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… to Allison and Maria Mzimela. The entire family was raised as Anglicans and as a child, he wanted to become a priest. He obtained a … at the General Theological Seminary. After being ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1976, he obtained a PhD in Ethics …

… love for the designs of traditional arts and craft as a young girl, thanks to her grandmother, who was a … formal education, circumstances forced Sebedi to seek work as a domestic worker in Johannesburg. In private, and in her … Sebidi had experienced the difficulty of pursuing art as a career, so was concerned with the development of art …

… coming to an end in 1990, Vusi, who had become known as “The Voice,” was signed on by Shifty Records/BMG and … in that country. In 2012, Mahlasela celebrated 20 years as a recording artist by staging a show at the Lyric theatre … live album , Sing to the people . It comprises of songs as far back as the time when he first started out singing. …

… in Natal. He started working at an early age, and as a young boy, Sewgolum took to imitating the golfers he had … Sewgolum was able to practice his childhood passion when as a caddie he was given an old second-hand golf club. At the … Sewgolum honed his technique and was soon acknowledged as an exceptional player. Sewgolum began to dream of playing …

… the song Hamba Nontsokolo that launched her career as a professional musician and has since been regarded as a classic in South Africa.  During her teens, Masuka … several of which achieved major hit status. Her status as top pin-up and glamour girl in South Africa soon started …

… (Netherlandsch Instituut voor Zuider Afrika) in Holland, as well as during a South African week in Antwerp, Belgium. She has … Concordia, McGill, Carleton and Toronto in Canada, as well as the New York University and Bard College in the …

… its national secretary until the organisation’s banning. As a contributor on South African affairs to periodicals in … In 1964 after the Rivonia trial , she escaped from home as the police came to make an arrest and managed to cross the … . Ultimately she arrived in London where she worked as a freelance journalist; and started new career as an …

… like Fire, Passion and Ecstasy , Look, Listen and Decide as well as the controversial People Don’t Talk So Let’s Talk . It came as no surprise when one of their most memorable tracks, …

… instrumental in voicing protest to government atrocities. As a political correspondent for the now defunct Rand Daily … was due to police brutality and not natural causes as the government had claimed. The apartheid government’s … was a member of several anti-apartheid organisations such as the Black Sash , the Open Society Foundation and the …

… the South African Communist Party at an unknown date. As an ANC activist, Ntsangani was particularly active in the … Campaign , from which he was banned. While working as a sales agent in Middledrift in the Cape in 1956 he was … was also involved in the Rivonia Trial (1963) and as a result he spent approximately 6 years in Robben Island …

… Moeketsi. He then joined the 1950’s band The Epistles as a trombonist. The band helped him gain some recognition. … at the Manhattan School of Music. Gwangwa spent ten years as musical director of the African National Congress’s (ANC) … South Africa in 1991 and continued to produce great works as a composer and a trombonist. As a composer, he produced …

… Jonathan Neil Rhodes, better known as Jonty, was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on 27 … his landmark catch in 1992, Rhodes mentioned his status as an epileptic during an interview. He forged a relationship … us tremendously by creating a public profile for epilepsy, as well as by acting as a role model to which youngsters with …

… 1972 he continued studying at Mofolo until 1975. He worked as an insurance clerk until 1977. In 1970 he was awarded an … in 1978. In 1980 he began working for the OK Bazaars as a junior graphic artist and during this time also taught … Arts Centre and at FUBA. In 1981 Mautloa joined the SABC as a graphic designer. Mautloa is a committee member of the …

… Cecil Sols worked as a freelance photographer with a collective of social … and set about to help establish a branch of Afrapix as well as a training workshop in Soweto . He collaborated with the …

… use the 35mm camera. From 1997-1998 he joined his father as a freelance photographer in Duduza Township working to cover events for the Greater Nigel municipality as well as in the Greater Springs area. In 1999 he attended an …

… career he was promoted to Major-General and proved himself as an excellent and impartial administrator. Bourke was subsequently sent to the Cape Colony from 1826-28 as an acting Governor. His main task was to re - work the … government. The result of this law was shortage of labour as well as robbery, especially round the Hottentot settlement …

… Congress (ANC) members were executed in what became known as the "Quarry Road" incident near Durban on September 7, … and Mathys Botha intercepted the men on September 7, 1986, as they were allegedly preparing for an attack on a IFP … The policemen fired almost 50 bullets at the unarmed men, as well as planting rifles and grenade on them to cover up …

…  After graduating she joined the Cape Times in 1945 and as a cub reporter, one of her first coups whilst covering … sessions.  Many of the diplomats became good friends as did the politicians, hoteliers, restaurateurs, businessmen … started freelancing with a column “What’s your worry” as well as doing fashion supplements.  After her next two …

… His father was a factory salesman and his mother worked as a shop assistant. Kasrils matriculated from the King … excelled in athletics and history. His initial career was as a script writer for a Johannesburg film studio and then for Lever Brothers, as Television and Film Director for their advertising …

… Wellington (Cape Town ) on 18 December 1872 and graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Glasgow in 1893.He … councillors regarded Abdurahman's presence in the chamber as an affront to their dignity and that some even refused to … combination of personal charm, political acumen and skill as an administrator. Abdurahman retained a seat on the …

… at New castle Intermediary. In 1920 he started to train as a teacher at Milton school in Alcockspruit, going on to qualify as a teacher at St Chad's College in Ladysmith in 1925. In … turning point in his life, which afterwards he identified as his 'calling' from God, and in 1939 he entered St Peter's …

… Eck concentrated on students. He did this in his capacity as founder-editor of the Progressive Party's Afrikaans …  (PFP). In 1974 and again in 1977 he stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate and a provincial council … candidate for the Progressive Party. During his time as a party employee, he married Eunice, who was then working …

… opposition to multi-national sport, with Norman Middleton as President and Hassan Howa as vice president. In December 1976 SACOS became a fully … and Sacos to inform the Fifa meeting, on June 11, 1974, as to why Fasa should be expelled. He had applied for his …

…   Nkabinde became a South African Mbaqanga singer; known as the “Lion of Soweto”. Nkabinde was the most prominent of … and acknowledged original of a Mbaqanga sub-style known as Mgqashiyo (the indestructible beat).On stage he wore a … would sing in choirs at Zulu wedding ceremonies. However, as he grew up his voice changed and became deeper than other …

… James D. Ngojo was born in the Cape and worked as a court interpreter in Paarl. He was arrested in … "bucket strike" of 1918 but the case was later withdrawn. As an official of the Cape Congress he attended the 1927 Non-European Conference and served as a member of the  African National Congress  (ANC) …

… the Cape and educated at Healdtown, Mqoboli trained first as a teacher and then as a Methodist minister. Politically conscious and effective as a speaker and writer, he played a prominent part in the …

… completion of Matric in 1972, Nombuso did casual work such as typing documents for the Garment Workers union , while she … 1980 she went to work for an Adult Basic Education project as a trainer, where she trained Basic Education trainers. In 1982, she once again moved to work as a paralegal practitioner for the Legal Resources Centre, …

… in international matches in 1970. In his short career as a Springbok cricket player, he demonstrated his ability and was recognised as the best-ever player of his generation to have graced the … policies. In 1983 he joined Queensland Cricket Union as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership club won the …

… with him and his family to Roodepoort. At first he worked as a jewellery salesman, and had to rent rooms in his boss’ … at the age of 6. He was unhappy in the beginning as his clothes were old and he had no shoes. His father told … that an education was more important, and pointed to Dadoo as an example of what people could become if they were …

… Maria was born into a privileged and protected environment as the oldest child of the Cape Colony’s first Prime … highly unconventional views early in life. Betty (as she preferred to be called) quickly became a leftist … at the Port Elizabeth Collegiate School for Girls. As the school’s principal from 1890 until 1899, she conducted …