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… He began as a clerk before becoming a superintendant of public works in Tlhabane. Frustrated by the racial hierarchy, he left and from 1972 spent most of the next decade working at Rustenburg Platinum Mines.  But … When Malebane-Metsing began at the mines, he was unaware of contractual conditions, which made it a crime if one was …

… hiked 400 km from their home to the Johannesburg township of Evaton to seek work. In 1986 Rebecca entered the ‘Shell … award launched her music career. She enlisted the services of producer Sizwe Zako and engaged Peter Tladi as her manager. The pop debut album of this singer, new to the music business, did not sell well. …

… was born in Cambridge, England in 1875. Wiles was one of the five artist-sons of the sculptor Henry Wiles. Of all the five sons, he was the most successful artist. He …

… as a teacher and journalist, was on the editorial staff of Imvo Zabantsundu, and published numerous books of Xhosa poetry and prose. He taught at Lovedale for some … Writing about the song in 1934,  D. D. T. Jabavu  said, "Of late the Black races of the Union and the Protectorates …

… to South Africa in 1975 to study at the Michaelis School of Fine Arts at the University of Cape Town. While in Cape Town , he worked as a freelance … during the 1980s. Konings produced an important collection of social documentary photographs of people in District Six , …

… (Philosophy) at UCT before going to the London School of Economics where he did research and co-edited Millennium, Journal of International studies.  Self taught in photography, Lurie … in 1990, and full time in 1995 following the publication of his book "Life in the Liberated Zone" (Corner house Books, …

… photojournalism from 1993-1994 at the Kent Institute of Art and Design, England, finishing with a postgraduate at the University of Wales, Cardiff. After freelancing for Rex Features in … Claire  and  The Telegraph . He was also chosen to be part of  The Day in The Life of Africa  a book project in February …

… in Journalism at Pretoria Technikon and did two years of a fine arts degree at UNISA and two years of his National Diploma in Photography at Pretoria Technikon. … He was a lecturer at the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism in Johannesburg during 1995 and 1996. In 1999 …

… Pieterson* was born in 1963. He became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in apartheid South Africa when a newspaper photograph by Sam Nzima - of the dying Hector being carried by a fellow student - was published around the world. Hector was one of the first casualties of the 1976 uprising against the sole …

… and also to radicalise Coloured farm workers. A member of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union in its heyday and also of the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) until about 1929, he supported  J. T. …

… A chairman of the Orlando  African National Congress  (ANC) during the … called the "Bafebagiya" group. He later became president of the  Swaziland  National Union of South Africa and deputy-president of the Swaziland …

… Professor Landau took part in the "One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy … organised by South African History Online, University of the Witswatersrand, The History Workshop, University of Johannesburg and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in 2011. He …

… 1927 in Athlone, Cape Town, Western Cape, the youngest of five children. Her parents were actively involved in local … mother, Sophia Herman, was active in the food committees of the 1940s. Blanche said of her mother:   She would organise the queues in Athlone as …

… Kgosi (King) Khama III, known as Khama the Good, the ruler of the Bangwato people. Under his rule and with his approval, … Temple, London. In 1947 he met Ruth Williams, the daughter of a retired army officer. They were married in September … cattle farming and local politics, but many saw him as out-of-touch with current affairs. His health, which had bothered …

… Masana Sam Nzima was born on the 8th of August 1934 in Lillydale, a small village in Bushbuck … who had a camera and he became fascinated by the concept of pictures coming out of a box, so he bought himself a Kodak Box Brownie. During … Presentation Of National Orders , Masana Samuel “Sam” Nzima , from the …

… 1921 Alexander Township , Johannesburg . She was the first of the three children. Florence's mother was a qualified … worker. Household conditions forced Florence to drop out of the school during Std 6 and look for a job to assist her … ANC activities grew she met other leaders in other parts of the country such as Moses Kotane , Moretsele , J.B. Marks …

… activist, Christian minister, sportsman and champion of non-racial sport, trade unionist and educator is … socialist and Indian trade unionist. He is considered one of the few Indian leaders of his day who attempted to transcend racial boundaries with …

… Upon completing his studies, Grout was appointed one of six missionaries to South Africa by the American Board for … they sailed from Boston to South Africa in the company of the other missionaries and their wives, arriving in Cape … from Cape Town on “The Dove” and proceeded to the capital of Dingane at Mgungundhlovu to obtain the Zulu King’s …

… Cape . She belonged to the cattle-herding Gonaquasub group of the Khoikhoi. Sara grew up on a colonial farm where her … ship surgeon named William Dunlop who was also a friend of Cezar and his brother Hendrik. Apparently, the terms of her ‘contract’ were that she would travel with Hendrik …

… attack in Natal on 16 December 1961. However, due to one of their members (Bruno Mtolo), a police spy, the group of 19 was betrayed and subsequently charged under the 1962 Sabotage Act on 21 October 1963. They were accused of acting in common purpose to obtain explosives to violently …

… court interpreter, and independent businessman. He was one of the founders of the ANC newspaper,  Abantu-Batho,  and served as its … the next decade. In the mid-1930s Skota became a member of the executive committee of the All African Convention, but …

… icons Walter and Albertina Sisulu . He was the third of five children. When he was nine, he was taken to Swaziland … a career in journalism. In 1980, Sisulu, as President of the media union, Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA) [previously known as the Writers …

… a National Diploma in Photography from the Technikon of Pretoria. He did his third year Specialization and thesis in area of documentary photography, " Mafefe Village, issues of development." In 1994 he started as a freelance …

… born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth – some give it as 1892, others as 1896. As a … he studied painting and drawing at the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem and taught himself sculpting. In 1912 he … as a sculptor. He also painted portraits and a number of still-lives and landscapes. In 1928 he married Eva …

… Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein was born on 20th of  March in 1920 Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) of European Jewish immigrants. He was the youngest of four children. Orphaned at twelve years, he was brought up … [Accessed on 27 May 2011]|Anon, (2011), Presentation Of National Orders , Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein , from The …

… was several months pregnant. She was released at the time of her baby's birth, only to be re-arrested nine weeks later … her infant. She headed the media department at University of the Western Cape between 1987 and 1989. Between 1990 and … African and Canadian news agencies. She became a member of the Independent Media Commission for South Africa's first …

… Mrs. N. S. Pillay (Lachimi), sister-in-law of Veerammal Naidoo, went with Veerammal and her mother to Natal during the third phase of the Satyagraha . She was also part of the 1913 Indian miners’ strike . She served a sentence of …

… Perhaps more importantly, he was elected as the President of the Student Representative Council.    Before returning to … and played an instrumental role in organising a number of student protests in Northdale. It seems Haffejee continued … and thus he was under police surveillance. On the morning of 3rd of August 1977 he was arrested by the Special Branch …

… Central Africa. From his youth the boy showed the signs of greatness and it was clear that he had a future. The … raids and pretty wars. It was in 1821 that the community of Adjai”²s village had a rude awakening - slave traders had … killed or captured they never knew.  Adjai with a group of other boys about his age were parted from their mothers …

… Grassroots Gallery in Westville, Durban, but by the end of that year she relocated to Johannesburg where she curated … in Hyde Park, and was later appointed as coordinator of the Alexandra Art Centre, where she remained from 1986 to … In May 2000 she was appointed as project coordinator of Metro Mall in Johannesburg, and was involved in the …