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… Transfrontier Park) in 1936.  He referred to himself as “Die Ou Ram” (The Old Ram). He was the first son of the … Makai in 1987. Kruiper was well known for his acting role as a tracker in the 1989 movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy II. … in the development and restoring of the San languages. As a traditional healer, he used the Hoodia plant …

… so she could have pocket money when school terms started. As she was doing this almost every school term, the workers … with mainstream political movements of the day, such as the African National Congress (ANC) . The Congress … and the ANC) at the time was grappling with issues such as the Group Areas Act , Separate Development Act and the …

… was born on 10 October 1941 into a prominent Ogoni family. As a child, he demonstrated a talent for scholarship and, … that position to pursue a bureaucratic career, and served as a federal administrator for the Bonny Island oil terminal. … state of Biafra from seceding. He gained an appointment as the commissioner for education in the Rivers State as a …

… then got a job at a clothing factory, and worked part-time as a dressmaker to supplement her income. She joined the … Elsie would visit her. At the time, Billy Nair was working as a trade unionist for the SACTU.   In 1963, three years … ways. Aside from dressmaking, she got an evening job as a cashier at a fast food outlet in Clairwood, a suburb …

… , KwaZulu-Natal  on 16 July 1960. She chose PJ Powers as her stage name using her initials and the name Powers. She began her professional singing career as lead singer of the all-girl group Pantha in 1979. When the … grew and expanded to neighbouring countries such as Botswana , Mozambique and Namibia . Their first big hit …

… the ANC on both domestic and international platforms as a member of the ANC’s National Executive and National … ANC upon joining the South African Reserve Bank , first as Advisor to the Governor in 1998, then later as Governor in 1999. Mboweni was the eighth Governor of the …

… out to obtain permission from Mpanda (Dingane’s successor as Zulu King) to establish a new mission station in Mpanda’s … in Natal because of an acute financial situation, as well as some conflict with the British authorities – who gained …

… Seminary, where she later also completed her training as a teacher. Her teaching career began at Blauwvallei in … on 25 February of the previous year with Miss V.L. Pride as its first headmistress. During Miss Pride's leave of … School. In September 1921 she retired from her position as headmistress, but continued to serve the school as head of …

… High School. He received no formal art training. He worked as a waiter in a private hotel in Scottburgh and as a gardener on the Berea in Durban. He first went to the … on paper. In mid-1986 he started a two-year contract as a miner on Vaal Reef Gold Mines. In July 1988 he completed …

… repeatedy during the struggle and was reduced to poverty. As a result of his activism, he became insolvent when his … Cachalia's courage. Gandhi himself described Cachalia as one of the most steadfast and courageous people he had met. He succeeded Essop Mia as the Chairperson of the British Indian Association in …

… The first Indians arrived during the Dutch colonial era, as slaves, in 1684. A conservative calculation based strictly … Indians came to South Africa in two categories, namely as indentured workers in 1860 and later as 'free' or … between these new groups and Indian South Africans. A key factor that helped forge a common South African "Indian" …

… revival of African history that centred around themes such as African ‘civilisations' and Black people’s ‘heroic … impression on many university and high school students. As early as the late 1960s, university students, who were to … elements which contributed to the “take-off” of the youth factor - principally the growth of a powerful, aggressive, …

… twin sister, Rahima Moosa she became politically active as a teenager on noticing the impact the segregation laws had … joined forces with the  African National Congress  (ANC) as a result of the Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact of 1947 , she also … sister, Rahima always confused the security branch police as the two were identical. In 1964, Fatima and her husband …

… Welsh and Finnish until 1913. That same year he took a job as tutor and escort to two Mexican boys in France. At the outbreak of the World War 1, Tolkien enlisted as a second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers. During … girlfriend Edith Bratt in Warwick. He applied for work as an academic at Oxford where upon being accepted he became …

… After this she was fired, and since she was recognised as a shop steward she could not find another job. In 1977, she joined the Metal and Allied Workers Union as an organiser, but spent the first months doing odd jobs … from organising to recruiting, and again faced problems, as men did not expect to be recruited by a woman. After two …

… on the future of our movement we must first consider them as one of the manifestations of the new revolutionary level … the African National Congress, the collapse of Portuguese colonialism has been of decisive importance. This applied … still regard such a situation on the whole as a positive factor: the enemy is in considerable disarray. There are …

… Mgcineni Noki (40), known as Mambush, was from Twalikhulu in the Eastern Cape. He began … thighs. He left behind his wife and five young children, as well as his sister and niece who also depended on him for …

… School, where he obtained his junior certificate.  As a boy, Goniwe played rugby and took part in boxing for a … Mqanduli, in the Transkei, which eventually became known as Holomisa High School. In 1975 Goniwe married Nyameka. She later qualified as a social worker. They had two children, Nobuzwe and …

… 1923.  His father was an engine driver with the railways as was his grandfather, Henry, who had been one of the … in Klawer and Malmesbury he learned to speak Afrikaans but as all lectures at that time were in Afrikaans, and by … fluent in the language and developed a great love for it.  As many trials at the time were conducted in Afrikaans his …

… is certain, however, is that Queen Njinga's rise to power as a woman of that time was nothing short of revolutionary and that her actions as a warrior, diplomat and nation builder would be an … for over two centuries after her death. Her actions as a women defying both male and colonial domination has also …

… His father made his first trip to Natal in 1891 and worked as a jeweller in Durban for a few years before returning to … Natal Indian Congress (NIC) . In 1924 he was appointed as one of the joint secretaries of the NIC. The most serious … Bloc. The Nationalist Bloc consisted of individuals such as Dr. GM Naicker and the trade unionist HA Naidoo. Mrs …

… English Bar from the Inner Temple in 1849, and practised as an advocate in the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope … the currency underwent devaluation and was not accepted as legal tender in the Cape Colony. The economy revived after … demarcated. Wodehouse established the Warden line as the border, arousing the anger of the Sotho. Brand issued …

… In his autobiography, David Livingstone referred to him as the second most impressive leader he encountered on the … in the household of his grandfather Zwide. Inevitably, as he grew to manhood he observed the less powerful Khumalo … had been murdered by Zwide, Mzilikazi was duly installed as chief of the Northern Khumalo clan. But, after …

… the driving force for his life’s journey, marking him out as so different from 99% of the white population. He abhorred … the Judaic injunction of the sage Hillel: “Treat others as you wish them to treat you.” As an anti-Zionist Jew, he came to view Israel’s …

… The term “poor whites” was coined during the 19th century, as the mineral revolution and development of mines forced … to an increase in urbanization, poverty and unemployment as many farmers lacked formal education. The largescale farmers also faced their own challenges, as environmental factors and diseases, such as the rinderpest …

… disrespect with which the British treated Xhosa chiefs and as such the Xhosa retaliated. King Hintsa had been consulted … had given his approval to their efforts to go to war. [7] As such the conflict was primarily dominated by the Ngqika, … D’urban and Colonel Smith demanded the Rharhabe refugees as well as compensation in cattle and horses for the losses …

… not die during infancy. The name Chris was adopted by him as a nom de guerre, and was in fact the real name of his … Latin and English. He then moved to Cape Town and worked as an article clerk with the Schaeffer and Schaeffer legal … of the ANC's leaders in the  Treason Trial  (1956) as his main motivation to begin participating in the struggle …

… Caroline, was a coloured South African who made a living as a domestic worker and gave him pencils and paper and he … encouraged by the head master, Mr. Roberts, to take art as a subject under a Mr. Esterhuysen. Adams’ time at Livingstone was a defining period in his life, as he came under the influence of some of the teaching staff. …

… James Kantor & Partners, in Johannesburg. He excelled as a divorce lawyer. He usually represented the wife and, at … behaviour and arrogance of the new Special Branch police. As a Jew, he was aware of the anti-Semitism rampant in their … was married to his sister AnnMarie Kantor , to join him as a partner in 1959. From the outset, Wolpe made it clear …

… Kwazakhele. After completing elementary school, he worked as a labourer and trade union organiser. His union comrades knew Mini as the 'organiser of the unorganised', because of his courage … a wage increase, and fought against the use of convicts as cheap scab labour. He became SACTU secretary for the …