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… district. He was the son of Malua Matsepe, senior police sergeant and the grandson of Chief Bloeu of the Kopa …

… Durban, an arts outles where he displayed and promoted the work of South African artists. He was Curator of the NSA … 1987, he worked as curator at the NSA before beginning to work as a full-time painter in 1987. His stay in 1986 at the … in Paris was played an important role in his decision to work as a full-time painter. He has held a number of solo …

… with the surreal’. Another recent observation on his work locates it within the traditions of black art in KwaZulu-Natal, as an extension of the work of Gerard Bhengu (qv.) for example, as ‘the persistence … that is accessible and lucid”. At the same time his work is a good example of how Black artists have left the …

… his family were placed at risk as the apartheid security police began harassing him. In 1963 he was arrested, detained …

… Convention (BPC). The government through the Minister of Police Jimmy Kruger reacted by imposing a nationwide ban on … activists were arrested and detained by the security police under the infamous Terrorism Act. In January 1975 …

… painters’. Page always used a limited colour range in his work, mostly employing either tempera or acrylic. The artist … the city with which his art is now synonymous, to work in a tyre factory in 1937. When war was declared in 1939 … confidence and discipline, he began exhibiting his work with the Eastern Province Society of Arts and Crafts …

… Patrick Dakuse (36) is shot dead by police after he allegedly tried to prime a hand grenade from …

… at scene 1 after being shot twice in the shoulder by the police. Mzukisi was the breadwinner in his family and …

… Tutu was the Vicar General when he received news of the police massacre and murdered students. He spent the day … Cape Town in 1996 in order to devote all his time to the work of the TRC. He was later named as the Archbishop … in America. Despite this ailment, he continued to work with the commission. He subsequently became patron of …

… was killed at scene 1 after being shot 14 times by the police, including in his head, neck, legs, buttock, elbow, …

… of such difficulties, she went on to produce a body of work that is timeless and still relevant today. Largely … Botha organized a national touring exhibition of her work.  She received the acclaim due to her as a foremost … a school of engineering in London to study bronze foundry work. During this period, she saw sculptures by cubists and …

… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and began building.  When the police arrived to arrest them for trespassing, (they) found … on whom they were served.’ Thereafter ‘a detachment of Police”¦proceeded to the location to arrest the defaulting … In resisting arrest, firearms were used against the Police, who killed one and injured another native. In spite …

… of the Christian Institute, but in May 1965 the Security Police raided the organisation's premises. Naude was opposed … Bruno Kreisky Foundation in recognition of his ‘untiring work in race relations'. In February 1980 Naudé broke away …

… a result both were banned because of their anti Apartheid work.    In 1969, he was elected as Additional Deputy Vice … in part dated back to injuries received when the security police dragged him down the steps during a demo at the …

… languages. Under surveillance from the Portuguese secret police, she was forced to abandon her education and flee to … Service’s (IPS) International Achievement Award for her work on behalf of children internationally, the Africare …

… and detained under emergency regulations at the Ravensmead police station in Cape Town. She was released on 16 November. … Law by the University of Cape Town for her human rights’ work.  Click here  to see the ANC’s appointment of Cheryl …

… with the Society.Holiday Time in Cape Town, his major work, was completed in 1899. Its foreground contains images … The young artists of Cape Town who are exhibiting their work in the Drill Hall will be interested to know what a veteran painter thinks of their work. Mr James Ford, who came to CapeTown from Kensington …

… after his murder. She vehemently refuted the claim of police General Coetzee that the African National Congress … death of activists who had been murdered by the security police. Within days of the funeral speech, on 1 August 1985, …

… state of emergency he was tipped off that the security police intended detaining him, and he skipped the country to … Party which brought him to the attention of the security police.  He took silk in 1967 and was Chairman of the Bar …

… Gauteng ), South Africa offered him employment. He was to work in South Africa for a period of 12 months for a fee of … exit. As Gandhi refused to comply with the order, a White police officer pushed him out of the train, and his luggage … by any means available to them. Having completed his work in Pretoria, Gandhi returned to Durban and prepared to …

… ,was granted a temporary interdict restraining the police from assaulting him.He alleged that police had beaten him and administrated electric shocks to …

… who were arrested and charged with treason, following a police raid in December 1956. For four-and-a-half years the … Mandela alongside other B Section prisoners were forced to work at the Lime Quarry where they dug lime which was used to … grown internationally. Nelson Mandela takes a break during work at Robben Island prison. Source: The Nelson Mandela …

… specific box is apparent in the complex layers of Searle’s work; characterised by a desire to belong, yet not to be … and the History of South Africa. Searle also produces work about land and rituals of the land, whether stomping on … produced children of mixed race, or 'Coloured'. Searle's work confronts head-on this history and the obsession with …

… He often accompanied his father, a house painter to work. During this time, the Black societies in South Africa … as references of stylised representations in Kumalo’s work. Between the years 1958 to 1960, Skotnes arranged for … jobs locally and in neighboring countries. He continued to work and collaborate with Skotnes. Kumalo held his first solo …

… later at Orlando High School in Soweto. Ephraim Ngatane's work epitomizes the period where the first professional … and townships of the Witwatersrand formed the focus of his work. Eventually, Ngatane went on to teach at the centre. … and realist tenor then came to characterise Ngatane’s work. In 1960, Ngatane’s work was publicly shown for the …

… formal education, circumstances forced Sebedi to seek work as a domestic worker in Johannesburg. In private, and in … she pursued her emerging sense of creativity. One day her work was discovered by her employer, who was astonished by … leap. She broadened the scope of her medium and her work began to be noticed within the art world, therefore she …

… pass laws. Sixty nine peaceful protesters were murdered by police that day, precipitating the declaration of a national … cadre, and he soon fell into a happy routine helping to work as a roving messenger for the ANC. Amongst the ANC top … the workings and political motivations underpinning the work of the ANC. He also contributed to the struggle by …

… to Julius, his father had the most influence on his work as a sculptor. He attended the Lamontville High School … Art Gallery and at the African Art Centre. In 1995 his work was included in the exhibition entitled Siyawela - Love, … held at the Botanic Gardens, Durban. His work is represented in public and private collections in SA …

… years later also became Professor of Sociology and Social Work. During the Depression years Verwoerd became active in social work among poor White South Africans. He devoted much … out in a nationwide protest against the Pass Laws. The police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators at Sharpeville, …