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… at the university at the time, and her father, a member of the South African Communist Party eventually lost his … 's underground structures. When Baleka’s brother, a member of the Black Consciousness oriented Natal Youth Organisation … her to leave the country. She left the country on the 10th of April 1976, with the assistance of the ANC underground and …

… went on to complete her MA in English at the University of Pretoria , and started to work at the normaalkollege in … Brink, and began her LLB part-time through the University of the Orange Free State . In 1952 she was admitted to the … in Kimberley . In 1979 she began to serve on the Bench of the Cape Provincial Division and from 1982–1985 was part …

… James Edward April was born on 20th of March in 1940, in Bokmakeri Athlone, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape).He is the youngest of seven children. His father was a labourer, while his … a very politically conscious person. He was a supporter of Communism and used to attend political rallies at the …

… Durban. After starting a medical degree at the University of Natal, he switched to studying for a Bachelor of Arts with Political Science as a major in 1968/1969. Nupen … was established at the university by the National Union of South African Students  (NUSAS). The aim of the Wages …

… Gertrude Hope (nee Posthumus) Cooper, the second-youngest of eight children was born in King Williamstown but grew up … Senior Certificate in 1941 and then went to the University of Cape Town from 1942 to 1944 where she graduated with a BA … joined the Cape Times in 1945 and as a cub reporter, one of her first coups whilst covering fringe social events was …

… moved to Port Elizabeth where he grew up,at the age of four he attended Paterson High School. He graduated from the University of Fort Hare with distinction in English in 1948.  His studies in law at the University of Witwatersrand were cut short by his imprisonment.His …

… on 19 May 1914 in Panevezys, Lithuania. She was the eldest of four children. Jean’s family moved to South Africa when … are traced back to when she joined the Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA). In 1935 she became the secretary of the ‘Left Book Club’  which was previously known as the …

… he captained the Orange Free State province. By the end of the 1960s Luyt had become a millionaire. In 1989 he took over the Presidency of the Transvaal Rugby Union and shortly afterward was elected President of the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU). It was …

… Nyasaland, presently Malawi . He was the second born son of Mr and Mrs. Musa Kadalie Muwamba.He was born into chiefly … set out to see the world,workin as a clerk in a succession of jobs in  Mozambique and Southern Rhodesia.In 1918 after a journey which him through most of Southern Africa countries arrived and settled at Cape …

… born on 22 July 1903 in Burgersdorp. He was the eldest son of Reverend Willem de Klerk and Aletta Johannes van Rooy. De … student politics. From 1925 to 1926 De Klerk was chairman of the Students’ Representative Council. On 11 April 1927 he … Witwatersrand and was subsequently appointed headmaster of the Afrikaans-medium school at Primose East. He was later …

… Kalushi Drake Koka was born in Pietersburg on the 9th  of June,1927. He enrolled for teacher training after … in politics, serving as Transvaal vice-chairperson of the Liberal Party of South Africa  (LPSA). He later left the LPSA and worked …

… Orpheus Choir.  Lawrence was soon given the opportunity of performing some of the baritone solos.  It was here that he met the popular … Orchestra.  Marie had recently returned from four years of study in England.  She was able to broaden his musical …

… Sidney Percival Bunting was born on 29 June of 1873 in London, the son of Sir Percy William Bunting, the founder and editor of the Contemporary Review . His mother was a social worker …

… Ellen Lambert was born on the 5th of March 1934 at Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape Province . … She joined the African National Congress (ANC) at the age of 19 in 1953. She subsequently became one of the volunteers who campaigned for the Freedom Charter . …

… which forced black people and his personal experiences of racism served as a political awakening for Modise. Just … university. In January 1955 he enrolled at the University of Fort Hare to study medicine. It was while he was on his … to become politically active. He was elected as secretary of the  ANC Youth League  (ANCYL) for the Fort Hare branch, …

… his high school career Coetsee attended the University of the Orange Free State where he completed his BA and LLB in … council for extra-mural studies and was elected chairman of the youth branch of the National Party (NP). On 6 October 1956 he married … Ravan.|Joyce, P. (1999). A Concise Dictionary of South African Biography , Cape Town: Francolin. …

… be counted among the most dynamic literary figures of the 20th century. He distinguished himself as an author, … and lecturer. He also served as contributor for a number of prominent newspapers, including Die Vaderland, The Rand … he communicated in perfect English and had command of Dutch, Spanish, Italian, German, French and Portuguese. …

… Mapetla Frank Mohapi was born in the rural village of Jozanashoek, Sterkspruit in the former Transkei (now … on 2 September 1947. He studied at the University of the North (Turfloop), where he graduated with a degree in … While studying at Turfloop, he was drawn to the philosophy of Black Consciousness, and became active in the South …

… Cape Town . In 1972, Curtis served as the Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students  (NUSAS) and President of its the social welfare arm,  NUSWEL. She was the daughter … SAHA, 2012.  28 June marks 28 years since the bombing of Jeanette Schoon and her daughter [online]. Available at  …

… Nomkhitha Virginia Mashinini was born on the 9th of May, 1935, in the rural Bengu village of Lady Frere in the former Transkei . After the death of his first wife, her father, Daniel married his second …

… Molly Blackburn was born in 1930.  She was the daughter of Elgar Bellhouse who was at one time the chairperson of the Progressive Party (PP) in Port Elizabeth (PE). … was brought up with liberal ideas, and became aware of the problems facing South African black communities such …

… Ordained as a minister in 1881, he proved to be a man of great ability and strong personality. In 1894-1895 he was … Dwane and his family moved to Middledrift,where Chief Kama of the Gqunukhwebe subgroup of the Xhosa had been given some land as a reward for service …

… and human rights. [i] She was born in Nyeri, part of the rural region of Kenya on the 1st of April 1940. Maathai was of Kikuyu ethnicity. In 1964, …

… His father came to South Africa in 1918, at the age of 12, from India. He was one of six children, with two sisters, Zubeida and Aysha and … In 1955, the family moved to Balfour in the southeast of Transvaal where his father opened a shop. Timol was forced …

… 22 October 1927 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, as the fifth of the seven children of Maria and Charles William Hendrickse, both school … three decades, rising to prominence - including membership of the cabinet and chairmanship of the Ministers' Council in …

… it was here that he started his art classes. With the war of 1900 between the Boers and the English, the Pierneef … experience brought Pierneef into contact with the works of the old masters and it had a lasting impression on him. He … a changed man when he returned to South Africa at the age of 18. Back in Pretoria the young artist crossed paths with …

… The life of Maggie Bopalamo tracks the history of the  Rustenburg  area in a remarkable fashion. From humble … the way she served time in prison, following allegations of political activity and treason levelled by the …

… He worked for two years as a technical director of the Civic Theatre in Johannesburg when it opened, then … some years, eventually joining the Performing Arts Company of the Transvaal (PACT) Drama Theatre in 1967, where he was … known simply as The Company, with Barney Simon and a group of actors. The Company was an independent outfit committed to …

… Enoch Mgijima was born in 1868 at Bulhoek, the youngest of nine children – five girls and four boys. His father, … on to Lovedale. As a result he became a farmer and hunter of small game. Due to his Wesleyan upbringing, Mgijima also … they worship me, they are not honest in their worship of me. I want you to worship me according to your old …

… Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) alongside Steve … , she was involved in political activism and promotion of the BCM during the 1970s. Raised by an activist mother and … educated at the girls-only Inanda Seminary School outside of Durban , KwaZulu-Natal , where she was encouraged to think …