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… School in Johannesburg and Orlando High. She worked as a nurse at the Pretoria General Hospital and at an old … started working for the African National Congress (ANC) as a courier, while studying at Orlando High. She had joined the school's debating society and, as it was during this time that Dr Malan was entrenching …

… Hungary, from 1983 to 1987. In 1987, he was elected as leader of the African National Congress Youth League … Anti-Personnel Landmines. From 1995 to 1998, Selebi served as the South African Ambassador and Permanent Representative … a post he held until 1999. He had a distinguished career as a diplomat. In addition, in 1998, Selebi received a Human …

… Cape Town, after which he worked in the family business. As a young man, Howa was deeply influenced by his father … His passion was for cricket, a game famously described as “the gentleman’s game of flannelled fools”.  After a … critical for the growth and development of the individual as well as for society as a whole. As the grand scheme of …

… of whom were ANC leaders in the Eastern Cape. Employed as factory worker and as a clerk, he joined the Youth League in New Brighton … Defiance Campaign  he was jailed for civil disobedience. As a secretary of powerful ANC branch in New Brighton, he …

… of organised politics over many years, Tema in 1937 served as chairman of a committee in the Transvaal charged with … in 1949 , he withdrew his support for what he regarded as the "extremist" new Congress leadership and subsequently joined the faction known as the National-minded Bloc, led by  Selope Thema . As a …

… a few years of secondary schooling. He came to Cape Town as a labourer, worked as a garage attendant, and later helped organise a black … an official of the Western Cape ANC in 1951, he also acted as secretary of the Cape Western Advisory Boards and …

… He went to Amanzimtoti Training College to train as a teacher.  While there he received a bursary to train as an art teacher at the Ndaleni Teacher Training College. He … in Durban. He won the Maize Bread Competition in 1977 as well as the Fort Hare Award for Imaginative Work in 1985.  …

… Jennifer Schreiner (known as Jenny) was born in Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) … did not join any political party after the LPSA was banned as he would not join an exclusively white … National Council of Women in Natal between 1983 and 1986. As Chairwoman of the Natal Midlands Women’s Coalition between …

… working in the Department of Native Affairs, 'Bra Ike', as Maphotho is affectionately known, was soon confronted with … was Atteridgeville, Benoni where he soon became recognised as a strong and principled political leader. He was one of … was sent for military training in the former Soviet Union as part of the Luthuli Detachment . Some of his comrades …

… originally from the Free State Province (formerly known as Orange Free State). His father moved the family out of … this period he was also involved in the anti-pass campaign as well as the 1957 bus and potato boycotts. He was arrested during …

… owned land, and people had to pay some of their wages as taxes to the Church. It influenced what people believed … work for a living. The aristocracy did not see themselves as ordinary people; rather they believed they had special or … Africa and India. Read a detailed lesson on ‘the impact of colonialism’ in the grade 4 archive. The following …

… Party in Johannesburg. Most of the time, Berrangé served as an ordinary member, except for a period when he was put on … the Unlawful Organisations Bill, subsequently known as the Suppression of Communism Act in 1950. The government … and sent, the committee members, viewing themselves as "an elected body with some sort of a mandate from a …

… the Ikalafeng Primary School. The school was closed down as a result of strikes against passes for women. This … he worked on a manganese mine for 75 cents per week as a dishwasher and general hand to raise funds to further … the Bantu Education Act of 1953 . This later became known as the “Turfloop Testimony”. Authorities at the university …

… he could change this by studying Law and not Theology as he had intended. His 1892 doctoral thesis was titled: De … and legal practices.) Armed with his qualification, ‘H' as he was popularly known, could not practice in the Cape Colony, as his registration with the Transvaal Bar did not allow him …

… years she held that position in Vienna, where she reigned as first coloratura of the famed State Opera. "Prima donna" … a humble Afrikaans family, and arrived in Vienna ii 1954 as a naive boeremeisie, armed with no more than a beautiful … debut at the State Opera. She first performed there as Mozart's Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, on 17 …

… read just enough to enjoy simple books. His father worked as a coach painter for the railways in Salt River, Cape Town … in 1924, when Fred was four years old.Carneson, brought up as a devout Catholic, served as an altar boy in Pietermaritzburg. He was bright at school …

… born in 1915 in England. She came to South Africa in 1938 as a governess. The next year, she went to Johannesburg and … from 1940 to 1966. Her home was an accessible site as she lived in an "undeclared area", where all races could meet. It was a necessity for the Ponnens, as George was a South African of East Indian descent and Vera …

… in her late forties or early fifties that 'Miss Helen', as she became known, was to begin to transform her … Helen sought praise and attention through her work but as time progressed, and derision and suspicion grew within … Helen was notorious for not taking care of herself and as time, arthritis, and the arduous nature of her undertaking …

… of Cape Town in 1994. In 1978 and 1990 he worked as assistant organiser at the Community Arts Project (CAP) in … 1995 he worked for the South African National Art Gallery as a part time art educator. After spending seven years … on Robben Island, Davis now lives there with his family as an employee of the Robben Island Museum, where he first …

… of found objects. The following year he began his career as a commercial artist in Johannesburg.  Shortly after his … South Africa in major international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale and Art Basel, and has been included … shows in New York, Los Angeles, London and Berlin. As both a sculptor and painter, Catherine works in an …

… was an architect whose interests led him to join SASA as both artist and administrator. Born in Melbourne, … to an architectural firm for five years, he qualified as an ARIBA in 1894 and an FRIBA in 1912. He came to Cape … personality, he was also a founder of the CPIA and served as its President from 1913 to 1915. For some years he was …

… in Islington. Frederick was one of eight children. As a young child, he already showed a talent in drawing and … Frontier War broke out. I'Ons participated in the war as a volunteer, but also began to draw a set of cartoons called the 'Aquila Caricatures' as an attack on Cape Lieutenant-Governor Andries …

… children of a Bechuuanaland-born mine worker. She worked as a domestic servant almost 15 years and then as a teacher but became militant as a result of her experiences of oppression and exploitation …

… Sigidi kaSenzangakhona commonly knows as Shaka was a great Zulu king and conqueror. He lived in an … deny paternity, Senzangakhona eventually installed Nandi as his third wife. Shaka thus spent his earliest years at his … near present Babanango, in the hallowed locality known as the EmaKhosini or Burial-place of the Kings, where …

… District. His father, Jacob Marwale Phokanoka worked as a teacher while his mother was a housewife who earned … bodies and the administration. He was later elected as one of the two delegates to represent Fort Hare at the … a student body affiliated to the ANC. He was selected as one of the students to go to the Soviet Union, but he …

… black people and his personal experiences of racism served as a political awakening for Modise. Just after completing … and was admitted to a hospital for six months. As a student at Fort Hare, he came into contact with … inspired him to become politically active. He was elected as secretary of the  ANC Youth League  (ANCYL) for the Fort …

… lamenting the death of her mother, she gives her mother's as Emmah Jane Mgqwetto, the daughter of Zingelwa of the … in Umteleli on 12 January 1924.  She depicts herself as a fearless and outspoken poet, whose poetry provokes … goes to the core / And the peaks of the nation swivel / As you sway from side to side.' As the first female to …

… Ismail Chota Meer (known as IC) was born September 5, 1918 in the small town of … the Witwatersrand which he completed in 1946 and qualified as an attorney in 1950s. He became in involved in radical … and they were elected to the TIC Executive, with Dadoo as president and Meer as secretary. They took over the …

… been pupils at St Matthew’s Schools. He found employment as a clerk in the Social Benefits Office of the Department of … to train for the Anglican ministry.  He was ordained as a deacon in 1958 and as a priest in 1960. In the early 1960s, Xundu participated …

… education in 1955 Mabizela had to work for two years as his family could afford to support him to further his … education. During this period he carried political work as a member of the ANC YL. Then around 1957 he enrolled at … Fort Hare. At that time the ANC was operating underground as it was banned in April 1960 under the Unlawful …