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… Cape . She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia Mamodise Tsiu, who had nine children in total. She … they were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, poetry and music; as well as sewing, weaving mats and baskets and dictation. When Resha was ten, she was sent …

… Cape. She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia Mamodise Tsiu, who had nine children in total. She … they were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, poetry and music; as well as sewing, weaving mats and baskets and dictation. When Resha was ten, she was sent …

… Omar was born in Observatory, Cape Town on 26 May 1934 and grew up in District Six. He attended the Kipling Street Muslim primary school in Salt River and matriculated at Trafalgar High School in District Six, … a BA LLB degree. As a student he joined the Unity Movement and became involved in student protest activity on campus. In …

… to join the organisation. In a career spanning over two and half decades, Ngwenya has covered some of South Africa’s hotspots and also travelled extensively doing different assignments. Ngwenya covered conflict in Liberia and Nigeria, violent land seizures in Zimbabwe and natural …

… The quiet and yet temperamental Martin Qgibinsizi Tose was born in … the compulsory carrying of pass books for Black people and the breakaway of the Africanists section from the African … He established himself as a sculptor, graphic artist and a painter during his late teens. Tose attended part-time …

… Mkhize first into the trade union movement in 1962, and into MK later the same year. Thereafter, he was ordered … He left in the company of Winston Sindane, Samson Mbatha and Cyril ‘Edwin’ Dlamini, through Botswana and Zambia into Tanzania. Mkhize and his group were sent to …

… for eight years. In 1961 he left Ceza Secondary School and began working as a clerk in Vryheid. In 1962 Mbatha met Peder Gowenius and 'asked if he could attend' the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) Art and Craft Centre, which at that time was attended mainly by …

… at the impressionable age of 17 she visited Cape Town and its cultural life inspired artistic ambitions, she … offer at 3 guineas. Around 1912 Laubser visited Pretoria and subsequently moved to the Transvaal, taking a job as a … paintings portrayed the landscapes, rural workers, animals and flowers of the Malmesbury area where she grew up. In 1913 …

… milestone in the development of Afrikaans poetry, formally and politically. His literary reputation is international, … work having been translated into Dutch, English, French and German. Born on 16 September 1939 in Bonnievale, near … Sweat), broke new ground in Afrikaans poetry as “powerful and startling ideas are presented without the use of …

… (now KwaZulu-Natal). He was the youngest child of Duggie and Hilda McKenzie. He attended Melbourne Road Primary and Parkhill High Schools in Durban, matriculating at Harold … It was here that he met Moeneefa Samsodien whom he married and they had a son, David Lee. In the mid seventies, McKenzie …

… 1961 also went under military training in the Soviet Union and was involved in its first sabotage units. By 1962, he was … to platoon commander of MK. Owing to his commitment and leadership, he was asked to become a member of the Second … during the 1960 state of emergency . In April 1963, Chiba and his comrades Solly Vania, Indres Naidoo and Shirish …

… in Johannesburg in 1925, he grew up in Alexandra Township and attended schools in Basutoland, Johannesburg, and Kimberley until matriculation. He was one of the first … a gymnasium in the Western Native Township in Johannesburg and later worked as a clerk for the Public Utility Transport …

… he studied at theological institutions in Kampen, Holland, and New York, gaining a PhD, in ethics,in 1975. On his return … beyond the 2.8 million "Coloured people" to both black and white opponents of apartheid. In 1981, various black … Alliance of Black Reformed Christians in Southern Africa) and elected Boesak as chairman. The alliance's statement …

… that a nation has the right to determine its own destiny, and this in turn means that, if it forms part of a multi-racial state or empire, it has the right to secede and lead an independent political existence. That is … which came with the discovery of diamonds in 1870 and of gold sixteen years later transformed South Africa from a …

… ‘Cecil Galeta’ was born on 7 June 1941 and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa.  However, he was more … he embarked on a personal spiritual quest.  He embraced and explored aspects of the Islamic mystical tradition … McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Gertze, Makaya Ntoshoko and many other notable South African musicians. Bassist Lamie …

… Anglican School, Daggakraal, in the district of Amersfoort and then went to St Chatswold Training College. In 1933, he moved to Johannesburg and continued his studies until matriculation in 1937. After … University of South Africa (Unisa). Mothopeng taught Maths and Physical Science at Orlando High School for about …

… his father, Jozua Naudé.  Naudé was one of eight children and was born into a family that was fully committed to the … father was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and was a founding member of the Afrikaner Broederbond, a … University of Stellenbosch. He received his degree in 1939 and completed a Masters degree in languages. He also joined …

… up in a mud-brick house. The Congo was a colony of Belgium and, as such, he attended both Protestant and Catholic schools run by white Belgian missionaries.  Lumumba was intelligent and used to ask too many problematic questions [2] . Lumumba …

… Fellow Countrymen, If you may ever need comfort, courage and inspiration for the difficult yet manly task I am going … them call you any names they like but get on with the job and see that matters that vitally require attention. Native … ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL WELFARE The African is the worker of South Africa. However, because of his lack of …

… Fellow Countrymen, If you may ever need comfort, courage and inspiration for the difficult yet manly task I am going … them call you any names they like but get on with the job and see that matters that vitally require attention. Native … ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL WELFARE The African is the worker of South Africa. However, because of his lack of …

… was born the 17 February, 1951 in Beaufort West to Henry and Gertrude Lindt. She is the third of seven children in an … her primary education at the Methodist Primary School and thereafter completed her secondary education at … she worked as a laboratory technician for Plascon Paints and remained there for 16 years. In 1985 she earned a diploma …

… would organise the queues in Athlone as the lorries came and saw that each one got her share without doing herself … of sugar. It was largely women: Katie White, Gladys Smith, and Hettie September. The government had arranged that vans … in certain areas. They were loaded with rice one week and sugar the next week.   Blanche was educated in Athlone …

… Williamstown. His father James Calata was a Presbyterian and his mother Eliza, an Anglican. He trained as a teacher at St.Mathews College and as a priest in the Anglican Church.Calata served as a … time he took an active part both in Xhosa cultural affairs and in national church affairs, serving as president of the …

… which was under Emperor Haile Silassie . The sculptor and painter, was born on 13 April 1935 in Sophiatown , … societies in South Africa were challenged by modernity and urbanity, which merged with racial segregation. Kumalo … Street Art Centre consistently over 4 years between 1953 and 1957. At the Centre, Cecil Skotnes , the Recreation …

… October 1928 in District 6, Cape Town where also grew up and attended Sydney Street School. District 6 was one of the … areas as classified by the Apartheid government; and it was situated on the slopes of Table Mountain. Daniels … boy in Cape Milliners, a messenger boy in Old Mutual and at Bally’s Shoe Factory. In 1955 he worked in what was …

… 1944 in Durban. His father was a first-class cricketer and editor of the Port Elizabeth Herald. Pollock attended … Province. In 1961, he visited London with his parents and while there, played six matches for Sussex Second XI. He … team. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury during the tour and was forced to miss two tests in the New Zealand Tour that …

… Chairman of the Students’ Christian Association (SCA) and chairman of Polumnia (for theological students). In 1946 … Treurnicht was appointed travelling Secretary of the SCA and in the same year was appointed Minister of the Dutch … his time there he played rugby for South Western Districts and was scrum-half in the team that played the touring All …

… February was born in District Six in 1944.The son of clerk and a midwife. His family moved around several times, living  in places like Elsies River, Saldanha Bay and Stompeus Bay before eventually settling back in District … At university, February soon got involved in politics and had to drop out of medical school. He joined the South …

… He began experimenting with moulding clay as a child, and at around age fifteen began to teach himself how to … completing Standard Five, Mudzunga moved to Johannesburg and found a job as a gardener. At the time, when he was … the Zona Gallery they accused him of earning two salaries and misusing company time, and decided to dismiss him in May …

… Philemon Matlakana Tefu was born in 1940 and grew up in the township of Riversdale in Pretoria. In … under Kwame Nkrumah. The news of its independence and its leadership under a black a person became a dawning … Matlala taught about inequalities in South Africa and the oppression of African people under apartheid. After …