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… School in 1965. He then went to study at the University of Natal and received a B.Econ Honours degree in Economics in … his degree he became a lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University between 1971 and he helped … unions.Erwin was also a visiting lecturer at the Centre of Southern African Studies at the University of York for a …

… The history of Queen Njinga (or Nzinga) of Ndongo/Matamba is contested. Portuguese colonial … however, is that Queen Njinga's rise to power as a woman of that time was nothing short of revolutionary and that her … (translation). 2015. “Queen Njinga Mbandi Ana de Sousa of Ndongo/Matamba: African Leadership, Diplomacy, and …

… his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, graduating from the law … children. Following his graduation, he served in a firm of attorneys for two years as an articled clerk and was admitted to the Bar as an advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa in 1930. In May 1940 he …

… Paul Alb   erts, one of South Africa’s leading social documentary photographers, … Seunsskool in 1963 after which he attended the University of Pretoria but did not complete his studies. In 1965 he … Since 1981 he dedicated himself to the publishing of social documentary photography and special interest …

… was born in 1944, and grew up in the copper belt mines of Northern Rhodesia where his father was a miner. His family … steps. In 1970, David Webster joined the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) as a lecturer in Anthropology. … thesis focused on the traditional anthropological topic of kinship.  His fieldwork had taken him to southern …

… Pixley Seme was born on 1 October 1881 in Natal, the son of Isaka Sarah (nee Mseleku) Seme. Little is documented of his early life as a primary school pupil and teenager. He … in London before returning to South Africa on the eve of the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. His …

… Meyer was born in Port Elizabeth on 16 July 1947, the son of Hudson and Hannah Meyer. His father was a farmer in the … to study for his B Comm and LLB degrees at the University of the Free State. As a student, he became active in … Johannesburg until 1980, a year after he became a Member of Parliament for the National Party (NP). Until his …

… was born in 1840 in Moletlane, near Zebediela. A chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele and the son of Lebelo Seroto and his wife NaMahlangu, a member of the …

… der Stel’s father duly became the first Dutch Commander of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Mauritius. [1] His mother Maria was the daughter of Hendrik Lievens of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) and Monica of the …

… a statesman and colonial administrator, became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He pushed the Transvaal Republic to … Early life and career Milner was born in 1854 in the town of Giessen in the Duchy of Hesse in Germany. He was educated …

… Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 Jon Soske Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of History University of … combination of monopoly position, underselling, and legal action.60 Grey Street and the “Indian” Store The Indian … Savage [Victor Sefora], “African Nationalism and the 1949 Programme of Action,” The Africanist (Jan./Feb 1956), p. 6. …

… Mpumalanga), South Africa, on 25 March 1939, the second of seven children. In 1957, he went to work at a shirtmaking … in 1960. Langa then found employment as a messenger of court and interpreter for the Department of Justice. Langa married Thandekile Mncwabe in 1966 and the …

… Early Life: Alexander Kerr was the first of six children born to William and Elizabeth Findlay Kerr. … Street Primary School in Greenock and then, in pursuance of a career in education, became a pupil-teacher at the … was at Mount Florida Public School on the outskirts of Glasgow. After two years there, he was appointed to teach …

… He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a feasible route to India around the storm-driven southern tip of Africa. He also discovered for Europe the south-east trade …

… 21 February 1858 at Mnandi in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. His father was a senior councillor … witnessed the military defeat and economic destruction of the Xhosa kingdom. It was inaugurated with one of the most bitterly fought frontier wars, which coincided …

… society portraitist, Lewis was steeped in the tradition of British painting and internalised to a high degree the style of Augustus John (1878–1961). The latter’s prolific output … was concerned with the lucrative demand to portray members of British society. He also took much interest in a …

… Xhosaland before it was fragmented by the consequences of the ‘Cattle Killing Movement’ of 1856-7. The movement was spurred on by 1) the encroachment of colonialists over the lands and sovereignty of the Xhosa , … Will Arise: Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing of 1856-7. Johannesburg and Cape Town: Jonathan Ball …

… a close relationship with the party’s Head. As a result of being a motor-mouth, Momberg was then nicknamed “Jan Bek”. Jannie Momberg was a member of the Nationalist Party since 1957, and rose through the ranks to become one of its distinguished parliamentarians. Little is known of his …

… education took place in the poverty-stricken township of Alexandra and later at Morris Isaacson High – the school … Movement (BCM) and was inspired by the poetry that spoke of black identity, resistance and revolt. In 1969 he was … in English. This early success was followed by a string of highly acclaimed collections throughout the 1970s and …

… Anna De Koningh was the daughter of Angela van Bengale. She arrived with Angela from Batavia, … Cape, moving from being a slave to becoming the mistress of that great Cape property, Groot Constantia. It is believed … arrived at the Cape. Anna, the only slave from the time of whom there is a portrait, was considered a true beauty in …

… Sigcau was born on 4 January 1937, she was the eldest of the three children of Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau of East Pondoland who became the first state president of the …

… was born in Ngcobo in South Africa on 30 March 1936. Both of his parents were involved in education; his father was a headmaster of a primary school and his mother was involved in teaching. … in 1956 he moved to pursue his studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT) where took a different field of study …

… and was a good all-round pupil, becoming chairman of debating society, head of the Voortrekkers, a member of the rugby team, an officer in the school cadets, and was …

… in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1921. The son of a physician, he schooled at St John's College, … He joined the South African Air Force at the outbreak of World War II and served in North Africa and Italy as an … general practice in Johannesburg. He was a founder member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of South Africa, …

… on 22 April 1866 in Wellington (SA). She was the daughter of Charl Daniel Cillié and his wife, Martha Helena Marais. … She came from an illustrious family. Her father, one of the ten children in the family, became the first rector of the University of Stellenbosch, while another member, P.J. …

… Alex la Guma is known as one of South Africa’s foremost activist writers, both for his … and fiction writing depicting the oppressive measures of Apartheid . la Guma was born in 1925 in District Six , South Africa. He was the son of prominent political activist Jimmy la Guma  (James), who …

… Naidoo was born in 1936 in Durban.  He spent most of his young life at the FOSA TB Settlement, just north of the city. His father died when he was still young, and he … and found himself being elected to an executive position of the provincial non-racial swimming structure. By the mid …

… and lecturer. Both his parents were active members of the  Non-European Unity Movement  (NEUM). Jordan's family … he followed in their footsteps. He started off at the age of seven by selling copies of  Torch , a newspaper produced by the NEUM. He was a …

… in Pietermaritzburg, graduating from the then University of Natal with a BA.LLB in 1972.  At University, he met Paul … law at the time. Alfers was called up for the first intake of the new Commando military service system in 1969 (which … training in the first year.  Working at the Department of Justice to fulfill bursary obligations, he was dismissed …

… with then editor Jim Bailey, Sampson became editor of Drum magazine in Johannesburg. During this time, Sampson … On his return to Britain he joined the editorial staff of The Observer , where he worked from 1955-6. Sampson also … About Africa (1960) and South Africa: Two Views Of Separate Development (1960) with S. Pienaar. Sampson was …