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… with her sons. She settled near Pretoria where she worked as a domestic servant, and put her two sons through school. … completed high school at La Maria and went on to qualify as a teacher at the Bantu Pretoria Normal College. The Nkondos were extremely devout Christians. Ephraim, as principal of the local school, had to find school fees for …

… Indrasena (Indres) Elatchininathan Naidoo worked as a clerk and became the main support of the family after … of the Human Rights Committee in 1973. He was recruited as a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Spear of the Nation") … to be caught in the Transvaal while committing sabotage as members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) ("Spear of the Nation"), …

… C. Ramohoane. Shortly after joining the ANC, he was tasked as secretary of the Anti-Pass campaign of 1943-44. Bopape was … elected to represent the Brakpan community on matters such as the housing shortage and the removal of White managers of … and the ANC, or face expulsion. Bopape’s response was that as a representative of the people, he was responsible to …

… town of Steynsburg. At the age of ten his family set out as part of the Great Trek and he was brought up within the … 16 he received his first farm near present-day Rustenburg, as was the custom, and named it Waterkloof, in the … began his military career at an early age, and served as a veldkornet during his teens. He also began to have an …

… used to visit his maternal grandmother Bisho Jarsa as a boy, he never suspected the extraordinary story of how … language, Bisho's mother tongue, which she reverted to as she grew older. Mr Alexander, who was a political prisoner … Amhara and Tigrayan elites and were regularly used as slaves. Emperor Menelik II, who has been described as …

… an alternative to the White sports bodies of the time.  As Secretary of the South African Sports Association, he was … boycott against apartheid South Africa.  He was elected as this body’s president. Brutus broke his banning orders by … a harsh critic of Washington Consensus institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World …

… and performances, Hartzenberg produces works that are as emphatic in their physicality as they are cerebral in content. Hartzenberg was originally trained as an art teacher, with a Certificate Art Teaching from Hewat …

… two brothers and four sisters. His father made a living as a middleman and the family endured poverty, hardship and … on the neat and unique style of his handwriting; it was as “methodical as his thinking” was one comment. His social contacts …

… (‘Issy’) Dinat was born on 14 October 1937 in Krugersdorp. As a child, Dinat would often attend meetings with his … studied at Damelin College while working at the college as a book-keeper. During this time he lived with Goolam … Pahad, parents of Aziz and Essop Pahad. Aziz Pahad served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999-2008, and …

… on January 3, 1908. From relatively humble beginnings as a missionaryÁ¢'s daughter in Lovedale, Monica Hunter … Monica in four volumes published during the 1950s, delayed as it had been by her husband’s tragic death at the end of … up a position at Rhodes, the first woman to be appointed as a full professor at a South African university. During …

… to Solomon and Nonkhululeko Qabula. Qabula’s father worked as a machine-handler in the mines in Johannesburg. His father … became an issue for Qabula and his younger brother, Mtu. As a result they would take turns to go to school on … six he applied to Kokstad Vocationary School to train as a plumber. In 1957 Qabula’s elder brother got married and …

… Sunday newspaper, in which he condemned the University as being run, like a high school was the main issue. This was … disapproved of but could not do anything to stop as it had gained enormous interest from the public. Having … a job at a printing firm, however, he did not last long as he was fired after he answered back to the White secretary …

… placing rocks and boulders on the edge to stop animals as well as people from walking straight across. D’Oliveira did not … during the days of segregated sport, he was selected as a right wing for the South African Coloured soccer team, …

… premises. Eventually, Forman was allowed to take a job as a proof reader after Len Lee-Warden , a fellow activist … and applied to stay in the country and to live elsewhere as she could no longer afford to live in Camps Bay. After … required work on the factory floor, which she could not do as a banned person. Furthermore, the time requirements made …

… for the family. The young Phillips was forced to work as a waiter and garden boy in order to pay for his education … He was active in the 1946 National Mine Workers Strike as chairperson of the sympathy strike committee and was … England. In England he found work in the garment industry as a cutter. In 1960, he managed to set up a home in London …

… She was rejected by her father who regarded her as an illegitimate child. Consequently, she suffered physical … James Taylor a psychologist who was had accepted a post as a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Cape … and together they settled in Claremont , Cape Town . As a family of white middle class immigrants, they became …

… he returned to civilian life after the war, his service as a fighter pilot in the fight against fascism in World War Two was his life’s defining experience. As a boy he avidly read Captain WE Johns’ books describing … were realised when he was awarded his “wings” in 1943 as a South African Air Force fighter pilot by Colonel Kalfie …

… Masemola, “The Tiger of Azania”, also popularly known as “Bra Jeff” by many others, was born at Bon Accord near … education, thus influencing some of the children and as well as his colleagues at his school. As a result, some of his …

… when he was a student at Lovedale College in 1935. As a student, he was influenced by the writings of Samuel … in 1946.   Gqobose earn a bacher's degree and qualified as a social worker, and started working for the National … Research in Pretoria.Thereafter, he was employed as a social worker and as the senior administrative (location …

… the German Ernest Barlach and Käthe Kollwitz , which acted as references of stylised representations in Kumalo’s work. … Province. The same year he was favoured to assist Skotnes as an art instructor at the Polly Street Art Centre. He was … at Bantu Men’s Social Club in Eloff Street, (also known as Jubilee Social Centre ) upon the closure of the Polly …

… basic education. After completing his education he worked as worked as a legal clerk, but often presented himself as a qualified lawyer when his comrades were in trouble with …

… Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo, popularly known as Busi Mhlongo, was born on 28 October 1947 at Inanda, near … started in earnest. Mhlongo performed in musicals and as a soloist with several jazz groups, including the famous … Drawing on various South African styles such as mbaqanga, maskandi, marabi and traditional Zulu music, …

… Island. While serving his sentence, Fazzie practised as an unofficial surgeon, conducting circumcisions on young … Black Civic Organisation (PEBCO) along with people such as Champion Galela , Qaqawuli Godolozi and Sipho Hashe . He … the Consumer Boycott Committee which comprised people such as Jackson Mdongwe, Phumelele Stone Sizani, Ernest Malgas, …

… any particular doctrine. Payne has attained status as an influential South African artist, and has won several … Africa””Today in Durban in 1997. Payne was also elected as Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year Award Show in 1984. … New York and Walker Art Center, USA. He was also chosen as a representative of pioneering the movement of …

… in 1946 at the age of 17. Soon he found himself working as a journalist, and over the years, Matthews contributed to many national newspapers such as the Golden City Post , The Cape Times , Drum , and later … and most of Matthews’s later publications were banned as well. In 1976, Matthews was himself detained at Victor …

… chiefs more local power, but at the same time use them as puppets to control the homelands. In 1963 the South … Transkei self-government, and Matanzima was elected as chief minister. Soon afterwards, he founded the Transkeian … first Black homeland to become independent, with Matanzima as Prime Minister. His brother George became the Minister of …

… fish. In 1950 he moved to Cape Town and worked as a labourer at a tobacco company in Observatory. He held various other jobs as a labourer. He became a fruit and vegetable hawker in 1976 after he was fired from his position as a foreman in a construction company for staying away from …

… Mohl's father was a carpenter who sculpted objects such as chairs and mealie stampers. During his youth, Mohl drew … Mohl attended the Moeding Training Institute (later known as Tigerkloof Training School) where he attained a teacher’s … from his home. His art school was known to his peers as the ‘White Studio’. He was one of the first Black artists …

… during most of his life. He then found work in a hotel as a waiter. He did not enjoy working there as he was harassed by his employer. In 1956 Diale joined the … elections took place in South Africa Diale was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the ANC. Whilst in …

… had a great mathematical ability and insight and studied as a part-time student at the  University of Witwatersrand . … the educational hierarchy of the university, later working as a teacher and lecturer at Witwatersrand University. After … International League, a South African Trotskyist group, as a full-time political organiser and became a key figure in …