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… Isaac Mofokeng was born in Rustenburg in 1981. He attended the Mokutuli and Seipone primary schools in Sebokeng and Orange Farm respectively. Later he attended …

… Bellington Mampe was a Poqo activist, He died in hospital while in custody.Mr Bellington Mampe died in September 1963 after being detained for 140 days at the …

… was an infant when his father passed away, which resulted in his brother Jongintaba Dalindyebo acting as King. … at the ‘Great Place’ Mqhekezweni when his own father died in the 1920s.Many years later, former Prime Minister of … would say that old Mhlobo Matanzima had been instrumental in selecting Sabata as heir, but the truth of the matter …

… and then resolution can be seen as a turning points in our journey through time and space - turning points in … of more efficient means of transport and communication. An apartheid view of South African history: Most apartheid history books began with the arrival of whites at …

… Born in Natal in 1931, he studied at Adams College and Ohlange Institute, where he matriculated in 1950. After working some time in a Durban textile plant, where he became a trade union …

… Aiden Walsh was born in Durban in 1932. He studied at the Natal Technical College from 1948 … to 1957. Between 1959 and 1966 he taught art at schools in KwaZulu Natal. From 1961 to 1979 he was  the founder, …

… Leng Dixon was born in 1916 in Cape Town. He joined the New Group after his return from the Camberwell School of Art in London from 1937 to 1938 and a period in Paris in 1939. He …

… Bill Flynn was born on 13 December 1948 in Cape Town.  He was a stage and screen actor, known for his roles in films like  Heel Against the Head  and  Running Riot . He was a great all-rounder, hilarious in comedy characters while presenting an impressive dramatic …

… Joseph Lekganyane was born in 21 January 1931 in Moria. His father is the founder of the  Zion Christian Church (ZCC)  in 1910. He attended school up to standard six and later a …

… musician, composer, lecturer and author, was born in the Netherlands in Purmerend on 28 July 1902. He trained in Musicology at the University of Amsterdam and on …

… Born in Moradabad, Khan was, like Raza Ali, an unofficial Muslim … from U.P. After attending the Government High School in Moradabad, he studied at Trinity College, Dublin, Sidney … Gold Medallist of Dublin University and became a D. Litt. in 1918. From 1919-1920, he was assistant Professor of Indian …

… Constance  Helen Greaves was born in Brighton, Sussex, England 1882. She was renowned for her work in a field now seen as peculiar to the colonial period. This was the "native study". The genre emerged in SA at this time as a result of efforts by the likes of Leo …

… National Defence Force Ntela Richard Sikhosana was born in Escourt, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal), on 23 August 1964. He matriculated at Wembezi High (Estcourt) in 1983. During December 1983, as a young activist, he was forced into exile in Mozambique, where he joined the African National Congress …

… Mary Agnes Stainbank was born in 1899 on the farm Coedmore in Bellair, Durban. She was educated at St. Anne's DSG at … woman artist, she experienced the gender discrimination.  In spite of such difficulties, she went on to produce a body …

… Edwin Cameron was born on 15 February 1953 in Pretoria. He completed his schooling at Pretoria Boys’ … Cameron acquired a BA Law degree, and an Honours degree in Latin – both cum laude. Cameron was a lecturer in Latin and Classical Studies before he left for Oxford in …

… On this occasion. Adv. Vorster expounded in a most original way the responsibility of being a student. … this will continue in the months ahead, as to what "petty apartheid" and "apartheid" are. I wish to confess to you as students here …

… Hartzenberg produces works that are as emphatic in their physicality as they are cerebral in content. Hartzenberg was originally trained as an art … a Certificate Art Teaching from Hewat Training College in 1966 and a Higher Diploma Drama in Education from the …

… The act was dubbed one of the most “liberal abortion laws in the world”. It starkly contrasted with the access available under the Apartheid-era Abortion and Sterilisation Act of 1975 under … underwent the procedure. The inaccessibility under Apartheid contributed to the deaths of thousands of women who …

… Towncircuit. He also managed to complete a diploma in agriculture. Sebe became an advisor to the Paramount Chief Bazindlo Sandile. In 1968 he assumed educational portfolio in the  Ciskei  Territorial Authority. In 1971 he was moved …

… Gill Marcus was born in 10 August, 1949 to parents who were active members of the African National Congress (ANC). She grew up in Johannesburg , where she attended Barnato Park High School … Party (CP), emigrated to Britain with their four children in 1969. Marcus went on to study for a Bachelor of Commerce …

… Walter Sidney Felgate was born on 19 November 1930 in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Felgate graduated from Pretoria Boys High School in 1949. He studied at the University of Natal from 1956 to 1959, earning an honours degree in social anthropogy. Thereafter, he was employed by the …

… Barend Jacobus du Plessis was born on 19 January 1940 in Johannesburg to Martie and Jan Hendrik du Plessis. He was the eldest of three children and grew up in Boksburg. Du Plessis attended Baanbreker Primary School and Voortrekker High School. After matriculating in 1956 he obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1960 at Potchefstroom …

… Jean van der Poel was born in Cape Town in 1904, and went on to become a prominent historian. Her … cum laude and won her the Royal Empire Society prize. In 1929 Van der Poel returned to South Africa and declined a …

… Lucas Seage was born on 02 November 1956 in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in Johannesburg in 1976. In that same year he also attended …

… Paul Herman Robinson was born in Durban and attended Durban High School. He studied art … at the Natal Technical College. He did his apprenticeship in commercial art at the EP and Commercial Printing Company. In 1929 he went to England and attended the Bolt Court School …

… William Wellington Gqoba was born in Gaba, near Alice, Eastern Cape in August 1840. He was the son of Gqoba of the Cirha clan, who was in turn the son of Peyi, a disciple and close associate of …

… Vuyi Lesley Mbalo was born in Sophiatown into a Catholic family. He grew up in the suburb of Orlando, Soweto. He was one of 32 students who were forced to flee Soweto in 1978 just before the matric exams. After finally …

… South Africa  (CPSA), he joined the Young Communist League in 1923 and attended the party night school founded in 1925 in Ferreirastown,  Johannesburg . A teacher by profession, he … to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - …

… Maritz Barrymore was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He trained as … of Rhodes, Eastern Cape, where he obtained a BA(FA). In 1954 he gained a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Town. In 1958 he …