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… at the Brighton School of Art. She lived between England and SA, but finally returned in 1930 to settle, at first in the Transkei, and then near Richmond in Natal. She travelled widely in SA, Rhodesia and Tanganyika, making many sketches for her paintings. She …

… was born in 1871, Taplow, England. Goodman's The Parade and the City Hall, Cape Town (1917) is a painting that has … venues used for SASA's first exhibitions: the Drill Hall and, in the centre, the City Hall, which opened in 1905. The … atelier of Philip Tennyson Cole, the workshop of Madeleine and Denis Santry and then the studio of Goodman himself. …

… Lewis was steeped in the tradition of British painting and internalised to a high degree the style of Augustus John … , are seldom recorded. The complex cultural barriers and gender dynamics between the white male artist and his black female sitters are tellingly revealed in …

… 1928. He was the second of four children of Jean Isobel and Zacharias Johannes de Beer, a medical doctor. He attended … Beer completed his housemanship at Groote Schuur Hospital, and the following year was elected as Member of Parliament … general election. He was offered a job in the advertising and public relations agency that took him to Johannesburg, …

… ‘was born in 1930 at Winburg in the Orange Free State and attended St. Peter’s School in Johannesburg, … 1950s, but they were jettisoned for political activism and ‘to become a full-time political organiser at the time of … well-known Communists from Johannesburg.’He was arrested and charged for treason in 1956 . He sat through the entire …

… education at the Alicedale Methodist Primary School, and his secondary education in Uitenhage and the Hoërskool (High School) Patterson in Port Elizabeth, … Western Cape, where he did a B.Sc. degree with Mathematics and Physics as his majors. During this time, he expressed his …

… to junior certificate level. Attracted by the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU), he left school to join … leader in Vryheid. But  Kadalie's  star was on the wane, and Coka was soon disillusioned by the ICU's weaknesses.he … supported by the Fabian Society that favoured solialism and trade union development. In the  Communist Party  he …

… books include Voices from Cape Town Classrooms, Teacher and Comrade, and most recently Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid. Although he lives …

… She trained at Natal College of Art under Mary Stainbank and Karin Jonzen, London (1962-1965). She has held numerous solo exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitions. She has … 1970s. Her work is represented in public collections in SA and in private collections in SA and abroad. …

… A published and a principal figure in the Afrikaner Bond. However as a … the  Jameson Raid  that severed ties between Afrikaners and the Britons. Hofmeyr played peacemaker during the build up to the  Anglo-Boer War  and also tried to moderate Milner's demands on Kriger. After …

… of honour. It was Ali Bacher, the young medical doctor and Transvaal batsman - shrewd, skilful and a deft manager of men - who led South Africa to a 4-0 … the time, but the international playing careers of Bacher and great cricketers like Graeme Pollock, Barry Richards and …

… He studied under Cecil Skotnes at Polly Street Art Centre and later under George Boys who introduced him to the techniques of batik and mono printing. Around 1970 Hlatywayo travelled to Rhodesia and was given a studio in the Rhodes National Gallery in …

… . The young Pukwana grew up studying the piano at his home and went on to play with the Broadway yanks and later the Four Yanks. In a turn of events that would … other members, Mongezi Feza, Nikele Moyake, Johnny Dyani and Louis Moholo. The sextet became very successful but since …

… in Pietersburg. He arrived in Johannesburg in about 1950 and worked as a cook in a hotel. During 1959 he studied with Cecil Skotnes and Sydney Kumalo at Polly Street. He exhibited for a number of years with Artists under the Sun in Joubert Park and with the Peter Sibeko Art Gallery in Johannesburg in 1987 …

… Samuel Chibane was born in Pretoria and became involved with the PAC as a student at Wilberforce … was arrested for arson, but the evidence was inconclusive and all charges were dropped. In 1963 Chibane was also … installations, stealing bombs from a government arsenal and sabotage.   He was convicted and sentenced to life, which …

… seen as a time of revolt against the established values and traditions of societies, as well as an era of … an end to Western involvement in countries such as Vietnam and Algeria. 1 What is surprising is that the history of … The other, less public element was the 'promotion of "worker power" through the initiation of a conscientization …

… of the city. His father died when he was still young, and he was forced to leave school in grade 9 to find work to support his mother and two sisters. Naidoo was the first Black person to present … Durban newspapers, including the Graphic, the Leader and the Post. It was in his capacity as a sports journalist …

… where he worked for the ANC's international department, and in Lesotho, creating underground ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) structures inside South Africa and giving political direction to activists. He also …

… had been ostracized by the BaPedi for becoming a Christian and for refusing to have his twin children put to death, as … from 1941 at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and the first Black doctors had qualified in 1947. … member of the YWCA, a member of the Women’s Peace movement and a member of the Fort Hare University Council. She was …

… From 1941 to 1950 she taught at schools in South Africa and from 1951-1952 at the L.C.C. schools in London. On her … art at the Umpumulo Training College, Mapumulo, Natal and from 1962-1963 at the Vryheid Training College. From 1963 … solo exhibitions, in 1988 at the NSA Gallery, Durb   an, and in 2001 at the Jack Heath Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. She …

… Tikkie Sibisi was born in Greater Nigel in 1975 and grew up in Duduza Township with a single parent, his father, and three sisters. (At the age of four his mother died during … training) His father was a welder at Union Carriage and did freelance photography on weekends. He attended …

… in 1942 to fight against Nazi Germany during World War II and, on returning home, became a member of the Springbok Legion and the Congress of Democrats (CoD).  When he was arrested in … active member of the South African Congress of Democrats and became the Secretary of its Natal Branch in 1954.  He was …

… part-time art classes at the Natal School of Art, Durban, and he decided to advance his studies in Britain by taking lessons in drawing and painting at Heatherleys School of Art, in etching at the Central London School of Art, and in anatomical drawing at the Royal Academy in the …

… During his army career he was promoted to Major-General and proved himself as an excellent and impartial administrator. Bourke was subsequently sent to … acting Governor. His main task was to re - work the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape Colony. In 1828 he …

… armed wing of the ANC.  Thabani Memela, Blessing Mabaso and Mbongeni Zondi were accused of attacking and killing an IFP councillors wife, Mrs Sabelo in September … hideout for seven days. Johannes Steyn, Laurence Wasserman and Mathys Botha intercepted the men on September 7, 1986, as …

… committee in the 1940s, he was born in the Transkei and educated at Fort Hare. He taught in the Cape and the Orange Free State, becoming principal of the African … the late 1940s he took an active part in Congress affairs and was known as a competent draftsman of resolutions and …

… of Coloured people, she organised a protest meeting and was charged with assaulting the police and fined £20. She was a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions and member of the Consultative Committee of the Freedom …

… degree as well as an Honours degree in Political Studies and International Relations. In 2004, Shivambu obtained his … he was elected to the Student Representative body and joined the African National Congress Youth League . He is … deputy president of the   Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)  and a non-voting member at Ad Hoc Committee to amend Section …

… In the early 1950s he served as treasurer of the NIC, and in 1955 he was elected its vice-president. Moonsamy was … participating in the 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign , and on his 20th birthday was sent to Ixopo Prison where he … him a year later. In the 1960s he was forced into exile and worked in Zambia with the South African Congress of Trade …

… "Sofasonke" Mpanza was born in 1889. Mpanza was founder and leader from the mid-1940s of the Sofasonke Party of Orlando township, Johannesburg, and a crusader for better housing for Johannesburg's … He was an eccentric who often rode horseback in Orlando and who built his following into a cultlike organization for …