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… Blenheim Palace, Oxford, in 1874. He came to South Africa as a correspondent to the Morning Post during the South … Louis Botha. He escaped and rejoined the British forces as an honorary member of the Imperial Light Horse. During his long career as statesman he held South Africa and its people in deep …

… when the Group Areas Act , Act No 41 was passed in 1950. As he matured to adolescence through the 1950s and the early … after enrolling at the University of Zululand, also known as Ngoye, Gwala chose to sacrifice his studies to join the … The Classic , had been launched in 1963 by Nat Nakasa as an outlet for Black literature, and was the host for …

…  woman, and Elijah Katali, a Zulu man who was employed as a long-distance driver. In 1966, the town was bulldozed … write poetry during this time.  Mbuli refers to this event as “God’s miracle” because of how crucial it was for forming his opinions and beginning his career.  As a member of his first performance group, Khuyhangano, …

… exists other than that he was a black man who worked as a groom on the Emery estate. The relationship between … when reclassified according to apartheid legistlation as ‘mixed-race’.  Head described her childhood as a haphazard and self-reliant one, juggled between various …

… to help support his family.  His working life began at 12 as a shoe-shine boy and street vendor.  At the age of 14, he got his first formal job in a copper processing factory as a lathe operator. Lula joined the labour movement at a … achieved victory in the 2002 elections and was inaugurated as President on 1 January 2003. He was re-elected as …

… home, will go down in the annals of South African music as one of the jazz pioneers who played a pivotal role in the … of our kind of jazz. History will also remember him as the creator of a township jazz evergreen which he composed … most recognisable township jazz tunes. Despite his ability as one of the country’s accomplished jazz pianists, …

… and Medical Technology. Madlala worked for six years as a Medical Laboratory Technologist. Madlala-Routledge worked as a researcher at the Centre for Social and Development … resigned from her job and for the next three years worked as a full-time organiser for NOW. During this time, she was …

… of the First World War, and his mother, Ray, had arrived as an infant. Both of his parents were involved in the … His career in human rights activism started in 1952 , when as a 17 year old second year law student at the University of … the Freedom Charter was adopted. He began his practice as an advocate at the Cape Bar when he was 21, and most of …

… However, Apartheid-era documents noted his year of birth as 1938, a date still recognised as correct in many publications. He began experimenting with moulding clay as a child, and at around age fifteen began to teach himself …

… Petrus Jacobus (Piet) Jacobs, W. Prinsloo and other Boers as far as Lake Ngami in 1851 and the next year accompanied James … Viljoen's friendship with the chief Sekomi (also written as Sekgoma) that saved him from death after the Transvaal …

… Sheffield and Manchester where she distinguished herself as a talented singer. At the age of seventeen, in 1899, she … other parts of England followed, including a performance as soloist in Elijah. She also obtained an appointment as singing mistress at Wentworth Hall, a ladies' finishing …

… involved in various student and youth organisations such as Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the South … Students (YCS) . Some of these organisations such as COSAS and SASCO were aligned to the banned African … in 1992. The following year (1993) he was elected as chairman of SASCO at the University Durban-Westville …

… in underground politics. In 1970, he matriculated as a private candidate and went on to pursue a career in journalism. In 1980, Sisulu, as President of the media union, Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA) [previously known as the Writers Association South Africa (WASA)], he was …

… Mafefe Village, issues of development." In 1994 he started as a freelance photographic assistant in the commercial … associated with the Independent Group of Newspapers, as well as being syndicated internationally through news agencies …

… Sobhuza I was the first king of the Swazi people as we know the group today. He was born in Swaziland in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to … his power in the region. Eventually his rule extended as far as Lydenburg. He managed to avoid the worst of the …

… Konqobe was born in 1939 in Nigel, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng Province). He completed school through standard … a sangoma or traditional healer. Since that time he worked as a traditional Zulu healer in Soweto . This work has … with the spiritual belief in the significance of soil as the ancestral resting place. In the early 1980s, Konqobe …

… and political organisations, Khan served during 1927- 1930 as a representative in England of Muslim members of the U.P. Legislative, as President of several Muslim educational conferences, and as President of the Bengal Muslim Conference. Subsequently, …

… Native College (later Fort Hare), and was installed as paramount chief of western Pondoland in 1918. He was progressive as a chief, introducing improvements in agriculture, … a nominated member of the NRC, representing the Transkei . As leader of the official opposition to chief  Kaiser …

… events in KwaZulu-Natal. He reflects on this experience, as Andy Mason has noted, with elements of the satirical ‘that … 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 of a romantic realism’ that reflects a …

… a clothing designer and cutter. He served prison sentences as a volunteer in the 1952 Defiance Campaign in Germiston and … He was active in the African National Congress (ANC) as a Freedom Volunteer in 1954-1956 and an ANC organiser at … to work in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and continued as an organiser for a textile union and as member of the ANC. …

… Students Organization (SASO) in 1972. In 1974 he served as the chairman of the branch. In the same year, he was … and joined the Council of Unions of South Africa (Cusa) as an advisor in the legal department. In August 1982, Cusa … political prisoners to Lusaka, Zambia. Ramaphosa served as chairman of the National Reception committee, which …

… joined the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM – now known as the New Unity Movement of South Africa).  After completing … was charged for failing to report to the police station as a banned person. In 1971, she represented 10 members of … members of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) such as Saths Cooper and Strini Moodley . In 1982, she obtained a …

… at the University of Natal. Going initially into business as an accountant, he later changed to law and served his … to promote the political career of Albert Luthuli , first as Champion's successor in the presidency of the Natal ANC, and then, in 1952, as president-general of the ANC. An able administrator, …

… majored in sculpture. During this period, he also worked as an editor for Gerwe Magazine , and as a translator for the Afrikaanse Boekhandel Beperk. Jensma … extensive traveling, and work experience in countries such as Swaziland, Botswana and Mozambique. He taught art at …

… Union of Jewish Women , and her father worked as a market agent. In 1946 Gosschalk worked with the Zionist … after spending a year in Israel. Gosschalk then trained as a nursery teacher. During this period she became involved … Gosschalk went to settle in London. In London she worked as a teacher and for the Democratic South Africa League. …

… Dwane was born in the Eastern Cape in 1848 and was raised as a Wesleyan. Ordained as a minister in 1881, he proved to be a man of great ability … Gqunukhwebe subgroup of the Xhosa had been given some land as a reward for service to the colonial authorities .In 1896 …

… was a successful farmer. The children were brought up as Wesleyan Methodists. Mgijima’s brothers studied at … him to remain at home and he did not go on to Lovedale. As a result he became a farmer and hunter of small game. Due … he accepted his calling and developed a sizeable following as an evangelist. Mgijima began to reveal his vision of the …

… worked with the Communist Party of South Africa (now known as the South African Communist Party (SACP) ) as well as the Springbok Legion , a progressive organisation made up …

… Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo succeeded Cetshwayo as king of the Zulu nation in 1884. At the time, Zululand was … These events deeply divided the country, and many view it as the origins of the Zulu civil war. Cetshwayo's brothers, who acted as councillors in the king's absence, complained about …