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… in 1978 he gained an Honours Degree from that University and in 1979 he was awarded a British Council Scholarship to study art and design at the Middlesex Polytechnic, London, 1980-81.  He has taught art at UDW and is currently a lecturer in Fine Art at the Technikon …

… intensified. He renewed his acquaintance with Lembede and through Lembede met  A. P. Mda . The three subsequently … architects of the Youth League's emerging ideology, and Ngubane co-authored with Lembede the Congress Youth … entirely by Africans. Writing under both his own name and the pen names  "Kanyisa" and "Twana," he made  Inkundla  …

… was born in Pretoria in 1911 to a family of six children, and obtained her primary schooling in Kilnerton. She later … the  Garment Workers Union (GWU)  under Solly Sachs, and soon became one of its leading figures. Impressed by the … she joined the ANC during the 1950 Defiance Campaign  and was arrested for using facilities in a post office that …

… Newclare, Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) to Julie and Ebrahim Dangor. She completed her Standard Ten (Grade 12) … period, she worked with Reverend Beyers Naude to set up and administer a scholarship fund to educate and skill the African National Congress (ANC) and UDF …

… age of 16 at Inkamane College in Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal and later at the Adams College at Amanzimtoti where he … year when he was caught in the crossfire of a gun-fight and badly wounded. Although Mthembu could no longer box, his … love for the sport led him to pursue a career as a trainer and later as a boxing writer. In 1955, he moved to Dube …

… obtained her B.A. from the University of Cape Town in 1978 and her LL.B. (cum laude) from the same university in 1980, … the University of Sydney with first class honours in 1981 and a Ph.D. from the University of London (London School of … as an attorney in Johannesburg specialising in labour law and land rights law. During this period she acted for a wide …

… African Defence Force (SADF). Levin was vocally right-wing and gained a reputation amongst his peers for sabotaging … by showing them pornographic images of same-sex people and simultaneously shocking them with an electric current. … stimulus (sexual attraction to the same sex) with pain and ultimately not want to engage in that activity. While …

… Vicky Sampson was born in 1969, to Faye and Victor Sampson. Her father, Victor, was a member of the … issues. This put huge strain on her parent’s marriage, and when she was 12, they divorced. Victor Sampson would be … Hanover Park, Sampson went to school at Greenlands Primary and joined the Hanover Park Youth Club. Sampson states that …

… in St. Petersburg of the USSR. She graduated in 1969, and learned to speak fluent Russian during her studies. She … enrolled at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and in 1972 received a degree in obestrics and gynaecology. It was there that she initiated the …

… The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest … of British colonialism. He attended Kamandura, Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools before proceeding to Alliance … was the Mau Mau war of independence between 1952 and 1963. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Makerere …

… including some of their political leaders, hoped and believed that Hitler would win the war. When Goldreich's … himself staring at a Hitler Youth magazine. He balked and wrote to the Prime Minister, Jan Smuts , refusing to learn German and demanding to be taught Hebrew. Goldreich got his …

… speaking liberal home. His mother was born in England and came to South Africa after the Second World War and married and settled down in Grahamstown where she was an active …

… in Pietermaritzburg.  He left school in the late 1940s and went to work in Durban.  He joined the African National … Sobantu branch of the ANC.  Xaba was subsequently arrested and charged with arson after all the township schools were … he was among many ANC, National Indian Congress (NIC) and Liberal Party activists and leaders who were detained in …

… South Africa. He was the eldest child of Alimal and Appasamy Cooper. Cooper matriculated from Sastri College, … with  Steve Biko , Harry Nengwekhulu, Strini Moodley and  Barney Pityana , and it was through their discussions that the philosophy of …

… though poor, were anxious to give him some education and sent him to the day school. He liked school and put his whole heart into his lessons. It was not long before he became one of the brightest boys in school and only a boy when he took his Teacher's Certificate. He …

… in Kimberley in 1867 followed in 1886 by the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand. Mineral discoveries in South … was not the first part of the world to industrialise and came quite far behind in the industrial revolution. Over … process changed the face of people's lives. These events and their impact on British society may be compared to the …

… 1883 in Port Elizabeth, the son of a West Indian father and an African mother. Ordained as an Anglican minister, he … was founded in 1921,in the United States by George Mcguire and which had its headquarters in America. he later resigned as Anglican Priest and moved to Johannesburg,where he worked for an insurance …

… Teyateyaneng district near Maseru. His early clay animals and figures were made with the aid of book illustrations. He later began modelling from life and was encouraged by C. G. Damant, who discovered … one point Makoanyane used materials such as wood, feathers and skins to fashion accessories in which he dressed his …

… in Johannesburg, Kirchhoff spend his early years in Norway and Massachusetts before returning to Johannesburg to … schooling.  He studied Land Surveying at Wits University, and spent 14 months working in Antarctica as both a meteorologist and surveyor. He spent many happy hours taking photographs …

… for 30 years. During 1974/75 he spent time in the UK and was a member of the Transport General Workers’ Union … tried in the Cape Town Supreme Court from 7 – 15 June 1978 and was charged with helping to produce and distribute pamphlets for the ANC and SACP. An alternative …

… most celebrated alto saxophonist, composer, arranger and flautist, with a career spanning three decades. In the … to fame as an original member of the Pacific Express band and later toured the United State and Europe with Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ebrahim). He then went …

… as Herry the strandloper (beach walker), he was chief and interpreter of the Gorinhaikonas. In 1630 he was taken to Bantam by the English and returned to the Cape a year later. He had learned to speak Dutch and English, which made him very useful to his people, and …

… of the Ndebele, Ndzundza-Mabhoko King Mabusabesala II, and Queen Johanna Selepi, was born on 3rd  February 1953 in … (Weltevrede), Groblersdal. The Prince had an elder brother and a younger sister. From the age of 16, he sat in on … to the homeland system made a great impression on him and in years to come - particularly in 1981 when KwaNdebele …

… Virgile Joseph Bonhomme was born in Durban on 15 March 1944 and his parents were Patricia and Francoise Virgile Bonhomme.He attended St Augustine’s Junior School, Durban and then attended Bechet College where he completed Standard …

… the son of semiliterate Bapedi parents. Studious and able, he made his way to Fort Hare, where he graduated … obtaining advanced degrees in anthropology, education, and law. In 1948 he was invited to lecture in anthropology at Fort Hare, and, encouraged by  A. P. Mda , a friend and fellow teacher, …

… 1882. Educated at Marlborough, at Winchester College and Oxford (where he formed a lifelong friendship with W. E. … in 1840. In 3847 he offered his services to Bishop Gray and was appointed the first archdeacon of Grahamstown, with … the Cape Colony. Arriving at the Cape in November 1848, he and his wife and family reached Grahamstown early in 1849, …

… Ebrahim Ebrahim , Billy Nair , Ganesan “Coetsee” Naicker, and Siva Pillay. They provided training in making and using explosives and other materials for sabotage and participated in the …

… She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts Academy in Berlin. A friend of Nita Spilhaus ,  she joined SASA and was represented on their 1917 exhibition in a variety of …

… which allowed him to study further in Germany, France and Italy. Although he exhibited frequently in South Africa, as well as in New York, Paris, Milan, Israel and London, where he received glowing reviews in the British … first art therapy courses for wounded soldiers in Egypt and ran art and crafts courses for them during the desert …

… who was active in the South African anti-apartheid and the trade union movements. She obtained a bachelor's … detention, she was held in solitary confinement, tortured and beaten. In 1986, after editing community and trade union papers, she was detained again, while she was …