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BiographyBen Wa Mokoena Arnold
… Skotnes at Poly Street Art Center and later was a pupil of Sydney Kumalo. From 1961 to 1968 he was an assistant an … his upbringing in a Protestant home, the…
BiographyPiet Joubert
… Acted as President of the Transvaal when the territory was annexed in 1877, … Ingogo and Majuba Hill. Joubert became commandant-general of the Transvaal and…
The first Bram Fischer Memorial lecture, delivered by President Nelson R. Mandela Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 9 June 1995
… Fischer was deeply concerned, and which are also concerns of the Legal Resources Centre. But as this is the first Bram … with the underground leadership of…
BiographyArthur Butelezi
… and was apparently able to support himself from the sale of his art. It is highly possible that the watercolour portraits painted by Arthur Butelezi were of…
BiographyJonathan Neil Rhodes
… especially skilled fielder and his acrobatics in pursuit of the ball are renowned. He seems to be able to successfully … disorder and, according to Kathryn…
BiographyRichard Rive
… or “mixed race”, area under apartheid. With the aid of a scholarship, Rive attended high school in Cape Town and studied at the University of Cape Town (UCT)…
Chapter III - My very ordinary life
… me so long to find the road to what must surely be one of the highest peaks of my whole life. On that day I walked … and became only marginally aware of the…
ArchiveA Speech to Displease All Parties by Imraan Coovadia, 11 October 2021
… Fred Khumalo reminded us two years ago, on the occasions of the Mafika Gwala lecture, that as a young man he took a collection of his verse to Mafika Gwala…
BiographyGordon Mbatha
… approach to decoration, but each retained individuality of form. Mbatha often chose the bowl form to decorate with … acquired off that exhibition for the…
BiographyBheki Zacharia Mvulane
… died in detention on 29 March, 1985. A fellow-detainee of Mvulane said: "I saw a white policeman in Katlehong Police … amiss only when he failed to appear in…
BiographyDr. Pholile Mpofu
… Dr. Mpofu noticed that the field of dermatology tended to be neglected by black doctors, and … woman to qualify as a dermatologist through the College of…
BiographyVictor Shange
… 1958. Victor showed keen interest in art at the tender age of 6 and his talent developed as he grew until he could … became a full time artist. His work…
BiographyRobert Cedric Wilcox
… Robert Cedric Wilcox - a member of the NEUM/Unity Movement (Non-European Unity Movement), APDUSA (the African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa),…
BiographyJustice Zac Yacoob
… on 3 March 1948. He became blind at 16 months because of meningitis. Yacoob attended Durban's Arthur Blaxall School … LLB at the University College, Durban …
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe - Structure, Training and Force Levels (1984 to 1994) by Tsepe Motumi , African Defence Review No 18, 1994
… INTRODUCTION In examining the history of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) since its establishment in 1961, a … EARLY YEARS Since its inception by the African National…
Diana (Di) Bishop
… accompanied Pass Laws . In 1981 she was elected a member of the Provincial Council for the Progressive Federal Party . … was arrested for the first time. In…
BiographyAndries Johannes Botha
… the UN(P) obtaining a BA (FA). He has served on a number of important committees and in 1983 was instrumental in … disadvantaged communities. He has…
BiographyBhekisani Manyoni
… in Greytown, Natal. After Manyoni completed three years of study at Rorke\'s Drift in 1963 he was employed at … training centre in Mbabane, Swaziland. He was…
BiographyErnest “Ernie” Theodore Els
… Johannesburg, South Africa. He was the second born child of Neels and Hettie Els. At school Els was very sporty but … he won the Junior World Championship in…
BiographyDora Tamana
… Ntloko) was born in 1901 in Hlobo, Transkei , the eldest of seven children. Her childhood centred mainly on the many tasks demanded of a young girl growing…
BiographyJoel Sibisi
… in colour, with figurative decoration. Animated figures of men, animals and mythical creatures leap off the surface of his pots. He exhibited at the Durban…
BiographyGeorg Schmidt
… was born in Kunewalde on 30 September 1709 as the son of a peasant family. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 16. In 1726, Schmidt set off on…
BiographyRobert Moffat
… moved with his family to Kuruman which is to the north of the Vaal River and settled among the Batswana people. … went to other regions as far as the Ndebele…
BiographyAndries Ntsenyeho
… State. He had worked for Lonmin for a year and was one of the leaders of the strike. On 16 August 2012 Andries died at scene 1 …
BiographyHenry Mvuyisi Pato
… as well as his elderly parents and three siblings, all of whom he supported financially. According to his father, … by buying food, providing school fees for…
BiographyDaniel Sefudi Rakgoathe
… at Botshabelo Training Institute. In I960, with the help of the Reverend Henneck Seloane, Rakgoathe was able to attend … an MA degree in African Studies at…
Alex Moumbaris
… in 1973. His wife was detained during the same period of his detention, but was later released without charge. … the Terrorism Act in January 1973. He was…
BiographyWiseman Mbambo
… He was born at Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. He is a sculptor of figures and he works in wood. He attended school at the … He is represented in the Durban Art…
BiographyTelang Mohai
… killed at scene 2 after he was shot twice in the back. One of the bullets travelled downwards, which means he was either … still haven’t recovered from the…
BiographyInkosi Sigananda Shezi
… and other chiefs in the rebellion against the imposition of the Poll Tax by the colonial government. During the … his body was unable to adapt to the changed…