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… federation until the mid-1950s, also serving for some time as secretary of the African Milling Workers' Union. Active in the  African National Congress  (ANC) as well as the trade union movement, Tloome was elected chairman of …

… Congress (ANC) , in the 1970s. In the 1980s he served as field commander during the liberation struggle against the … Staff Course in Zimbabwe. In 1994 he was appointed as Director Personnel Planning of the SA Army. Three years … 2000 when he was promoted to the rank of Major General as the Chief Director Human Resources Support. In June 2004 …

… (now Western Cape).After her schooling, Berman worked as a stage designer and actress at The Space Theatre in Cape Town. From 1980, she worked as a theatre and news freelance photographer. Community … - attending a church service in a school classroom as well as a group of young Coloured people engaged in a …

… in the film industry, Hlobo decided to pursue a career as a visual artist as another way of contributing to South African culture. He … Since 2000, he has shown pieces in at least one and as many as ten exhibitions every year, at venues in South …

… Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng ), was designated as a Coloured township under the Group Areas Act.  The eldest … Wyk rose to fame in the 1970s for his writing. He worked as an editor at the literary magazine Staffrider, as well as at Ravan Press, the publisher of dissident voices …

… worked for the Munich Re Insurance Company of South Africa as an insurance underwriter and was subsequently recruited by … co-founded Kagiso Trust Investments in 1994 and had served as its executive chairperson since 1996. He chaired several … 1990, he joined the Kagiso Charitable Trust (Kagiso Trust) as chief executive, where he was responsible for raising …

… married Abdul Hamid Gool and was thereafter always known as Cissie Gool. In 1935, she joined with Communist Party … multiracial National Liberation League (NLL), and served as its first president. In 1938, an offshoot from the NNL … the Non-Europe United Front, and Gool was again elected as its president. In 1939, the NEUF staged a march in central …

… laude.  He then decided to study Theology, and graduated as a dominee cum laude, in 1961.  He was awarded the medal … for being the top student at the university. He practiced as a dominee in the Dutch Reformed Church for 20 years.  In 1983, he left the pulpit to take a job as the editor of the Afrikaans women's magazine Sarie , and …

… recorded daily life in the Cape and appeared in his own as well as other local publications. The SA Illustrated News … Exh., in ass with SADC, Drill Had, Darling S t., 9 Dec. (as a member of SASA and SADC). 1903: SASA 2nd Annual Exh., …

… Work in Johannesburg from 1957 to 1959.After four years as a personnel manager with a rubber company in Natal, he … Black Community Programmes (BCP) was born with Khoapa as director and Steve Biko as youth organizer from mid-1972 until March 1973. Police …

… during the 1952 Defiance Campaign.He was drawn to politics as a teenager in Johannesburg during Indian protest against … executive for about five years,working some of that time as its full-time secretary-general. During the 1950s, he was … were charged with incitement were later released. Notable as the first accused, alphabetically, in the Treason Trial , …

… a position which she still holds.  In her capacity as Education Officer, Durban Art Gallery, she has curated a … Her work is represented in public collections in SA as well as in private collections in this country and abroad.  …

… His father, Hendrik, had joined the Boer forces in Natal as a 13-year old farm boy. He survived, becoming a gifted … the University of Stellenbosch. Steyn commenced practice as an advocate at the Cape Bar in 1950, after clerking to the … remain in employment. It was also his conviction that as a departure point in sentencing, every effort should be …

… and vegetable business and then started his own business as a retail grocer. He was active in the religious and social … 2,000 people went to jail. Nana Sita joined the militants as any compromise with evil was against his principles. He … and the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council. He acted as Chairman when Dr. Dadoo was in prison or on missions …

… Webster joined the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) as a lecturer in Anthropology. Webster’s Doctoral thesis … labour. This led him to explore related issues such as the social history of tuberculosis and the social causes … anthropological research methods of living with the people as a researcher exposed him to the direct exploitation of …

… time. In the 1980s he began to develop a reputation both as a film actor and as a lyrical poet. One of Matshikiza earliest published … arms to lead the strength of his words hangs in the air as the strength in his eyes remains on the sky; And the years …

… born on 3 February 1953, in South West Africa (now known as Namibia), the second child of Wilfried Franz and Molly … in 1970. After school, Lubowski went for military service as was compulsory for all young, White males at the time. He … Town with a LL.B. degree. After his studies, he worked as an Articled Clerk in Windhoek and joined the law firm, …

… Boer War  (1899-1902) broke out he joined the Boer forces as a lad of thirteen, and after the war farmed for some time … Seminary of Princeton, USA. Here he gained distinction as a capable and industrious student, particularly in Hebrew, … the ministry, he returned to South Africa and was admitted as a minister of the NG Kerk in December 1916. On 14.7.1917 …

… Transvaal.His father was a school principal. Pik as he is affectionately known attended the Hoer Volkskool, … to the South African Mission in Stockholm, Sweden, as third secretary, and in January 1960, he moved on to the … from 1963-66. He represented the South African Government as Agent in the case from 1965-66 and it was at this time …

… in 1942 with Afrikaans and Classical Life and Thought as major subjects. This degree was followed by a Diploma in … the same university, which he completed in 1945, with Zulu as major. Following his graduation, Becker taught at primary … Connie van den Bergh. They had two sons and two daughters. As a teacher he was known for his innovative teaching methods …

… abroad to study and attended various institutions such as the Slade School and Royal Academy in London and the La … again to South Africa and in 1928 she was selected as the keeper of the Michaelis Collection in Cape Town. … of historic buildings. Between 1948 and 1957, she served as the trustee of the South African National Gallery in Cape …

… was born in 1949 in Cape Town . In 1972, Curtis served as the Vice-President of the National Union of South African … of the Industrial Aid Society . Curtis also worked as an archivist for the South African Institute of Race of … , who was also banned. They married in June 1977. However, as they were both banned they were not legally allowed to …

… up in PE from 1945, after his parents found work there as labourers. He completed tenth grade at Newell High School, … expelled for taking part in a student strike over food. As an outstanding athlete, he later helped organize … boycott of South Africa. In 1954 to 1963 Fihla worked as a cleaner at Barclays Bank in Port Elizabeth. Mostly …

… (TASA). There were also regional groupings such as the Central Rand African Students Association (CRASA) and … Association. He was also a member of CRASA and OSA. As a member of these various student organisations heI got to … for the Bantu Press.  Molotsi was involved in politics as well and became a member of the ANC Youth League in …

… a Bachelor of Arts degree. While studying here, he worked as a ticket seller at one of the “Indian” cinemas in … visited at Park Rynie, South Coast by members such as Enver Hassim, Seymour Papert and Dr Limbada. Very little … intellectuals from the Eastern Cape. Essak excelled as a teacher, and his dedication to teaching was merely an …

… figures of the 20th century. He distinguished himself as an author, poet, playwright, translator, broadcaster and lecturer. He also served as contributor for a number of prominent newspapers, … lewe en werk van Uys Krige J.C. Kannemeyer describes Krige as a cosmopolitan world traveller, a nonconformist and …

… a local magazine with the artist Robert Hodgins who worked as the assistant editor. Since the 1960s Berman also worked as a freelance writer and contributed as reviewer to radio programmes. Berman gave evening classes …

… Florence's mother was a qualified teacher, but worked as a domestic worker. Household conditions forced Florence to … assist her mother to raise her siblings. She first worked as a domestic worker and later in a factory. Mophosho drew … came into contact with the ANC leaders in Alexander such as Alfred Nzo and T.T. Nkobi . And as her involvement in the …

… government to eight SASO leaders. Myeza was elected as the General Secretary of SASO in July 1974, and was tasked … the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO). He was elected as to serve in the AZAPO Executive in December 1983. He served as the party’s Secretary General, Publicity Secretary and …

… to Kwa-Themba. He spent much of his childhood there as well as in Ratanda, Heidelberg with his grandmother. He attended … Bank Young Artist award in 1994. For 13 years he worked as a television technician for  SABC , at the time a …