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… association which attracted many former Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) members. The Society organised … although she never joined the CPSA. She was a member of Federation of South African Women (FSAW) and the Western Cape’s …

… and other personal problems resulted in a life long habit of drinking and money squandering. However, these problems did not stand in his way of being a renowned saxophone player, an instrument he played … Esterhuysen in a book tittled  Kippie Moeketsi: Sad Man of Jazz . Esterhuysen captures Kippie's life of being a great …

… grandfather, Shadrack Ledingoane, first became aware of his grandson’s death when he came across a photograph of his grandson’s body published in the Daily Sun newspaper … a young daughter, Tsenolo (who was 2 years old at the time of her father’s death). He financially supported his whole …

… into trade union work and the philosophical framework of Gordon's Trotskyism,Koza became deputy secretary of the African Commercial and Distributive Workers' Union … the early 1940s.Koza mastered the bureaucratic procedures of the government Wage Board but also approved strikes when …

… The participation of women passive resisters was a key element of the Satyagraha Campaign of 1913 - 1914. Angered by the Supreme Court judgement in …

… President of the  All African Convention  (AAC) from 1948 to 1959. Born … 1940s. Elected AAC president in 1948 as a representative of young militants, he was attacked 10 years later as too … in 1966 and is now a lawyer for the government of Zambia. He is married to  I. B. Tabata's  sister. …

… police station.The Act he was detained under and the cause of death were undisclosed. Although Mr Mampe died in 1963,his … on 29 March 1983 regarding Mr Mampe's death the minister of law and other said 'there was no record that such a person had been detained in terms of security legislation and unless further information is …

… he undertook a three- month carpentry course.On completion of the course he worked as a full-time carpenter and sculptor … Community Arts Workshop, Durban. He was a founder member of the Zasha Art Group in 1988. He worked as a carpenter and sculptor in the studio of Paul Mikula and Associates, Durban and at the BAT Centre, …

… Oxford, where he gained several distinctions. At the age of 23 he entered the Revenue Department at Somerset House, … South Africa in March 1901. Duncan was the senior member of Milner's famous 'Kindergarten', became Colonial Secretary … in the Transvaal, and in 1906 acted as Lieutenant-Governor of that colony. When the Transvaal received self-government …

… My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen … room with bath and kitchen in the city from a Natal Indian Congress colleague, Dr. [Monty] Naicker. My mother, brother … call for non-participation in the war. All the Congress people changed as soon as Russia joined the war. My …

… Ketye and Michael Ntuli). 1979: UN, Pietermaritzburg (part of centenary celebrations group). 1974-80: UFH (annual group … and Resistance Conference). 1982: Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa) (group). National Museum and Art … Botswana (Art Toward Social Development An Exhibition of SA Art). 1984: U2 (group). (987: Shell Gallery …

… 1970 he obtained a Diploma in Graphic Design, University of Stellenbosch, a German National Diploma in Photography in 1972, Bavarian State Institute of Photography, Munich, and in 1979 a Masters Diploma in … magazines. Oberholzer has undertaken a number of international photographic assignments and has published …

… In 1899 Emily Hobhouse was appointed secretary of the South African Conciliation Committee, which was a … in June 1900 where women protested against the actions of the British army in South Africa. Three months later she … months Hobhouse attempted to improve the living conditions of the Boers and in many cases provided them with some …

… RA Schools 11 London. His ideals were based on the notion of a symbiotic relationship between the artist and the … Delhi and was later transferred to the Cap'e Town office of Sir Herbert Baker. As an artist he often chose subjects … legacies are architectural. They include the restoration of Vergelegen  for Sir Lionel Phillips; his work at Noordhoek …

… Cape Town. He received his education at the University of Potchefstroom , but his studies were temporally … Arts with Botshabelo Training College and the University of Pretoria, and majored in sculpture. During this period, he … the 1970s, these poems could also be read as an extension of his personal experiences with the South African …

… from behind 3 times – in the arm, lower leg and the back of his head. He left behind his wife and a young child. He … sister, Matshepo Letsaba, "He told us about the increase of police and the Nyalas. He said the workers wanted to speak … He did not understand why the police where there instead of his employer because they were not fighting anyone. They …

… to take food to his cousin, Musa Gwelani, who was part of the strike. Thembinkosi was shot in the back of the head by police at scene 1. He left behind 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He financially supported all of his siblings as well as his young niece and nephew. …

… War , and was wounded and captured in an action north of Pretoria. After the war he became a captain in the Active … ’s decision to invade German South West Africa as part of the international war effort against Germany. He was … 16 December 1914 and was court-martialled. On 20 December of the same year he was executed by firing squad. Jopie …

… The earliest settlement of the area now known as Zimbabwe goes back about 100 000 … Union (RICU ) and the Southern Rhodesian African National Congress (SRANC) were all deeply opposed to the federation. … against the federation they organised the All African Congress to mobilise the opposition. Robert Mugabe , then a …

… Likard Aba was banned under Act No. 44 of 1950 (Suppression of Communism Act) Section 9. …

… On her completion of Matric in 1972, Nombuso did casual work such as typing … union, Nombuso moved to become the general secretary of the Chemical and Industrial Workers’ Union, during her … she had experience both in labour law and the functioning of trade unions. In 1993, Nombuso thus went to the University …

… to her father's village with her four children. Because of her teaching activities at Rorke's Drift she had been … now established a small workshop and began, with the help of neighbourhood women, to card, spin, dye and weave. On 27 … 2005, President  Thabo Mbeki  bestowed her with the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for excellent contributions in the …

… on him. His wife was 9 month pregnant at the time of his death. Upon hearing of his death she was hospitalised. Their baby lived only a couple of days. According to his brother, Motlalepula Monesa,""My …

… clay models when he was in Standard VI, his last year of schooling. His interest in insects, which is expressed in … also developed at this time when he used to trace pictures of insects from science textbooks. In 1985 Myeni travelled to Chile for the opening of the Valparaiso Biennale. He lives in the Empangeni area …

… When I was freed after 22 years I had spent 45 per cent of my life inside the walls. Now I have been outside the … the care of Dr Aubrey Zabow, who had been a member of the Congress of Democrats, which meant that we knew she was in sympathetic …

… 1935 1 Another year has just closed, but the lapse of time really never ends, it is but the year that ends. The … Africa their home. " In 1920 the Federation of Trades Congress, assembled in Johannesburg, adopted the following resolution: ­ " That the Congress views with the greatest alarm the serious menace to …

… born Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard in the remote village of Middleburg on 11 June 1932, grew up in Port Elizabeth. His … mother English-speaking. Fugard enrolled at the University of Cape Town but did not finish his studies, dropping out to … segregation in South African theatres. This led to most of his works being banned by the government. In 1958, Fugard …

… the Centre and beginning in 1978 held group exhibitions of work by Rorke's Drift artists and the Vukuzenzele Weaving Workshop artists and one-person exhibitions of work by artists such as Michael Zondi and Ruben Xulu. … Exhibition). 1986: FUBA (group). Ditike ”” The Craft House of Venda (group). Commissions:  1974: Wood panels …

… to make visible what had been invisible; to find ways of articulating through the medium of photography, a reality obscured by government propaganda. … of the disturbances perpetrated by the African National Congress (ANC). As a tactic to retard mounting international …