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… Douglas G Wolton was a leader of the  Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) from 1931 to 1933. He was born in … 1921. He joined the CPSA in Cape Town in 1925 and was one of the party's activists most strongly in favor of an … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 …

… Sobhuza I was the first king of the Swazi people as we know the group today. He was born … in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to expand his … River, by the Ndwandwe, shortly after the beginning of his reign. The Ezulwini valley in central Swaziland, where …

… (Tshutsha) was born on 21 October 1908, in the district of Qumbu, in the then Transkei (Eastern Cape). He graduated with a BA degree from the University of Fort Hare in 1937.He was headmaster of Nqabara Secondary School in Willowvale for 13 years.In … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 …

… was born in January 14,1937 in Mafikeng.He dropped out of school at 15,was a manual laborer,then spent four years … this in 1968 protest against the discriminatory policies of the Trade Union Council of South Africa. He was also a founder member  in  Media …

… to Rand Afrikaner University (RAU), now the University of Johannesburg. Pienaar enrolled for Law degree at the … Pienaar interests in rugby grew. He harboured ambitions of playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now the Golden … intervention from Nelson Mandela . This ended ten years of isolation and subsequently South African rugby team hosted …

… for the opportunity to be here and give a short synopsis of the Commonwealth's relations with the Anti-Apartheid … said to have found not only a role, but its soul, because of its support for freedom in Southern Africa, it is the new … package against South Africa which was adopted by the US Congress. The end was at last in sight. This is not the whole …

… Kay Hassan was born in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra in 1956. His mother brewed traditional beer at a … which was featured in the November/December issue of Staffrider magazine in 1979. Eventually tiring of the CYA environment, Hassan enrolled in art classes at the …

… in South Africa. “This is a time for a visual state of emergence,” she says. “The preservation and mapping of our herstories is the only way for us black lesbians to be … lesbian weddings, trans men dressing in tuxedos, survivors of ‘corrective rape,’ lovers in bed together. Muholi’s …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… prison he obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Following his release from Robben … Island, he worked for the Munich Re Insurance Company of South Africa as an insurance underwriter and was subsequently recruited by the South African Council of Churches (SACC) to set up a community development …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… Organisation (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s, and went on to join the … BPC was banned in 1977 by Jimmy Kruger, then Minister of Justice and Police, he became the first publicity secretary of the newly formed Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO). …

… 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 …

… the cosmopolitan culture she grew up with in the shadows of Table Mountain , her youth was soon to be shattered by the declaration of her beloved birth-place as a ‘white area’. By the early … difficult to earn an income, or to maintain a sense of dignity in the face of overt racism. With limited career …

… in 1939, and arrived in South Africa in 1970. A series of woodcuts about the 1976 Soweto uprising, and the creation of large-scale drawings, prints and paintings in the unstable … 1980’s gave him a name as an artist highly critical of apartheid. Figure 1: Picture in "Interaction" 1982 Source: …

… He made the biggest political move when he became a member of the Ciskei legislative Assembly and chief Minister in 1973. He got 26 votes to 24 of Mabandla to become Chief Minister. His support came mainly … appointed chiefs. After his election to the position of Chief Minister he formed the Ciskei National Independence …

… where she matriculated. She then enrolled at University of Cape Town where studied where she completed her B.A. in … her husband was dismissed from teaching for life because of his involvement in the Teachers League of South Africa  (TLSA) and other political activities. His …

… the 1960’s the Apartheid government continued its project of racial divide, and the enactment of the Group Areas Act was the most prominent example. Ngozi’s family was one of the families that suffered from this Act. They were forced …

… as Eva to the Dutch and English settlers) was the niece of Autshumao , a Khoi leader and interpreter to the Dutch (he … by the English and then by the Dutch). A young Krotoa, of about 10 or 11 years old, was taken in by Jan van Riebeeck during the first few days of Dutch settlement in the Cape. She worked as a servant to …

… Sobhuza I was the first king of the Swazi people as we know the group today. He was born … in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to expand his … River, by the Ndwandwe, shortly after the beginning of his reign. The Ezulwini valley in central Swaziland, where …

… and a BA Honours in Philosophy from the University of Pretoria. After her studies, she worked as a journalist … also has a son and a daughter. Joubert is the webmaster of Versindaba  and editor of four volumes of poetry featuring work of the poets …

… in London. In 1959 she was appointed regional secretary of the South African Institute of Race Relations in Durban . During that year she became … Arts Centre for thirty years, and in 1981 took on the job of full time co-coordinator at the Centre. In 1984 she turned …