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… Emecheta Obe ‘Buchi Emecheta’ was born in the  Nigerian  city of Lagos on 21 July in 1944 to Jeremy Nwabudinke, a …

… and the ostensible freedoms of an artistic life within the city of Cape Town where he was based. De Wet’s oeuvre, …

… Cecil Skotnes , the Recreation Officer of the Johannesburg city municipality, provided him with mentorship.  The gallery …

… a SABC3 soap opera [2000], Suburban bliss [1995], Soul city, an SABC1 health drama and Mponeng, SABC2’s sitcom. …

… as an avenue to the rest of the world. He visited the port city in 1843 and was welcomed by the Portuguese colonisers in …

… in the military. He first arrived in Port Elizabeth, the city with which his art is now synonymous, to work in a tyre …

… the Non-European Affairs Department of the Johannesburg City Council and was appointed cultural officer in charge of …

… on Peter Jones written by by Khuthala Nandipha for 'City Press ', September 2007. " Biko’s comrade-in-arms still … City Press (2007)| …

… in the Social Welfare Department of the Johannesburg City Council. Her mother, Jean Sinclair , was one of the …

… the background. Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of homelands or 'Bantusans' denied Zulu … in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Many Zulu live in the urban centres of Durban, Pietermaritzburg and in the Gauteng … of the Zulu Kingdom and the simultaneous movement into the city of Indian workers who had completed their indenture on …

… Xhosa harmonic patterns. The development of a black urban proletariat and the movement of many black workers to … international star and brought attention to South African apartheid. 1951 Willard Cele appeared in the film The Magic … not feeling the need to commit themselves to political issues: "After all the killings and everything...it's 1982 …

… International Solidarity Conference, on the theme “From Apartheid to Peace, Democracy and Development”, Johannesburg, …

… at a special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid to pay tribute to Paul Robeson on his 80th …

… he was never involved in surgery on human subjects. Under Apartheid Hamilton was disadvantaged because he was barred … this reason, his role was gradually embellished in post-apartheid, Black-ruled South Africa. Various credible … the transplant was performed. As a Black person during Apartheid, and as a person with no formal medical …

… As result Woods was prosecuted several times for violating apartheid’s publication laws. Woods in turn successfully sued the apartheid government for defamation a number of times.  In … by Woods, Biko, and Asking for Trouble. After the fall of apartheid Woods remained in Britain but made regular visits …

… as an advocate. The Group Areas Act (1950) and Natives (Urban Areas) Act, however, prevented him from occupying rooms …

… became an important medium for the politicisation of the urban African. It gave detailed information about the ANC, …

… initiated a dialogue between the PP and Black homeland and urban leaders. He was also instrumental in establishing …

… Africa on the verge of international isolation due to apartheid laws in sports. In 1968 he performed in an … who staged a walk-off in protest against the government’s apartheid policies. In 1983 he joined Queensland Cricket …

… had been one of the many cadres marked for death by the apartheid security forces for his demonstrably effective … area, for a number of campaigns designed to shake the apartheid government. He was never intimidated by the … not uncommon for political activists to be given away by apartheid informers, yet Mvemve's iron-like determination to …

… to reach some sort of agreement on the land and property issues. On 29 March 1944, the SAIC presented a memorandum to … his trial in 1944. He spent much of the 1950s protesting Apartheid legislation such as the Group Areas Act although he … the Phoenix Settlement. I.C Meer worked with PR on these issues right up until PR's death in 1970. This involvement …

… and was actively involved in the struggle against the Apartheid government. In the early 1960s Dinat studied at … was active in the African National Congress and the Anti-Apartheid Movement.  Dinat had become a member of the ANC’s … and fundraising committees. He also worked for the Anti-Apartheid Movement in the Middle East, Greece and Botswana, …

… luxury goods group. Though he was critical about apartheid both at home and abroad, he avoided confrontations … and labeled him ‘a capitalist architect of business apartheid'. This stemmed from the fact that he refused to … they were in dire need to finance their struggle against apartheid. Since 1964, his companies have been prominent in …

… one of the so-called “coloured” areas as classified by the Apartheid government; and it was situated on the slopes of … Even after the judge painted a picture of changes under apartheid, Eddie was unmoved. His argument was simple. He was … there may not be need to use violence to bring an end to apartheid. And he would prefer that peaceful means be used. …

… participating in radical movements such as the anti-apartheid movement and the Soweto Uprising organised by the … protests and campaigns directed at challenging the apartheid system. He worked alongside Nelson Mandela and … the head of the department at the time. According to the City Press newspaper, Mpofu had an extramarital affair with …

… in the 1980s at a time of increased resistance against Apartheid  in  Port Elizabeth , and the Eastern Cape . He … era and continues to record images of contemporary, post- apartheid South Africa in the Eastern Cape . Qwazi was an … and Topsy Madaka ), who were brutally murdered by Apartheid   security forces. He exhibited his 1980s …

… the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat. …

… administrator and a former lecturer, politician and anti-apartheid activist. …

… India with his family. The young Mahomed Barmania attended City College, Calcutta (now Kolkata), India and the … and the local school board. Upon his death the Cape Town City Council named a road in Crawford after him in …

… recalled how challenging it was to be a journalist during apartheid as the government would often interfere and even … the regime to intimidate her. She reported on various apartheid crimes during the 1980s. One of her biggest career … probing Gideon Nieuwoudt , a former member of the apartheid security police who was notorious for having a hand …