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… was later expelled, and started working at Highveld Steel as a training officer from 1980 to 1984, and as production foreman from 1986-1988. He was a senior steward … ANC national spokesman.  Prior to his present appointment, as ANC national spokesman, he was speaker of the Mpumalanga …

… a young age, sculpting in Marula wood with a pen knife as a child. By the time of his first solo exhibition, held at … he lived with his brother in Soshanguve, formerly known as Mabopane East. At the beginning of his early career, … He later worked with linocuts and other graphics as well as water - colours and mixed media, for which he …

… and then moved to Soweto . Manzini suffered from polio as a child and as a result spent close to four years in the hospital until … her fellow campus activists with a political education, as they were supplied with banned political literature and …

… the murder of a rival gang member and spent time in jail as an awaiting trialist before his acquittal. It was also … ; he helped to form the Union of Black Journalists, as well as the Congress of South African writers. As a result of his …

… Front (UDF) affiliates. Between 1984 and 1990, Adam worked as publicity secretary for the executive of the federation. Then in 1988 she began working full-time as National co-ordinator of the UDF and structures of the … of the ANC to assist in setting up the office. She worked as campaigns and publicity secretary for the ANC Women’s …

… in the family and left behind his wife and six children, as well as his mother and three sisters. According to his cousin, … a gunshot wound in the buttocks. He was seen being shot as he ran towards the informal settlement. …

…   He was born at Langkloof, Bergville District. As a boy he modelled cattle in clay. He attended the … carpentry course.On completion of the course he worked as a full-time carpenter and sculptor at the Mission until … a founder member of the Zasha Art Group in 1988. He worked as a carpenter and sculptor in the studio of Paul Mikula and …

… Department at Somerset House, London, and was chosen as private secretary to  Sir Alfred Milner , who brought him … Milner administration in the Transvaal, and in 1906 acted as Lieutenant-Governor of that colony. When the Transvaal … Inner Temple, but came back to Johannesburg to practise as a barrister. …

… regime. He was also an Umkhonto we Sizwe (also known as MK) operative, Umkhonto we Sizwe which means "spear of the … establishment of this wing led to the ANC being branded as a terrorist organization. The killing of such members were … The Commission however could not complete this task, as it was lenghty and expensive.  Victor M Mgadi, according …

… post at the Peelton mission station, where he also worked as assistant Pastor. It was at this post, in 1883, that he … and a son. He remained at Peelton until his ordination as a minister of the Congregational Church in 1884, at which … the Native Education Association, led by Elijah Makiwane. As the descendant of a respected traditional statesman. As a …

… in 1913 that lead the critics to describe his work as that of a Genius. This inspired him greatly to continue … and this show included a large contingent of new work as well as some graphic works. The exhibition was reviewed favorably. …

… and Olga Light, both of whom came to South Africa as children with their parents to escape the persecution of … photographers working for American-European magazines such as  Life  and  Picture Post . In the 1950s, David started … 1963, at age 33, he ventured out to work full time as a professional photographer.    David became part of the …

… of South Africans then, his first brush with racism was as a teenager when a White shop-owner barred him from buying … point for Asmal in the 1950s Defiance Campaign era came as a politicized Matric pupil, when he saw the Campaign's … four years later.  After qualifying in Britain and Ireland as a barrister, Asmal lectured at Trinity College in law. …

… teaching profession. To make ends meet, he briefly worked as a bus driver for the Public Utilities Company (Putco). Thereafter, he found employment as a records clerk at Isaacs and Kassel, an Accounting and … (SACP) around this time.  In May 1954-55, he was elected as President of the ANC Youth League in the Transvaal. On 5 …

… of colonial born Indians. Ghadija Gool was imprisoned as a passive resister in 1946 and served the Durban Indian … to the University of Witwatersrand, where she qualified as a medical doctor at the age of 23. While studying medicine … European Unity Movement (NEUM). In 1951, whilst serving as a locum for her uncle Dr G.H. Gool in Cape Town, she …

… were in theology and philosophy. He started his career as an academic, in 1965, as a lecturer at the University College, Durban (University … In 1974 he joined the university's Philosophy Department as a professor until 2002. From 1999 to 2006 he taught …

… Throughout the decade Brenda also established herself as a great solo pop star. In the late 1980s, she began … the break-up of their marriage. Her drug and alcohol abuse as well as her bisexuality also received much media attention. Her …

… at Magdalen College , Oxford where he won awards such as the Chancellor’s Prize in 1897.In 1900 Bunting volunteered … to stay on and settled in Johannesburg where he worked as a lawyer. He entered politics in 1910 when he joined the … situation. In 1929 he took part in the general elections as the Communist candidate for Tembuland in the Transkei, as …

… As a young person, Arenstein joined the left wing Book Club … Seedat and SV Reddy, some of whom were charged with her as co-accused in the 1956 Treason Trials . Arenstein worked as a journalist and correspondent for The Guardian from 1955- …

… he worked in the youth  ministry of a Baptist church and as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company in … Black Allied Workers Union of South Africa(BAWU), serving as a senior shop steward and vice-chairperson of the local … after the unbanning,Alexander at the time was confirmed as the oganization's secretary-general and in 1993 he perform …

… superiority into a statutory system and established it as the basis of State ideology and policy. Our people spare … Surely these features are most typical of classical colonialism. Racism in South Africa has been used to divide … these purely cosmetic reforms come instead, at a time when colonialism has been all but banished, when the Vietnamese …

… superiority into a statutory system and established it as the basis of State ideology and policy. Our people spare … Surely these features are most typical of classical colonialism. Racism in South Africa has been used to divide … these purely cosmetic reforms come instead, at a time when colonialism has been all but banished, when the Vietnamese …

… to Mewa Ramgobin and other activists about the same time as they were reviving the Natal Indian Congress . Biko had by … Turner was receptive to Black Consciousness and acted as a mediator between SASO’s black students and white … with academics at the university, people such as Fatima Meer , Lawrence Schlemmer and Eddie Webster. In …

… facets, including creating her own fashion label, working as an illustrator, set designer and scenic artist, as well as undertaking both private and corporate painting …

… Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape, where he qual­ified as a teacher. For the next five years Mbelle taught at … On occasion he also had to interpret for dignitaries such as the Earl of Athlone and his wife. Princess Alice, S.C. … of the Philharmonic Society of the North-Western Cape. As a faithful churchgoer he became a circuit steward in the …

… He was educated at the South African College qualified as an advocate when he was only 23 years old. He opened a law … Roos formed the Transvaal National Party. He was elected as the first chairman of the party in the Transvaal and in … he was sent to Parliament. Roos was immediately perceived as a potential leader. He put word into action when Hertzog …

… University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, qualified as a solicitor in 1956 and six years later was called to the … bar. In his autobiography, Mandela described Joffe’s role as being “the general behind the scenes in our defence“. The … trial, South Africa offered him the opportunity to leave as long as he never returned. He left the country soon after …

… Anna Magrieta, went to Johannesburg to seek employment. As was the case with many Afrikaans women, she found a … The leadership qualities she showed led to her election as shop steward. She and other shop stewards subsequently … successful in this task.  In 1933 Scheepers was elected as Secretary of the Fordsburg/West Rand No. 1 branch of the …

… Tokyo Sexwale was born in Orlando West, Johannesburg as the third of six children of Godlieve and Frank Sexwale. … were arrested in 1977 and tried in what later became known as the Pretoria Twelve Trial. He was convicted in 1978 and … in the PWV area (now Gauteng) in September 1990 and served as head of the public liaison department of the African …

… career was inspired by Titus Ntombela who had boxed as an amateur. [i] Malinga would go on to make a brilliant … Mackeed Mofokeng. In October 1974, in what was described as “possibly the best performance of his career”, he crushed … and popular SA fighters in the 1970s. Malinga, just as Ali had been, was well known for producing …