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… completed the commander’s course in 1977. He then served as an instructor in MK camps until 1979 when he was deployed as Chief of Logistics in Luanda, Angola. He later served in ANC Headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia as the co-ordinator of the ANC Youth Radio Programs as well …

… Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe known as Gcina Mhlophe was born on 24 October 1958 in KwaZulu- … 21 years. Gcina Mhlophe has written many children's books as well as adult audience poetry and short stories and plays. Her …

… at Bastiaanse Hoërskool in 1969. In 1974, she worked as a laboratory technician for Plascon Paints and remained … became heavily involved in trade union politics and joined as a member of the South African Chemical Workers' Union (SACWU) . She started off as a shop steward but slowly worked her way up as SACWU's …

… to win the CAF Champions League. In 2001, he was appointed as the head coach of SuperSport United, where he won several … the PSL Coach of the Year award. In addition, he served as Bafana Bafana (South African men’s national soccer team) … at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Mosimane also appeared as an assistant coach for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, …

… this Mantashe was further elevated when he was elected as National Organizer for the same union in 1988. From 1994 Mantashe served as the Assistant Secretary-General of NUM until March 1998 when he was elected as the General Secretary. Mantashe was elected as a local …

… contrary to Section 12(1)(b) of the Civil Service Act, as a result of involvement in student political activities … Europe in 1975 and then to South West Africa (now Namibia) as a research volunteer, he joined a commercial studio in Pietermaritzburg in 1976 as an apprentice photographer. In 1977 he joined The Natal …

… The Eastern Cape is regarded by many as the cradle of Black resistance against White oppression. … provided education meant to serve the colonial order. As a result, by the 1870s, a small educated African elite emerged in the Eastern Cape. The third factor was the granting of ‘Responsible Government’ in the …

… used by Cecil John Rhodes to negotiate what became known as the Moffat Treaty with the Ndebele King, Lobengula. To … Moffat moved south to Cheshire in England, where he worked as a gardener. After some conflicts with his employer, he took a temporary post as a farmer at a plantation farm in Dukinfield, where he met …

… in the liberation struggle from his student days as a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) … Alexandra Youth Congress (AYCO) in 1983 and was elected as its first President. At the age of 23, Mashatile was … of political parties in 1990 when the UDF was dissolved. As a result of his involvement in the struggle against …

… of Limpopo in Polokwane. This conference was remarkable as it signalled the fall from grace of the then President of … President of the ANC despite having served his two terms as President of South Africa. Attaining the position of … found here . The Polokwane conference was a contributory factor for the first breakaway from the ANC in its history. …

… the indigenous peoples of Southern Africa and raises as a key factor, the issue of land. It is an issue that has remained … describe these pastoralists, with large herds of stock, as being far wealthier than the average European peasant of …

… is a 'Coloured' South African, an identity he describes as “the half-caste community that was a byproduct of the … Margaret (Mattie). Margaret was fair enough to “pass” (as white) and was married to a Scott “I remember my mother … Uncle Sam. Elsburg is a rural town in what is now known as the Gauteng Province. With his father’s passing away, “the …

… , Pitika Ntuli grew up with a keen interest in art. As a young man, he got involved in politics, and he was an … himself in the culture and became an active member as he engaged with the politics and general cultures of both … began his teaching career, teaching at such institutions as the Camberwell College of Art, Central Saint Martins …

… African National Congress (ANC) in 1972.  He worked as a microbiologist at Reckitt & Colman in the 1970s and then joined Shell Chemicals as a research chemist in 1979. During this time, he worked underground as an ANC operative and an executive member of the Natal …

… Bensonvale in Herschel and at Lovedale, where he qualified as a teacher. For a time he lived at Aliwal North, where he taught, worked as a court interpreter, and served as secretary of the local branch of the  Industrial and …

… to studying for a Bachelor of Arts with Political Science as a major in 1968/1969. Nupen states that his lecturer Rick … while delivering the newspaper for various issues such as being in a Black township without a permit. Nupen was … which called for the release of political prisoners such as Nelson Mandela , Walter Sisulu , Govan Mbkei  and others …

… we are concerned with understanding how this ideology as a phenomenon that changed its form during the second world … the paper), as we have to take into account various factor which effectively influenced the spurge of this … no. 1 (1998): 32-41. [14] Gilmour, Rachael. "Missionaries, colonialism and language in nineteenth‐century South …

… a surname. In all her correspondence she is referred to as 'Victoria Cobela'.) Mangena received her schooling at the … went to one of the few hospitals that did train Africans as nurses Victoria Hospital, Lovedale in the Eastern Cape . … who was encouraging young African women to be trained as nurses. As soon as she had qualified in 1910, she came to …

… Town to a working class family. Her father was employed as a printer’s assistant and her mother worked as a nurse aid. She attended local schools and was selected as head prefect in matric. She was a member of the South …

… in 1988. For four years in the 1980s she practised as an attorney in Johannesburg specialising in labour law and … she joined the University of Cape Town Labour Law Unit as a researcher. In 1990, she became a senior lecturer in the … Commission on gender equality law. She also served as a trustee of the Legal Resources Trust. In this period she …

… with a first class pass 1940s 1942 Is unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Students' Committee of his residence, … Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa, Oslo 11 April … Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa 11 April …

… Although Ndebele-speaking, Madiba preferred Northern Sotho as a communication medium. He received his primary education … at Pietersburg for a year. In July 1936 he was appointed as supervisor of schools in the Pietersburg West Circuit, the … among students. In 1948 Madiba returned to Potgietersrus as founder principal and superintendent of Mokopane Teachers' …

… then went to the University of the North (also known as Turfloop), where he continued with his political activism … ideology, Nefolovhodwe and Abraham Onkgopotse Tiro emerged as leaders of the movement at the institution. The expulsion … led to his own expulsion in 1972. After this, he worked as an Assistant Welfare Officer for the Musina Copper Mine in …

… Arts Project in Cape Town in 1986, and also studied as a non-degree student at the Michaelis School of Fine Art … arts sector in the 1980s. Viewed by some contemporaries as a teen prodigy, Mandindi’s precocious talent is clearly visible in early works such as Man amongst men where he skilfully juxtaposed divergent …

… Molefe Pheto grew up in Alexandra, Johannesburg. As a talented young boy who displayed many interests in the … music and eventually became a music teacher. In 1970, as a young man he was active member of the Black … of the cause for black people to determine their causes as artists and musicians as he also spoke out against the …

… acquire a Post Graduate Diploma in Administrative Studies as well as a Masters Degree in Public Administration at the … to June 1989.  Ngwevela served in diverse capacities as member of the  African National Congress  (ANC) in exile. …

… to 1914. During this time he won 14 medals and qualified as a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. From January 1915 until March 1917 Curson served as a field veterinary surgeon in the Veterinary Service … East Africa until October 1918. He was then appointed as research officer at Onderstepoort in the vaccine …

… Ismail " Tatamkhulu Afrika"  Joubert   was born in As Sallum in Egypt as Mohamed Faud Nasif to an Arab father and a Turkish mother … African army and was captured at Tobruk and spent time as a prisoner of war. After the end of the war he went to …

… Col Jonathan Ngwenya received his basic military training as APLA activist in Conakry, Guinea in 1977. He completed his … Tanzania. Between 1978 and 1983 Ngwenya served as APLA Platoon and Company Commander respectively. He served … into the  South African National Defence Force  (SANDF) as a major and appointed as an SO2 Counter Intelligence …