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… anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely referred to as the “Mother of the Nation”. Albertina Sisulu was one of … daughter and her second born, Nontsikelelo. “Umbathalala”, as the flu was called in isiXhosa, was lethal to pregnant … leadership skills from an early age when she was chosen as head girl of her school in standard five. However, …

… elementary grades. He remained at Pniel for several years as an assistant teacher, studying further with the aid of the … In 1894 he went to Kimberley, where he found work as a postman, continued his private studies, and eventually … On the eve of the Boer War he was sent to Mafeking as an interpreter, and during the siege of Mafeking in 1899 - …

… born in 1789* at the Gamtoos river in what is now known as the Eastern Cape . She belonged to the cattle-herding … on a colonial farm where her family most probably worked as servants. Her mother died when she was aged two and her … expansion, the Dutch came into conflict with the Khoikhoi. As a result people were gradually absorbed into the labour …

… born in Grodzisk, near Warsaw, Poland on 16 December 1903. As a young boy Kibel was preoccupied with carving. His … father’s death in 1911 brought sudden insecurity to Kibel as a child. He studied briefly in Poland under the guidance … He became very motivated to see whether he had potential as a painter. At age of 20 he fled to Austria to avoid the …

… Kekana was one of twins, but had not been killed at birth as the other twin, thus following the Nguni tradition. … merely states that Lebelo's elder brother succeeded as chief and then used Lebelo as a representative and messenger. Eventually he feared that …

… African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The Party, as an organisation, underwent a number of changes during the … level, the emergence of Slovo as a central figure was a factor. Ideologically, the Colonialism of a Special Type thesis was developed further, …

… Jakarta) and Monica of the Coromondel, who is also known as Monica van Goa, a former slave woman of Indian descent. At … Governor's Residence at Groot Constantia. During his reign as Commander of the Cape, Van der Stel was responsible for … required to provide the Company with wheat and vegetables. As early as the 1980s Simon van der Stel was faced with the …

… the youngest of five boys and one girl. His father worked as a municipal labourer and a part-time woodcutter, his mother as a domestic worker and cook at a local hospital. Sobukwe … he proved himself to be an effective orator. His speech as outgoing president of the SRC in October 1949 established …

… messages were relayed to neighbouring dependencies, such as the Europeans of Port Natal, to notify them of the change … subsequently strangled in his hut and succeeded by Ndlela as army general. ‘Dingane orders the killing of Piet Retief's … missionary Reverend Francis Owen, described Mgungundlovu as it was then: “The form of Dingane’s kraal was a circle, it …

… from Vliepos, they did this at night to avoid attention. As a child Frank would help his mother by delivering bundles … High School - a first for his family - and then to train as a teacher at Dower Memorial College, Uitenhage, in 1940. … Korsten. Frank joined the Teachers’ League of South Africa as soon as he qualified, attending his first TLSA conference …

… century. [1]  This shaped Weinberg from a young age as she could relate to the racial discrimination and … in 1930 at the Garment Worker Union, where she worked as a trade unionist. [2] It was at the Garment Worker’s Union … that Eli’s dedication to the struggle shone brightly as he told Violet that they would not marry if she did not …

… journal, Pro Veritate. He was   banned at the same time as the Reverend  Beyers Naude and others.  Reverend Mayson … 1976 for a short period.After training and working briefly as an architect,he emigrated to South Africa as a Methodist minister in 1953 and became a South African …

… England after he had completed his studies and found work as a clerk in the iron industry. He also married an American … well have done so to find better economic opportunities as England faced a recession.) His family joined him in … was geared toward the “Coloured people” and thus served as a forerunner of sorts to the activities the he would …

… while working at Tara Psychiatric Hospital in Johannesburg as a student. This broadly involved ‘curing’ a patient by … put his supposed cure into action when he entered the SADF as a colonel and military psychiatrist in 1969. Levin worked … army’s treatment of its conscripts. Ward 22 was infamous as the ‘loony bin’ for soldiers who suffered psychotic …

… taught. His career started in 1908 when he was appointed as interpreter in Germiston, Transvaal. He never stayed in … long relationship with the labour movement started when, as a labour organiser, he led a strike of municipal workers … Msimang and Kadalie, resulting in Msimang's resignation as president and distancing himself from the ICU until after …

… Abdul Rahman Dawood or 'Apmai' as he was affectionately known was born in India to a family … and relatives in Prinsloo Street to forcibly relocate. As they explored options to respond to the situation, he and … with strict conditions that no loss of life should occur. As result of his political activism, Dawood and his family …

…  (ANC) on full-time basis at its London office in 1975 as researcher in the ANC Department of Information and … he moved to London and in the mid-1970s began working as a researcher in London ANC office.He was director of Radio … 1989 he served on the NEC's Strategy and Tactics Committee as Convenor. He has also served on the NEC's Sub-Committee on …

… Also known as Moshesh, Mosheshwe or Mshweshwe. His name was allegedly … In 1820 Moshoeshoe succeeded his father, Mokhacane, as the chief of the Bamokoteli. His first settlement was at … groups of refugees during the Shaka wars, a period known as the ‘mfecane’ or difaqane (1813-1830), into the Basotho …

… Isaac Bangani Tabata (known as  I.B. Tabata)  was born near Queenstown in the Cape in … to seek work in Cape Town in 1931. He became employed as a truck driver and joined the racially mixed Lorry Drivers' Union, serving as a member of its executive. He joined the Cape African …

… In 1975, Mclennan began a career in journalism, working as a photographer for the Daily Dispatch in East London.  In … went to Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia) where he worked as a reporter and photographer for the Rhodesian Herald. On … of newspapers, including the Eastern Province Herald as a reporter and photographer, and The Sunday Post in …

… out with their wives and children to settle in Port Natal as J. Owen Smith's representative for the purpose of … Stanger Street at natural indentation known for many years as Cato's Creek. While the port was still under the … to Pietermaritzburg where they were kept in stocks as punishment for having British sympathies. In 1845 he was …

… Tuberculosis, also known as TB, occurs all over the world and is one of the most … but in individuals with other medical conditions, such as malnutrition, HIV, diabetes, pregnancy or high risk … now has the world’s largest ART programme. This is a major factor in combating TB mortality. Patients who have TB and …

… from the mid-1940s onward. In the early 1950s he served as treasurer of the NIC, and in 1955 he was elected its … National Congress (ANC). In the early 1980s he served as the Treasurer General of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), and in 1989 was elected as the last president of SACTU. in 2015 the South African …

… was born on 6 July 1929 in Johannesburg . She trained as a physiotherapist at St Mary’s Hospital in London before … organised lectures, youth festivals and discussion groups as well as a night school for Africans. In order to support her …

… In 1979, the couple lived in Dimbaza, where Calata worked as a teacher. Fort and Nomonde had three children. According … anonymously, the police traced it and identified him as the author of the letter. Subsequently, he was detained … 1980, he was detained again in Dimbaza for three weeks as a result of his political views. Calata was then …

… was poor he managed to complete high school. He worked as a truck driver, a union organiser for sugar workers, and … and other organisations. In the meantime, he had served as secretary of the council that organised the 1946 Passive … and was active in the Congress movement in exile, serving as an editor of Sechaba and as the ANC's London publicity and …

… (now KwaZulu-Natal). His grandparents arrived in Natal as indentured labourers. His father was born in Inanda and … Students Representative Council (SRC) at the University as it was then known. At a NUSAS meeting, Ramgobin tabled a … motion for the organisation to elect Chief Albert Luthuli as Honorary President of NUSAS. In the aftermath of the …

… architecture and then dropped out to take up a position as paymaster at Simmer and Jack, one of the Rand gold mines. … English Methodist minister with a considerable reputation as a preacher. Consequently, Kotze converted to Christianity … Seth Mokitini.  In 1964, Rev. Mokitini was elected as the first African President of the Methodist Conference. …

… 1965 he travelled to Europe and lived in Paris. He worked as a journalist on various newspapers ( Die Vaderland, Die … Nana Apt.). His work (together with other photographers or as illustration) was also published in a further nine books, … this prestigious gallery where photography was presented as art. In 2000 a major retrospective exhibition of his work …

… an Afrikaans and English-speaking home, regarded himself as an Afrikaner - a proud one. Bram initially was a vocal … at tennis and rugby. In 1928 he represented the Free State as scrum half against the All Blacks under Maurice … in South Africa he spent 3 years (1931-1934) at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Some years earlier Bram had met and …