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… The township fell victim to apartheid’s forced removals as a so-called Black spot . A Black spot was an area that … people bought legally in what the government considered as White South Africa. People who lived in Black spots were … started in 1966 when he co-founded a youth club known as De-Olympia in the township of Ga-Rankuwa, north-west of …

… was born in 1963 in Elsies River. He describes the area as a ‘different Elsies River’ than today as it was only around 50% built houses. It was a working … which meant she was a target for the factory owners. As a result, she was constantly fired due to labour disputes …

… Cape Town, in the early 1920s, where he found employment as a labourer at a wholesaler. In 1924, he married Francina … both Sotho and Afrikaans, although they were classified as African because of their father. Mildred attended the City … and then Kensington High with mainly coloured students, as segregated schooling was not yet strictly enforced in Cape …

… Sister Dora Nginza was affectionately known as the “Mother of New Brighton” as a result of her commitment to helping the sick and … was among the first the black women to train and qualify as a nurse at Victoria Hospital.    Sister Nginza started …

… In 1979, he was employed at Anglo American Corporation as a security guard. He was then promoted to work as a purchasing clerk. In 1979, Sam become involved in the … member of GAWU and within the four years, he was elected as a National Executive Committee member until the …

… in Cape Town. He served his apprenticeship in Cape Town as a fitter at the Salt River Workshops of the South African … Trades and Labour Council (SATLC). In 1949 Budd resigned as the honorary part-time district secretary of the Cape Town branch of the AEU. That year Budd was elected as the first full-time Chair of the South African Council of …

… African National Congress (ANC) activities while serving as the Deputy President of the South African Student … former State President Nelson Mandela , she was appointed as the Minister of Health. During this time the Tobacco … remained in this portfolio until 1999, when she appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs ; serving from 1999 to …

… law, mercantile law and accounting and was admitted as an attorney in 1981.   In 1985 he was awarded a Fulbright … then joined KK Mthiyane and Company, a law firm in Durban. As an articled clerk and then as an associate attorney, he performed general law office …

… He attended the Ongwediva Industrial School and qualified as a teacher at St. Mary’s Mission School at Odibo. He was … He then left for  Cape Town  in 1951 and was employed as a railway police officer. In Cape Town, Toivo organised with political movements such as the Modern Youth Society (MYS) which was constituted by …

… Uitenhage, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) around 1873 as a member of the Xhosa-speaking Mpinga clan of the Tembu tribe. He trained as a teacher at the Lovedale Training College after which he … eight years.   Sontonga was the choirmaster at his school, as well as an amateur photographer. He married Diana …

… his studies, he returned Tanzania where he worked as a lecturer at the University of Dar-es Salaam in the … arm was formed in 1978, Sigxashe was appointed as one of its operatives. He then worked as Chair of the Intelligence Services Council on Conditions …

… educational rather than political issues it can be seen as his first foray into the political arena. He was elected as Chairman of the Students’ Representative Council, which … at the Hoër Seunsskool Helpmekaarin Johannesburg, as well as at the Johannesburg Technical College. Eventually …

… William Andrew Hofmeyr, popularly known as Advocate Willie Hofmeyr, was born on 22 November 1954 in … without charge, for distributing Abasebenzi and Umanyano as well as his involvement in illegal marches for the Wages …

… of KwaZulu-Natal – UKZN) in Durban in the early 1970s as an engineering student when he became involved in the … Africa. He later returned to the university and enrolled as a Social Science student and became involved in student politics, as Projects Officer on the Students Representative Council …

… Johannesburg. Duarte started her professional career as a Management Accountant. In 1979 Albertina Sisulu … structures throughout the country. By 1981 she was serving as the provincial secretary of the Federation of Transvaal … Council (PEC). She served in this provincial cabinet as the Safety and Security MEC after the 1994 election and …

… Her work engages with the remnants and vestiges visible as scars in the landscape. Ractliffe uses a wide range of … snapshot, documentary, forensic and studio photography, as well as installation video and projections. However her main …

… in prehistoric times and up to pre-Colonial days are known as :' The Southern Cape Hessequa '. (They're better described as a ‘Khoikhoi Community, OR Hottentots'.) The Hottentots all … ranging from 525 mm to 1,220 mm annually, is a key factor in sustaining the forest ecosystem. The forest remains …

… at eCintas in East London on the 23 December 1967. Nko as he was popularly known was the fourth out of six children … Youth League (ANCYL) in Welcomewood.  He was elected as the chairperson, a position that he reluctantly accepted, as he wanted to focus on the establishment of more …

… Mizream Maseko (also documented as Mizraim, Mizriam, Mizram) was born on 10 June 1927. Maseko began his career as a house painter after completing his studies in Transvaal. … pipe (1960). The use of pronouncedly blue tones as highlights on the skin of the man in this painting, as …

… After completing his tertiary studies he practiced as a lawyer for a brief period. He joined the Cape Parliament as representative of Kimberley. He was later appointed … against the Second Anglo Boer War, or South African War . As Prime Minister at the start of the South African War, he …

… Helenard Joe Hendrickse (better known as Allan) was born on 22 October 1927 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, as the fifth of the seven children of Maria and Charles … a minister in the Congregational Church,then acted as an assistant minister in his father's church and taught …

… His time at Stellenbosch is considered significant, as there he embraced the political philosophy of J.H Hofmeyr … course. He returned to South Africa in 1895 and practised as an advocate in Cape Town. Smuts was attracted to politics … guerrilla phase of the conflict. He distinguished himself as a military strategist and became a general in the …

… was often criticized for her use of avant-garde images.  As a woman artist, she experienced the gender discrimination. … of her work.  She received the acclaim due to her as a foremost South African sculptor.   During her career, … These include decorations on buildings, in Durban, such as the Children’s Hospital at Addington Beach and the …

… affected by the 1976 Soweto students uprising and as a result he became active in student politics while at … use his photographs to expose the evils of the system. As Hartman put it, “As a student and the UDF protest took off in 1985, I just …

… has served in the most influential courts in the country as Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in … Court of South Africa from July 1994. He has also served as prosecutor and commission member in several other … for Bosnia in the Hague. Goldstone's first position was as advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. He progressed rapidly to …

… of South Africa (UNISA) - Salisbury Island, Durban. As a student Cooper was against the motion which called for … to University of Durban-Westville (UDW). He saw this as another form of segregating Black people along ethnicity. Politics gained the upper hand in Cooper's life as he soon found himself liasing with other students from …

… from 1944 to 1950 and later head of the faction known as the National-minded Bloc. He was active as a young man in efforts to revive the ANC in the late … secretary in 1938, and later served several terms as ANC Transvaal president. In the mid-1940s he was a leading …

… in 1988.  After completing his degree, Meintjes worked as a freelance photographer. He was especially interested in … in exploring and developing ways to use their photography as a means to address political and social issues. This … of the photographers brought together in the collective, as well as their common sense of purpose to address the …

… His father was a van driver in Johannesburg . Slovo worked as a dispatch clerk for a chemist while studying law at the … to South African Communist Party (SACP)] from the 1940s. As an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar, he became well known for his work as a defence lawyer in political trials. He married Ruth …

… 1948 in Cape Town to Dennis and Rosamund Erwin. Alec, as he became known, matriculated from Durban High School in … between 1974 and 1975. Between 1973 and 1975, Erwin served as a member of the Institute of Industrial Education. After … formed. In 1977, while lecturing, Erwin was elected as General Secretary for the Trade Union Advisory and …