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… Tracy Payne’s hyper real paintings evoke a sense of sublime sexuality in the art of constraint, even if she is painting a flower. She was born … Africa. In 1987, she graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, with a Bachelors of …

… community worker Florence Barbara Ribeiro was the fourth of five children. Her father, Henry Mathe, was a labourer in … butchery and enrolled for a BCom degree through University of South Africa (UNISA). However, she had to give up her … married her sister, Veronica. He made her acutely aware of the social injustices in South Africa. In the face of …

… high school. He started off by playing cover versions of popular songs until his late teens when he began to write … in his late teens, having been exposed to the realities of Apartheid, he focussed on themes with social and political … In 1981, Mahlasela joined the poetry group, ‘The Ancestors of Africa’. He became a sought after performer at political …

… in 1943, and stayed in Alexandra township. He was one of the residents forcibly removed by the apartheid regime to … December 1956.  He was freed in January 1958, at the end of the preparatory examination. In 1961, he was charged under the Suppression of Communism Act for taking part in the activities of the …

… Mary's Waverley in Johannesburg . She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. A prominent journalist and … Sparks , before the Press Council. The Presiding Judge of the Council, Justice Oscar Galgut, found both Zille and …

… at a young age over the more popular girls’ choice of netball. She started playing soccer at the age of seven. She grew up playing football in the street with the … Women’s National team, Banyana Banyana, in 2000 at the age of 16 years old. In 2000, Modise made her debut in the …

… schooled at St Mary's Dominican Convent and the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and 1984 she attended part-time courses in photography at the Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town. In 1985, Zieminski moved to Johannesburg … as a freelance photographer. In 1988 she became a member of Afrapix , a collective photo agency that played a key role …

… Maponya was born on May 14 1949 in the Thabakgone village of Lephapane in the district of Tzaneen, where his parents eked out an existence on their small rural homestead. At school, where one of his classmates was the future Gauteng premier Dr Mathole …

… and Bafana were both traders. She obtained a bachelor of Law from the University of Swaziland in 1987 and three years later, an LLB at Wits … director at the Justice Department and held the position of managing director at the Office of the Status of Women in …

… After his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first students to attend the Inanda Seminary and … Durban City Council forced African businesses to move out of the area. Mkhize joined the Industrial and Commercial … in the 1925 Defiance campaign in Durban. In 1925, as part of this association, Mkhize, along with approximately 500 …

… School in East London where he came under the influence of the deputy headmaster who was an ardent African Nationalist .A member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in East London in the late 1940s and secretary of the Cape Youth League during the  1952 Defiance Campaign . …

… Congress  ANC in 1951 and in 1958 was chosen president of the Cape ANC in a disputed election. He was subject to … 1954 into the 1960s and was detained during the 1960 state of emergency. In 1983 he was convicted of terrorism and of inciting a riot at a squatter camp in …

… on capitalism, colonialism and (under)development was one of the most important contributions to the discussion over … economy. As a critical Marxist thinker, he is also one of the founders of post-colonial thoughts. Amin was born in Cairo in 1931. In …

… worked as a court interpreter, and served as secretary of the local branch of the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) . He … and came into contact with the  Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) , which he joined in August 1928. His … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 …

… born on 13 June 1962 in Pimville, Soweto, the third child of Joyce Nkosi. In 1981 he completed Standard Nine at the … to 1988. The two major ones were ‘Historical perspectives of Black art in South Africa’ and ‘Eleven contemporary Black South African Artists’. Better known works of his include Cry the beloved country, Goodbye Hector, The …

… in 1891 in Britain. He was a clergyman who was convicted of aiding the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … superintendent until 1950. He became a pacifist, chairman of the South African branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, and …

… went to Cape Town, where he joined the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) and was active in the Industrial and … and Coloured workers, particularly in die rural areas of the western Cape. In 1930 he supported  J. T. Gumede's  unsuccessful bid for re-election as president of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with  …

… Secondary School, at Fort Hare, and at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1940 he joined the faculty of St. Peter's and subsequently became secretary of the Transvaal African Teachers' Association. In 1943 he …

… in 1956. His art is uniquely grounded in his experience of life and contemporary events in KwaZulu-Natal. He reflects … on this experience, as Andy Mason has noted, with elements of the satirical ‘that combines social realism with the … observation on his work locates it within the traditions of black art in KwaZulu-Natal, as an extension of the work of …

… He was a keen amateur astronomer and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of astronomers. Maclear arrived in South Africa on 5 January … closely with John Herschel, who was carrying out surveys of the southern sky. From 1841 to 1848 he surveyed an area …

… from prison, Faku was elected as regional organiser of the Eastern Cape  African National Congress  (ANC) and … portfolio. In 1994, Faku was elected chairperson of the Port Elizabeth Transitional Local Council. After South … local elections he was elected as first Black Mayor of the City of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela Bay …

… Gugulethu ( Western Cape ). She was the Deputy President of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), was … Executive Committee (NEC) member. She was a member of the ANC for more than 30 years. A dedicated educator, Ntwanambi was a founding member of the United Women’s Organisation as well as the Democratic …

… World War II and, on returning home, became a member of the Springbok Legion and the Congress of Democrats (CoD).  When he was arrested in 1956, he left … with a six-month-old baby. He was also an active member of the South African Congress of Democrats and became the …

… He settled in Durban which was to be his home for the rest of his life.  He attended part-time art classes at the Natal School of Art, Durban, and he decided to advance his studies in … lessons in drawing and painting at Heatherleys School of Art, in etching at the Central London School of Art, and …

… A. J. Sililo was a leader of the Location Advisory Boards Congress in  Durban , and … Council in 1937. In 1939 he was on the deputation of the joint  African National Congress  (ANC) and Location Advisory Boards Congress to the minister of Native affairs, on which he took up the case for the …

… was a lecturer in African languages at the University of the Witwatersrand who concentrated on writing; he also … the school that was run by Father Trevor Huddleston of the Anglican Church. In 1954 Bantu Education was … the Reverend Absolom Mbulawa Sikhakhane, was the chaplain of the ANC in Natal as well as the chairperson of the …

… born  on 28 October 1892 in Rajkot, India, the second son of Kasturba and  Mohandas Gandhi . He had three brothers, … important training centres and Manilal was regarded as one of the first experimental students. Here the focus was on … between 1910 and 1913 he served four prison sentences, two of them for just ten days and the other two for three months …

… in the Eastern Cape, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1950 and a teacher’s diploma 1951.He … and Michael Tsoke (Secretary) - who later became Mayor of Ga-Rankuwa. Makgothi then taught at Pimville High School. … this time.  In May 1954-55, he was elected as President of the ANC Youth League in the Transvaal. On 5 December 1956, …

… Hamilton Naki was born in the small village of Ngcangane in the Eastern Cape in 1930. His family was poor … he left for Cape Town to look for employment. At the age of fourteen he was hired by the University of Cape Town to maintain the tennis courts on the university …

… 2 October 1956 in Soweto. When he was young he spent a lot of time with his uncle, a Minister in the African Methodist … also organised cultural activities. In 1973 many members of the committee were detained, and it became quite weak. In 1974 he helped with the reorganisation of SASM, and was elected treasurer. In 1976 SASM was to play …