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… early age, and as a young boy, Sewgolum took to imitating the golfers he had seen on a nearby golf course by hitting a … as a caddie he was given an old second-hand golf club. At the club where he was a caddie, he was allowed to play on … a brilliant debut as a professional in 1959 when he won the Dutch Open, which he won again in 1960 and 1963. Despite …

… Bertha Gxowa was born on the 28th of November 1934, in Germiston Location where she spent her early childhood. She attended the Thokoza Primary School and then the Public Secondary School, both of which were in the … The Order of Luthuli in Silver: Awarded to Bertha Gxowa (1934 …

… in search of employment. Immediately after stepping off the train the police was arrested him; his crime was that he was not in possession of the hated dompas (Identity Document). The police beat him … Presentation Of National Orders , Nelson Diale , from The Presidency , [online] Available at  …

… Clairwood, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). She attended the University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal - … and then a LLB degree in 1965. At University she joined the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM – now known as the New Unity Movement of South Africa).  After completing …

… to Nongqawuse. What we know of her is mainly related to the Cattle-Killing/Millenarian Movement of 1856-7 and her … She enters history either through colonial records or the oral traditions passed down from generations amongst the Xhosa people. There is little evidence to discern who she …

… Pretoria Boys High, he studied art under Walter Battiss at the University of Pretoria. Schlemmer then went on to study sociology and social work at the University of Pretoria from where he graduated with an Honours degree in the Arts in 1960. Shortly after, he joined the University of …

… Mangena was born on 7th of August 1947 in Tzaneen, in the Northern Province (now Limpopo) to Tlodipyane Makwela and Tebele Rephard Mangena.The youngest of seven children of farm workers,who later … then proceeded to study for his secondary education at the Hebron Training College where he matriculated in 1969. He …

… and received an MA in English from Natal University (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal). Following this, she worked … imprisoned for his description of prison life recounted in the now defunct Rand Daily Mail . Jean Middleton was held in … detention for a year, mostly in solitary confinement. As the police hammered on the door of Jean Middleton's flat in …

… Patrick Holo is the son of Jo Holo, a pianist in the Á¢Â€Â˜Folk QuartetÁ¢'. As a child Holo built toys made out of the resources he found, which included cars, trains, and …

… born in 1929 in Aliwal North, Cape Province. He completed the tenth grade and found work as a construction labourer … after coming to Johannesburg in 1951. Gqabi joined the  African National Congress (ANC)  in 1952 and later the underground Communist Party . At the same time, he also …

… Dlamini became a trade union member and rose through the ranks, ultimately becoming the Chairperson of the African Textile Workers’ Union in the 1950s. Together … The Presidency, (2010). Stephen Dlamini from The Presidency, [online], Available at …

… obtained a BA in Jurisprudence with first class honours, the Jurisprudence Prize, BCL with first class honours and the Vinerian Scholarship. Cameron later attained his LLB from the University of South Africa cum laude, and was awarded the …

… Marcus Motaung grew up in Diepkloof in the 1960s and 1970s. His family moved to the Township around the early to mid-1960s. They were part of families forcibly … South Africa Democracy Education Trust (2006) ‘ The Road to Democracy in South Africa, vol. 2 , [1970-1980]’, …

… on South Africa and who became a leading historian of the South African liberation movement, died of natural causes on August 18 at the age of 97. Professor Karis was the chief author and editor of a four-volume book series, …

… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) alongside Steve Biko , she was involved in political activism and promotion of the BCM during the 1970s. Raised by an activist mother and educated at the …

… . She went on to complete her MA in English at the University of Pretoria , and started to work at the normaalkollege in Bloemfontein. She then became a clerk … Mr Justice CP Brink, and began her LLB part-time through the University of the Orange Free State . In 1952 she was …

… She arrived with her family in  Durban  in 1933 at the age of eleven, although her father had come to South … socialists, including  Eddie Roux , and this impacted on the life of Podbrey. She used to listen to meetings from the balcony and learned about the political situation and …

… ) on 30 November 1908. Her family was originally from the Thanjavur district in India and her maternal grandparents … selling fruit and vegetables to hotels. Mononmony was the fifth of nine children and the only daughter. Mononmony married Narainsamy (Naran) … an email to SAHO, from Mr E S Reddy, dated 30 June 2012| The Presidency. (2006).  Ama  Naidoo (1908”“ 1993) - The …

… with his Father, Ebrahim Dinat, who was a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) .  In 1953, at the age of 16, Dinat left school to work in a family-owned …

… to Graphic Design and promptly got conscripted. While in the army he refused to bear arms and became active in 1983 in the newly-formed United Democratic Front (UDF) . His arrest under the Illegal Gatherings Act caused some consternation in the …

… Virtually nothing is known about the life of the first and only major female poet to write in Xhosa , … revealed in her writings, almost all of which appeared in the Johannesburg newspaper Umteleli wa Bantu between 1920 and …

… Mweli Skota was born in Kimberley in the 1880s and attended school there. He worked at various … interpreter, and independent businessman. He was one of the founders of the ANC newspaper,  Abantu-Batho,  and served as its editor …

… and Soweto . When she was 29 years old she decided to join the  African National Congress (ANC) , and soon afterwards left teaching as part of the campaign to boycott Bantu Education . She moved onto the Coronation Hospital and later began to work with training …

… began his primary education at Entokozweni Nursery School. The 1960s forced removals saw his family relocating to … Orlando West High School while his was there he joined the African Students' Movement in the 1960s. In October 1968, he was arrested and sentenced to …

… Mclennan moved to South Africa with his family in 1958 at the age of two. He received his early schooling in Grahamstown , in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) where his parents … at Rhodes University in Grahamstown but did not complete the degree. In 1975, Mclennan began a career in journalism, …

… from there to Damelin College in Johannesburg and later the University of Natal. Clive started playing cricket for the Transvaal Nuffield XI in 1967 and eventually showed … of a fine all–rounder, which earned him promotion to the Transvaal B team in the 1969/70 season. In the 1970/71 …

… M. N. Bhola was born and educated in the Cape Province . She was an organizer of the women's section of the African National Congress (ANC) from the mid-1920s onward …

… Article first published in The Sunday Independent  January 4 2015 at 10:37am By Sam … at his Queenstown, Eastern Cape home, will go down in the annals of South African music as one of the jazz pioneers who played a pivotal role in the birth and … Article first published in  The Sunday Independant  January 4 2015 at 10:37am By Sam Mathe …

… was born in Natal, Mtimkulu was ordained a minister in the Wesleyan Methodist Church but left it later to join the independent Bantu Methodist Church, of which he became president. In the interwar period, he testified before two parliamentary …

… Athol Fugard, born Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard in the remote village of Middleburg on 11 June 1932, grew up in … and his mother English-speaking. Fugard enrolled at the University of Cape Town but did not finish his studies, dropping out to travel in Africa and the world. He found work on a ship, and travelled around the …