen's College, Taunton, was and is a (Methodist) secondary school (mixed, day and boarding). He stayed in Taunton after finishing his …

… on the Baltic Sea. He experienced the First World War and the October Revolution of 1917 as a child, and this led to his socialist political development. During … War I, he was separated from his family.  He became a waif and a stray, wandering with a mascot of Cossack soldiers who …

… joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in 1945 and then the African National Congress (ANC) in 1948, and the Leather Workers Union in 1949. As a result, he was … in 1941 with 100,000 members. CPSA activists led CNETU and reached about 150,000 members by the end of World War II. …

… Durban . She grew up in Grey Street, with three brothers and three sisters. Along with her siblings, she attended the … earning a salary of 10 shillings.Her parents, R.K. Naidoo and Thangatchee Naidoo, were well connected in Natal and she grew up surrounded by prominent Indian people such as …

… Yazeed Kamaldien is a freelance journalist and photographer living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1998 he embarked … photography included a short course in the theory of black and white photography at the Cape Technikon and informal …

… Ashley Kriel was born on the 17 October 1966 to Ivy and Melvin Kriel. He has two sisters, Michel Assure and Melaney Adams. He grew up in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. Bonteheuwel is a township on the Cape Flats and was predominantly working class. In the context of the …

… from New Zealand were being sheltered in his hometown, and the family was warned that there might be reprisals … someone to get a permit to take a boat out of the harbour, and with others they set out for Crete. They were picked up … at the sports club on Gezira [Zamalek] island in Cairo, and the young Bizos was sent to stay at a Greek orphanage in …

… was born on 17 October 1933, the third child of Isaac and Alina More in a village called Mogopa near … North West Province ). Her father worked in Johannesburg and they lived in Sophiatown . At the age of seven her mother … could attend school in their village. Her grandfather and others bought two farms, one of which was called Mogopa. …

… West Province . She was the daughter of Seli Seichoko and her father was Khaonyatse/Gaonyatse Seichoko. She stayed … child because Ruth’s father had died when she was fourteen and her mother did not have enough money to keep two children … Union. The issues then were the conditions of teachers and salaries, as well as teaching materials for the schools. …

… at the age of six, on the eve of the First World War, and his mother, Ray, had arrived as an infant. Both of his parents were involved in the Communist Party and trade unionism. His career in human rights activism … practice as an advocate at the Cape Bar when he was 21, and most of his work involved defending people charged under …

… Imam Achmad Cassiem was born 12th of December in 1945 and grew up in an Islamic environment. He became politicised … to be the mastermind behind the manufacturing of bombs and explosives. Cassiem was then detained under the 90 Day … which time he was interrogated by the security police and denied access to a lawyer or his family. In 1964 he was …

… mark within the Durban art scene. His talent was noticed and nourished by the late Trevor Makhoba (qv.) through his … house. For four years Duma was under Makhoba’s tutelage, and has since shared a stage with Makhoba and another former student, Welcome Danca. Together they have …

… Letta Mbulu was born in Soweto and, during her teens, she toured South Africa and then England with the musical  King Kong . She returned … the states she was invited to tour with Cannonball Adderly and soon thereafter joined forces with Harry Belafonte. Her …

… at UN(P) 1941-47 under Rosa Hope gaining a BA(FA) 1947 and 1956-57 at Düsseldorf State Academy attaining a testat. … of study tours to Europe, living there from 1971-1980 and studying mosaic work and stained glass. In 1986 she returned to South Africa. She …

… Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile, the son of Simon Stofile and Miriam Ngcongcobela, was born on 27 December 1944, in the … of Fort Hare an obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 and a Bachelor of Theology (Honours) degree from the same … degree in Theology from University of Fort Hare (1979) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Technology from Tubingen in …

… Western Cape) on 14 April 1925. His parents, Carl August and Elsie May Eglin were religious. He grew up in Pinelands, … learner. The tension between the supporters of  D.F. Malan and those of Barry Hertzog in the mid-1930s was mirrored in his aunt’s home, and deeply affected him. Eglin left Orange Free State (now …

… Constance Stuart Larrabee was born in Cornwall, England and came to South Africa with her parents when she was three … studios of Yevonde, a Berkley Square society photographer and Yvonne, a theatrical photographer. Between1935 and 1936 Constance studied at the Bavarian State Institute …

… Westville. During her studies she took a year off to work, and came back to complete a BSc. Degree in 1977. She proceeded to post-graduate level and obtained a BSc. Honours in Biochemistry in 1979. From … became involved in student politics, organising boycotts and other forms of protests. She was detained for violating …

… in 1884 in Carnarvonshire, Wales, the son of a minister, and immigrated to South Africa in 1905, imbued with his family's ideals of liberal reform and social service. Working with C. T. Loram, he helped found the Johannesburg Joint Council in 1921 and thereafter became the chief organiser of other Joint …

… a militant, fighting organisation of our young people and an autonomous wing, but integral part of the AFFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. We are inspired and very proud that KwaZulu Natal is convening its 7th … Africa, we have the world`s biggest reserves of platinum, gold, chrome, manganese and many other important minerals, …

… the 22 April 1935, the fourth of the eight children of Mr and Mrs NR Maharaj of Newcastle, Natal. He matriculated at St Oswald's School and enrolled for a BA degree at the University of Natal, … Council, campaigned against the segregation of students and supported the boycott of the separate graduation …

… KwaZulu-Natal. His father, Xhegwana Elliot, was illiterate and his mother, Ella Magubane, had been to school only for … Apparently, his father had an argument with the farmer and the Magubanes left the farm and moved to Durban where they settled in an informal …

… Trade union leader and organizer Johanna Hendrina (Joey) Scheepers was one of the four daughters of Sarel Gerhardus Breitenbach and his wife, Johanna Hendrina Strydom.  Johanna Scheepers … born in 1915. During the depression of the 1930s Scheepers and her sister, Anna Magrieta, went to Johannesburg to seek …

… Kerr was the first of six children born to William and Elizabeth Findlay Kerr. When he was six years old the … Kerr attended the Mearns Street Primary School in Greenock and then, in pursuance of a career in education, became a … four years. He enrolled at Moray House Training College and Edinburgh University, graduating with an MA degree in …

… Congress of Democrats (CoD). He was born in Latvia in 1927 and came with his family to South Africa in 1934. After … University of Cape Town in 1950, he worked as a surveyor and a lecturer at a London Polytechnic Institute. Returning to South Africa in 1953, he joined the COD and in 1955 became its secretary for the Cape western region, …

… career started at Rosmead Primary School in Hanover Park and then he proceeded to Oaklands High and Livingstone High. Here he had contact with a teacher, … in the formation of a drama society in Hanover Park. Plays and skits were performed at various youth and church groups …

… the bomb. As a result the bomb went off harmlessly and all those involved were arrested including Mike Ngubeni and Raymond Thoms. Schoon spent 12 years at Pretoria Local … National Party , protested his son’s treatment in prison and resigned to join the Progressive Federal Party . While …

… presently Malawi . He was the second born son of Mr and Mrs. Musa Kadalie Muwamba.He was born into chiefly … from Livingstonia Missionary Institute with an honours and at age sixteen he was a qualified teacher, and he was already assigned by Dr. Laws to run district …

… 1932, grew up in Port Elizabeth. His father was Afrikaner and his mother English-speaking. Fugard enrolled at the … not finish his studies, dropping out to travel in Africa and the world. He found work on a ship, and travelled around the world for two years before returning …

… of Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic … Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. Upon independence in 1960, the former … remained very low, even after the discovery of copper, gold, diamonds and cobalt. The Belgian plunder continued. …