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… of his father, John Knox Bokwe , in Ugie, East Griqualand, and then studied at Lovedale high school from 1911 to 1917.His father was reverend and his mother a teacher. Entering Fort Hare in 1918, he obtained a teacher's diploma and then taught at Ohlange Institute near Durban, where he …

… Party (SACP), the African National Congress (ANC) and its military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). He was … resistance. After studying at the University of Natal and in London, he was admitted to the South African bar in 1957 and practiced in Durban. Later he was disbarred and sentenced …

… the Camberwell School of Art in London from 1937 to 1938 and a period in Paris in 1939. He subsequently became its … Vice-President. Despite the hostilities between the latter and SASA, there is evidence that he opted to show on two SASA exhibitions in 1946 and 1948. His keen observation, translated into elemental, …

… Council (SSRC) , with Mashinini as President and Seatlholo as Deputy. Seatlholo took over the Presidency … Police. Khotso survived being shot at in December 1976, and in 1978 he was forced into exile in Botswana, where he joined Mashinini. Seatlholo would secretly come in and out of the country from time to time during the years …

… once in the back by the police. He left behind his wife and 4 children, including 3 who are still attending school. … He was also financially supporting his elderly mother and his mother-in-law. According to his wife, Matsepang … this was God's will I cannot find a way to understand how and why this came to happen. I have lost interest in …

… in 1972, Bavarian State Institute of Photography, Munich, and in 1979 a Masters Diploma in Photography from the same … He has held twenty five solo exhibitions in SA and four international solo exhibitions abroad.His work has … a number of international photographic assignments and has published five books on photography. His work is …

… wife, but my father was not a farmer by inclination and became a mounted policeman at Thaba Nchu, on the border … Hertzog. My mother was left with four children, two boys and two girls. My eldest brother, John Albert, who was … in those days was the highest wage paid to any factory worker. We worked from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a lunch …

… Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 6 June 1980 to Ethel and Simon Maimane but grew up in Dobsonville, Soweto, … Witwatersrand, with a Masters in Public Administration, and Bangor University, Wales, with a Masters in Theology. … Maimane ran his own business management consultancy and lectured at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in …

… Programme Directors, Ntombazana Botha and Barbara Creecy, Deputy President of the Republic of South … Zimbabwe, Joyce Mujuru, Veterans of the 1956 Women's March and other senior citizens, Leaders and members of the Women's … on Robben Island, the Khoi women like Krotoa, the slave-worker for Jan van Riebeeck, whom he called Eva, as well as …

… In 1948 she joined the Langa Vigilance Association and, during the Defiance Campaign of 1952, she joined the … was arrested for refusing to comply with pass regulations and after a series of appeals was banished and sent under police escort to the Transkei. In a phrase …

… Bahananwa to the Blouberg, about 110 kms from Pietersburg and close to the Soutpansberg Range. Malebogo became chief in … as intruders who were trying to change his way of life and refused to have his territory demarcated in 1888; nor … mountain fortress, he prepared for war. On 27 April 1894 and again on 7th May, officials of the Transvaal Republic …

… of Alice in the Eastern Cape . Her father was a teacher and a minister and so she was taught at home before she even entered school. … opened for black nurses at the Lovedale Mission Hospital and in 1902 a three-year nursing course was introduced at …

… Alexander was brought up in a strict Catholic household, and completed her Junior Certificate at the Holy Rosary … the Eastern Cape. Alexander started teaching in Middelburg and soon became involved in the Teacher’s League of South … Garden Village Methodist School in Maitland , Cape Town , and remained there until 1963. After Neville’s return from …

… took off in the early eighties when he worked for Drum and Pace magazine in Cape Town. Jason's photographs have … Cape Times, Cape Argus, Rapport, Sunday Times, City Press  and  Tribute Magazine . Some of his photographs have also … Magazine, London Times, Observer, Guardian, Daily Mail  and  The Evening Standard . Jason's assignments have enabled …

… Information in this list was drawn from press reports and the Annual Surveys of the SAIRR. These are not MK records. There are probably omissions and errors, due to censorship during the apartheid era and … damaged by explosion ??/06/85  Economic/support of worker struggle:  AECI offices, Johannesburg. Bomb damages …

… Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph was born in Pretoria in 1948, and was educated at Pretoria High School for Girls. As a … of her teachers (including Goldie Zaidel, Philip Levy and Adolph Hallis in South Africa and John Lill in London) she won many prizes and awards for … 2009]|Human Sciences Research Council, Group: Democracy and Governance, (2000), Women marching into the 21st century …

… Frank Chikane, the son of James and Erenia Chikane, was born on 3 January 1951 in … obtaining a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Master of Theology from the University of Natal (now … he was re-instated, as a pastor. Chikane was detained and released on various occasions between January 1977 and …

… the head by police at scene 1. He left behind 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He financially supported all of his siblings as well as his young niece and nephew. According to his sister, Ntombekhaya Gwelani, … started shooting at them, Thembinkosi was shot in the head and Musa tried to lift him, but he couldn't and the police …

… in 1985. Mbongwa was arrested for his MK involvement, and during his trial he famously subpoenaed then-imprisoned  … . Mbongwa was sentenced to 12 years on  Robben Island , and completed his law degree during this time. He worked in various State institutions after his release in 1991, and also served on the Robben Island Museum Council. He died …

… in 1985. Mbongwa was arrested for his MK involvement, and during his trial he famously subpoenaed then-imprisoned  … . Mbongwa was sentenced to 12 years on  Robben Island , and completed his law degree during this time. He worked in various State institutions after his release in 1991, and also served on the Robben Island Museum Council. He died …

… Martin Lutuli was born in the mid-1800s, he was raised and educated at the American Zulu Mission at Groutville in … the founder of the Natal Native Congress He was a farmer and wagon maker, and in the 1880s he acted as secretary to  Dinuzulu , the … Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A …

… heart transplant, performed by Professor Chris Barnard and his team at Groote Schuur hospital. Earlier that day she … Denise had multiple injuries including a skull fracture and extensive head injuries. She could not be kept alive without mechanical assistance, and was essentially brain dead. At 9 pm on the day of the …

… struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was used to a life of luxury and comfort, yet he was one of the strongest supporters of … Cachalia was imprisoned repeatedy during the struggle and was reduced to poverty. As a result of his activism, he …

… once war was declared it supported the war effort, and hundreds of members, men and women, volunteered for the army. When the "blitz" started … Asked why she had tried to cause such pain to a fellow-worker, who was already in great distress, she offered no …

… he refused to tend the sheep of a European cattle farmer and received eight cuts. Modiba came to Johannesburg in 1926 and worked as a domestic servant and later in textile and garment factories. In June 1955, he …

… in 1933 in Berea, Durban . She was one of four children, and had an elder sister Joan and brother Ronnie and a younger brother, Mark. Her father was a chemist by …

… Joe Mafela, actor, songwriter and film producer was born on 25 June in 1942 in Sibasa, … These included the Venda (Mafela is a Venda), the Tsonga and to a lesser extent, the Balobedu. Mafela’s family was … 1990. Mafela had an illustrious career in film, television and stage. He made his acting debut at the age of 22 in 1964, …

… He was the youngest of the four sons of Agnes Hammarskjöld and Hjalmar Hammarskjöld. The latter was the prime minister of Sweden, a member of the Hague Tribunal, and governor of Uppland . [1] Hammarskjöld was one of the … where he earned his degree in linguistics, literature, and history in 1925..Hammarskjöld studied an economics degree …

… February 1957. She schooled at St Mary's Dominican Convent and the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and 1984 she attended part-time courses in photography at the … were widely published in the local 'alternative media' and the international press. At the same time she also worked …

… to 1974 he studied art further at the Mofolo Arts Centre and then taught at the YWCA for nearly 2 years. After … Union of Black Artists (FUBA) in Newtown, Johannesburg, and continued studying printmaking at the Witwatersrand … together artists from around the world to exchange ideas and share knowledge. In 1987 he participated in the Thupelo …