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… 1 June 1919. He joined the  Natal Indian Congress  in 1941 and became an executive member in 1956 until his arrest on 1 … for 55 days under the notorious 90-Day Detention Law and was subsequently charged in the Natal sabotage trial sitting at Pietermaritzburg and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment on 29 February 1964. …

… the senior cricket team. Amra was exposed to George Singh and other activists who played a crucial role in charting a … he joined the Durban-based Liberal Studies Group (LSG) and joined  members such as IC Meer , Dawood Seedat and Dr Monty Naicker . The LSG’s mouthpiece, The Call for …

… She trained at the Evangelical Lutheran Church Art and Craft Centre (ELC), Rorke’s Drift, mainly under Ulla Gowenius and also received some training there under Allina Ndebele.  … her.  She exhibited on exhibitions arranged by the ELC Art and Craft Centre in major South African art museums. She is …

… a diploma in Interior Design from Natal Technical college and is a graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. She lived in Johannesburg and worked as the South African photographic correspondent … in the 1980s. At the time she was freelancing for Reuters and was a regular contributor to  Staffrider . Schwegmann had …

… Florence Matomela was born on 1st of January ,in 1910 and worked as a teacher while raising five children. In 1950, … the first women volunteers in the 1952 Defiance Campaign , and spent six weeks in prison for civil disobedience. She was later tried with the Cape leaders of the campaign and given a nine month suspended sentence. In the mid-1950s, …

… He was born in Pietersburg, Limpopo. He is a painter and sculptor. He received his primary education at Thunzi Primary School where he started drawing, and at the Matsobana High School were he received art classes … completing Standard 8. From 1978 he worked for an Iron and Steel company until the end of 1985. His first pictures …

… the American Board for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in 1833 and in 1834 was appointed along with five other missionaries … missionary work in South Africa. The missionaries and their wives sailed from Boston, Massachusetts to Cape Town on 3 December 1834 and arrived in the Cape on 5 February 1835.  On 20 December …

… was born August 25,1941 at Adams Mission in rural Natal and completed his junior certificate at the Loram Secondary … Robben Island,where he participated in political training and completed  his high school education. In 1973 after his release he survey research with Eddie Webster and others for the University of Natal Centre for Applied …

… White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege while ignoring the realities of apartheid. However, her courage and conviction forced her to move away from this comfort to … Black Sash , a founding trustee of the Black Sash Trust, and the driving force behind the Transvaal Rural Action …

… Both her parents were actively involved in the struggle, and it did not take long for Thornton to follow suit, taking … Congress (ANC) , the Coloured People’s Congress (CPC), and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) In1953, as part … where she actively campaigned against the Group Areas Act and Bantu Education Act . Furthermore, she was also involved …

… Marxist thinker. His work on capitalism, colonialism and (under)development was one of the most important … he moved to Paris to study political science, statistics and economics. From his arrival he became very active … relationship between capitalism, eurocentrism, development and under-development in the World economy. Since then, his …

… Cyril Manganye. In 1983 Nkosi won an OK Bazaars bursary and enrolled for the Bonono Art Course at the Funda Centre in … In 1984 he joined the Funda Foundation as an employee and worked there for three years. His art has been shown in … ‘Historical perspectives of Black art in South Africa’ and ‘Eleven contemporary Black South African Artists’. Better …

… 1969. He grew up in the picturesque Pietermaritzburg town and excelled in cricket from an early age. In 1992, Rhodes … the Cricket World Cup. He became an overnight sensation and is lauded by his peers and cricket lovers all over the world. Rhodes is an …

… Johannesburg. Motaung began playing soccer at a young age and turned professional at the age of 16 when he joined … After a few years abroad, Motaung returned to South Africa and immediately started proceedings to form his own team, to … opposition, Motaung managed to get the club off the ground and soon gained a large following.  He named the club Kaizer …

… at Hoër Meisieskool, Pretoria , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) and studied fine art at the University College of Natal (now … years abroad, living in countries like Israel, England and Amsterdam. Cussons wrote in Afrikaans instead of English, … poems appeared in the Afrikaans magazine Die Huisgenoot and later in Standpunte .  In 1946, the first Stiebeuel …

… Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto , Johannesburg in  1957 and grew up in Newclare, before moving to Riverlea, a poor … It is Time to Go Home under the Ad Donker imprint, and for which van Wyk received the Olive Schreiner Prize. Van … had written over 20 books, including poetry collections and children's books. Individual poems have been published in …

… art. From 1972 to 1974 he studied at Rorke\'s Drift and in 1975 he opened a graphic studio in his house in Kwa … 1982. From 1973 to 1976 he was helped by Lucas Sithole and in 1975 he studied at the Bill Ainslie Studios. In 1976 and 1977 Mahlangu worked with Mel Brigg in Springs. Until the …

… England c.1871. He trained at the Brighton School of Art and became proficient in watercolour, the most English of … painting mediums. He first came to SA as an opera singer, and settled in Fish Hoek. Between 1917 and 1918, he was on active service in both South West Africa/ …

… by some to be the best mystical poet in Afrikaans - and a prolific author.  He wrote 54 books, including five of poetry and one on depression.  De Villiers also composed a number of … University, where he considered studying business and then journalism before settling on Afrikaans literature, …

… 1935. Adams joined South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the forties … Ghetto Act campaign . With the SAIC he collected food and money for victims of the 1949 Durban riots and for families whose wage earners were jail during the 1952 …

… of his head by the police. He left behind his young wife and two children, including a new-born baby. He was also financially supporting his mother and niece at the time of his death. According to his wife, … Phumeza Nosikholise Mabiya, "On the 18 th [my neighbours and my husband's cousin] came back and told me they found my …

… Van den Berg Clive was born in Zambia. He studied at UN(P) and obtained a BA(FA). He lectured in Art History at UN(P) in … at the Technikon Natal. He has won a number of awards and has undertaken public commissions. He has exhibited on numerous group shows and has a number of solo exhibitions. His work is represented …

… we know the group today. He was born in Swaziland in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the Dlamini … in central Swaziland, where he settled, became the social and political centre of the Swazi people. Sobhuza I continued to subdue or drive away the nearby Sotho clans and consolidated his power in the region. Eventually his rule …

… (now Gauteng Province ). Ndhlovu obtained her primary and secondary education in South Africa and completed half of her tertiary education at the … of Zululand before she went into exile. Jeannette and her two sisters, Thandi and Granny, left the country …

… Limpopo Province ). She grew up in Warmbaths (Bela Bela) and has degrees in Librarianship and a BA Honours in Philosophy from the University of Pretoria. After her studies, she worked as a journalist and a Librarian. She and her husband, Louis Esterhuizen an …

… High School, without completing Matric. Looking at books and magazines inspired his first drawings, which he … Farms in Worcester temporarily, quitting due to the racism and exploitation he experienced. He did not seek another job … newspaper Grassroots >. Hlongwane applied to participate, and CAP organiser Derek Joubert invited him to start a …

… of financial problems. Later,he completed high school and earned  a dimploma in bussiness economics. In 1942, he … experiences at the factory developed his political views and commitment to the labour struggle. A year later he joined the Communist Party of South Africa and became Secretary for the Port Elizabeth branch until the …

… with an explosion at the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg and jailed at John Vorster Square . Police evidence said that … home Soweto, which was searched.An electrical detonator and explosive chemicals were found .He was returned to John Vorster Square and during interrogation asked if he was prepared to make a …

… 1931, a second generation South African of Indian descent and first born child of devoutly staunch Muslim parents. He … a BA (Hon) in Political Studies, also with Distinction and an LLB in 1957. As an academic scholar Mahomed engaged with student affairs, becoming a notable and active member of the Students’ Representative Council and …

… he was drawn to the philosophy of Black Consciousness, and became active in the South African Students Organisation … Mohapi, together with several other leaders of SASO and the Black People's Convention , was detained November … 1975,  Mohapi was banned under the Internal Security Act  and restricted to King Willliamstown, where he was later …