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… Born Sonia Isaacman in 1922, she joined the Communist Party in 1942 and gave up her university studies to do full-time … the banning of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in 1950, she joined the staff of the Guardian newspaper and …

… The son of a farm worker, Kopi Ben Baartman was born in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) town of Molteno on … the African Mineworkers Union (AMU) and participated in the great 1946 AMU strike . He was fired and headed for … there were ‘home boys’ from Molteno. He became involved in the Vigilant Association and in 1947, he joined the …

… Pitso John Mosimane was born on 26 July 1964 in Kagiso Township in the Krugersdorp area, west of Johannesburg . He is a … player and currently the coach of Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League (PSL). Mosimane is the husband … Sundowns coach Mosimane’s rise and rise to best coach in Africa, (Online),Available at …

… Lucas Radebe was born on 12 April 1969 in Diepkloof, Soweto. When he was 15 years old, his parents … sent him away to Bophuthatswana to avoid the violence in the township. Soccer was one of his favourite pastimes, … soon spotted by Kaizer Chief scouts, who signed him up. In 1991 he was shot in the back while doing shopping in …

… John David Rheinallt Jones was born in 1884 in Carnarvonshire, Wales, the son of a minister, and immigrated to South Africa in 1905, imbued with his family's ideals of liberal reform … to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - …

… Ohm Collins Chabane was born on 15 April 1960 in Xikundu Village, in Limpopo (then Northern Transvaal). He attended Shingwedzi … Organisation (Azaso) . He registered for a Bachelor in Science at Turfloop University, but a year later, in May …

… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was born on 3rd November 1955 in Claremont, Durban in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). She matriculated from Ohlange High School in Inanda and enrolled with the National University of …

… B’ or 'Manenberg' as he was affectionately known) was born in District Six, Cape Town, on 2 February 1944. He grew up in the area, and as a teenager showed keen interest in music. This was aided by the vibrant music scene in …

… Archdeacon William Crawley. After spending his early years in an English country parsonage, Feetham was educated at … and New College, Oxford, England where he graduated in 1897. In April 1899 he enrolled at the Inner Temple, London to …

… immigrants, he was born on 29 November 1930 in the small mining town of Randfontein, Johannesburg , … the persecution of the Lithuanian-Jewish communities in the 1890s. David’s interest in photography was sparked by his mother giving him a camera. …

… James Edward April was born on 20th of March in 1940, in Bokmakeri Athlone, Cape Town, Western Province (now … to attend political rallies at the Grand Parade, Cape Town in the 1940s.He was a soldier of Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK),a … list of political prisoners and banned persons in South Africa, London, IDAF with UN Centre against …

… David Hemson was born on 18 July 1945 in Durban, Natal. His father was a serviceman and by default … Hemson was granted British citizenship. Hemson grew up in a very strict Christian household sheltered from the realities of what was happening in South Africa politically and socially. He was drafted out …

… This biography was written by SAHO in collaboration with Artthrob Modus Operandi Jane Alexander … is known for her figurative sculptures, often appearing in tableaux and installations, and for her photomontages. Her … elements and a disquieting presence. This is exemplified in her early work Butcher Boys, which consists of three …

… National organiser of the  African National Congress  (ANC) in the mid-1950s and later a prominent figure in Transkei politics, Tshunungwa was born in 1923 in the Transkei and was a member of the Tembu royal …

… Jeevenundhan (Jeeva) Rajgopaul was born in November 1952, in Dundee, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He grew up in Clairwood, Durb   an. In 1961 his family was uprooted from …

… In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of … elected leader and how citizens can participate in a democracy will be explored. South Africa became a Union … provinces were united. Later ‘homelands’ were created for black people to be sent to live separately from white people. …

… Florence Mophosho was born in 1921 Alexander Township , Johannesburg . She was the first … siblings. She first worked as a domestic worker and later in a factory. Mophosho drew inspiration from the … (ANC) . She came into contact with the ANC leaders in Alexander such as Alfred Nzo and T.T. Nkobi . And as her …

… Nyembe was born on the 31st of December 1931 near Dundee in northern KwaZulu-Natal . Her mother, Leeya Basolise Nyembe … later. She joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1952, participating as a volunteer in the Defiance Campaign in Durban and was imprisoned briefly …

… Vuyani Mabaxa grew up in Diepkloof, Johannesburg. His parents were members of the … Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu). In the 1980s, he was one of many young people, who contributed to the building of the youth movement in Diepkloof that at the time was affiliated to the United …

… Arthur Elias Letele was born on 2nd October 1915 in Maseru, Lesotho. His father, Elias Letele, was a school … South Africa shortly after Arthur's birth and he grew up in Ladybrand in the Free State Province.Letele completed his secondary …

… Hendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn was born in Utrecht, Natal, 9 September, 1886. He was a Minister of … Jan Daniel and Louisa Steyn. Steyn spent his early youth in the Utrecht district, which at that time was still part of … He went to school first on the farm and afterwards in the town. When the  Second Anglo Boer War  (1899-1902) …

… anti-pass campaign of 1919. Yengwa was born near Mapumulo in Natal in 1923. He attended secondary school in Richmond and in 1945 began part-time study toward a B.Com. …

… Bester Howard (Erik) Laubscher was born on 3 February 1927 in Tulbagh, in the Cape. His father was a Glasgow trained physician with strong interests in psychiatry. His mother was the daughter of an Edinburgh …

… Frances “MaBaard” Baard was born 1st of October in 1909 in Kimberley, Northern Cape . She was the fifth of seven … a result of her experiences of oppression and exploitation in South Africa. As a budding activist she drew her influence … at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed 24 July 2009]|Who’s Who in South Africa: France Baard [online] Available at: …

… © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath … in South African liberation history. On this fateful day, Black people congregated in Sharpeville, a township near … 69 and injuring an estimated 186. All the victims were Black, and most of them had been shot in the back whilst …

… Ruth Mompati was born on 14 September 1925 in the village called Khanyesa in the North West Province . She was the daughter of Seli … her father was Khaonyatse/Gaonyatse Seichoko. She stayed in Vryburg in the North West province until she passed …

… Carl Niehaus was born on 25 December 1959 and grew up in Zeerust, North West Province. He completed his higher … of theology, Niehaus was months away from his final exams in 1980 when he was expelled from RAU for putting up campus … that supported Nelson Mandela's release from prison. In the same year, he resigned from the Dutch Reformed Church …

… Jonty (C.J) Driver was born in Cape Townin 1939 and grew up with his mother and younger brother in Kroonstad.  His father spent time fighting in North Africa during the Second World War until he was …

… Joseph Johannes Marks was born on 22 April 1936 in Mossel Bay, where his father, a fisherman, was also born.  He grew up in Pacaltsdorp near George in the Western Province. Marks attended the local school … Gastrow, S. (1985). Who's Who in South African Politics . Braamfontein, Johannesburg: Ravan …

… Viola Hashe was born in 1926, in Gabashane in the Orange Free State (now Free State Province ). Hashe … Labour Pains: Women’s leadership and gender strategies in Cosatu . South Africa: Naledi Books| Sactwu 2012. “ Brief History of SACTWU ” in  Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union …