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… "open universities" except the University of South Africa and Natal Medical School. 24 January, Rioting by Africans in … appointed to inquire into an experiment involving twelve gold mines in which African miners have been employed. 21 … Commission into the employment of African labour in twelve gold mines, the experiment is terminated. The Minister of …

… (Transvaal) in 1851. His mother was daughter of Sephate and was from a royal lineage. In 1863, his father, a junior … school, the Edendale College. He was Rev. Hlongwana and Rev. H Samoron's pupil for at least three years. In 1880 … Church held it annual conference in Peitermaritzburg and invited Mr. Mokone who was not a member at the time. …

… Egypt in 1891. He served in World War I with distinction and late studied architecture in Leeds and at the RA Schools 11 London. His ideals were based on the notion of a symbiotic relationship between the artist and the architect in solving the problems peculiar to modern …

… time. She attended St. Theresa, a catholic primary school and when she reached high school she realized that all were … the other teachers in the staff room. To add to this, she and her family were forced to leave their family home when … in hiding. In 1975 she started community work, organizing and mobilizing women, however she was arrested under section …

… in the township. Soccer was one of his favourite pastimes, and his talent was soon spotted by Kaizer Chief scouts, who … in Soweto . Fortunately, no vital organs were damaged and the incident would not prevent him from returning to … where he joined Leeds United. Despite several injuries and a troubled relationship with the team manager, Radebe …

… he worked as a journalist at the Natal Witness , Drum and Golden City Post . In July 1964 he was held under the country’s 90-day detention law and later sentenced, with other members of the African … in Johannesburg. He also served as a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) committee on human rights …

… Mduduzi Malinga, was one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved fighters in the 1970s and 80s. He was born on 09 November 1947 at Steadville, … losing to Enoch Nhlapho, a three-time national champion and one of the greats in SA boxing history. On 27 June 1970, …

… Tloome became involved in trade union work in the 1930s and joined the Communist Party. In 1941 he was chosen … of the Orlando branch of the ANC in Johannesburg in 1945 and at about the same time became the first full-time … by the World Federation of Trade Unions. Known as an able and diligent organiser, he was narrowly defeated by  Walter …

… Management from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Certificate in Personnel Management from IPM. Shoke … government. He obtained his military training in Angola and completed the Brigade Commanders Course in the USSR. He … leadership of Operation Vula in 1988. Between 1993 and 1994, Shoke followed an Intermediate Staff Course in …

… 1976 Nkosi studied painting, graphics, sculpture, weaving and ceramics at Rorke's Drift. From 1977 to 1980 he worked … he taught art at the Open School, Durban. Between 1982 and 1986 he was employed as a graphic artist by the SABC. … been a senior tutor at the AIA, FUNDA, teaching drawing and painting to diploma students. Exhibitions: 1974: Sweden …

… 1959.  Gwangwa then went on to become a composer of note and became the first black South African to release an album. … film was nominated for several awards, including an Oscar and a Grammy. i It received the Ivor Bovello and Black Emmy awards. Gwanga came back to South Africa in …

… Stein was born on 25 December in 1920 in Cape Town, and was brought up in Durban. He studied engineering at … apartheid. In the late 1950s, Stein left South Africa, and settled in London, where he launched The London Property … in 1995. During this time, Stein competed in both British and international athletic competitions, and won numerous …

… Photo Agency in Johannesburg, publishing in Ada, Learn and Teach, Work in Progress, Die Suid-Afrikaan, Monitor and Development Bank . From 1991 to 1993, he freelanced for … photographing the turbulent pre-election South Africa and publishing in Newsweek, Der Spiegel, The Independent, The …

… qualified as a teacher at the Wilberforce Institute, and in 1950 he began working at Total, the petrol company, in … Congress  campaigns from the 1952 Defiance Campaign, and on 5 December 1956, Bokala was one of many that were … In January 1958, charges were withdrawn against Bokala and 64 of his fellow accused in the Treason Trial, and …

… in Manchester, England in 1810 of Irish parents. Du Val and his business manager and long-time associate, Arthur Fry, arrived in Cape Town at … W. Deecker. The paper was distributed thrice weekly and the last edition was printed on the press of De Volksstem …

… Eastern Cape, South Africa. He attended the local primary and high school before dropping out at grade nine to follow … boxing. During his amateur career Bungu won 108 fights and suffered 20 losses. He turned professional on 26 April … his defeat in May 1990 to capture the South African title and went on to defend it successfully five times. On 20 …

… to be studied, the Sharpeville massacre, Soweto uprising and the release of Nelson Mandela and unbanning of liberation movements have been selected to … laws and job reservation. This role was one of labourer, worker, and servant only. As H.F Verwoerd, the architect of …

… Sophiatown  African National Congress  in the mid-1950s and a first-string accused in the  Treason Trial of 1956-1961 . Tyeku was born in 1904 and worked in his early life as a farm labourer in Bethal in … later moved to Johannesburg, where he became a coal dealer and property owner in Sophiatown and joined the ANC. Without …

… born at Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. He is a sculptor of figures and he works in wood. He attended school at the Umgeni Mission Station and trained as a teacher at the Vryheid Training College.  He … He has participated in group exhibitions from 1965 in KZN and he held his first solo exhibition in 1980 in Durban. In …

… Macala tended cattle on a farm in the Orange Free State and passed the time drawing on the rocks with stones. He is … for a few months under Cecil Skotnes at Jubilee Art Centre and in 1965 and 1966 he painted outdoor life with Ephraim Ngatane who …

… In 1935 she started work at the Cape Archives Depot and in 1944 she transferred to the Transvaal Archives Depot. … 1957 she was appointed head of the new Liaison Department, and was involved with selecting documents and advising the government on filing. After a period in …

… Mabel Balfour was a South African trade unionist and an anti-apartheid activist. Balfour was first involved with the unions representing food and canning workers. After many leaders from the South … in 1958 for her participation in the April Stay-At Home and sentenced to £20 or 30-days hard labour for "inciting …

… she went on to produce a body of work that is timeless and still relevant today. Largely neglected during her … Durban, such as the Children’s Hospital at Addington Beach and the Government Offices in the CBD. From 1916 – 1921 Mary … recognized her remarkable talent for portrait modelling and design.  He encouraged her to choose sculpture as a …

… [iv]  From 1960 she attended Durban High School [v] and in September 1963 she commenced tertiary education at the … in her class. [viii] In 1974 she graduated with a degree and completed her articles at the law firm of Ismail Ayob in … lawyer she saw the brutality of Apartheid first hand and became determined to fight this hated system by joining …

… the Beyei. Mpho attended Moremi Primary School in Maun, and after completion went to further his education in South … on the Defiance Campaign  in 1952, Mpho joined the ANC and began attending its rallies in the Sophiatown area. The … Alliance, Mpho was arrested alongside 156 other people and charged with treason in the 1956 Treason Trial . As the …

… the Northern Province (now Limpopo) to Tlodipyane Makwela and Tebele Rephard Mangena.The youngest of seven children of … own land.Mangena completed his primary school education and Lethabo Primary School in Wallmansthal, near Pretoria in … continued with his anti-apartheid political activities and became involved in a local branch of SASO known as the …

… singing to her mother's accompaniment at a very young age, and already at the age of five, she had tourists paying to … Brenda, saying that her voice was very mature for her age and was ‘the voice of the future.' Brenda went to live with … with Joy expired she made an appearance on the Blondie and Papa road show before forming her popular group, Brenda …

… , which was born in 1960 after the Sharpeville Massacre  and succeeded the Boycott Movement of 1959. The AAM was … , President of the  African National Congress (ANC)  and other leaders for a boycott of all South African goods in … system, which was a major threat to international peace and security. From his days as a student leader in the late …

… as a teacher from the Wilberforce Training College, and later pursued further studies at St Francis Xavier … diploma in Social Development. He also studied for a BSc and MSc in International Affairs with the Pacific Western … in 1975. He has a deep interest in rural development and rural social problems. To follow his interests he joined …

… one of the first students to attend the Inanda Seminary and thereafter went to Ohlange Institute. Bertha was a … she was about thirty years old, trained as a tailoress and then started a tailoring business in Durban with her … Bertha was a member of the Industrial Workers’ Union (ICU) and took part in campaigns against passes for women in 1931 …