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… England. She came to South Africa in 1938 as a governess. The next year, she went to Johannesburg and while there she met members of the Communist Party. She later joined the party and became an active member. After she was married, …

… Adams, vouched for him as an immigrant and taught him the technical basics of photography while employing him as an … proceeded to work at a photographic studio, driving around the country photographing small-town communities. During this … magazine and was offered a position as photographer at the new African Sunday newspaper eGoli. He turned down the …

… he attained a degree in Politics and African Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand after which he studied art at the Johannesburg Art Foundation until 1978. There, he met …

… Sekonyela was born in 1804 in Harrismith next to the Wilge River. He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His father was Mantatisi, …

… in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, which was also known as the Black Eton of South Africa. Oliver Tambo taught Maimane Maths before becoming a lawyer and president of the African National Congress (ANC) . Archbishop Desmond Tutu … and studying medicine at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape. Maimane chose the former and joined Drum …

… Chaka, Lekhowa David Chaka, Maniki Chaka and Meiti Chaka. The family lived in Sharpeville. He enjoyed riding his … every day to work. Chaka worked as a block-man at one of the local butcher shops. Ephraim Chaka's bicycle that he rode on the day he was killed On 21 March 1960, the day of the …

… began her teaching career at Athlone High School in 1948, the same year the National Party  (NP) came into power. From an early age, … from teaching for life because of his involvement in the Teachers League of South Africa  (TLSA) and other … Peter Lang Publishing, New York, USA, 2003.| Galant, R., The Life and Times of Helen Kies, from Academia Edu , …

… and prolific writer, who was extremely active in the anti-apartheid and communist movements. Four years later, he would become one of the 156 men and women accused in the Treason Trial that began in 1956. During this trying … on 16 March 2021) Mail & Guardian. (2014). Resilient in the struggle. [online]. Available at: …

… in Welgeval and completed it at Mmabeskraal under the tutelage of Reverend Selope Thema , a prominent African … a nursing course in Johannesburg , and started working at the Non-European General Hospital. In 1947, she completed … member Joe Matlou . Violet Matlou was an active member of the ANC, attending marches and protest actions together with …

… Edgar Dumile Ngoyi was born on 26 December 1926 in the Eastern Cape. He worked as a painter and builder. Ngoyi became politically active in the ANC as a member of the ANC Youth League in the 1950s. He actively involved … African National Congress, (2007),    ANC mourns the death of Stalwart Edgar Ngoyi from the African National …

… eleven in 1961 when South Africa became a republic. During the celebrations, she refused to attend a military display, influencing her other siblings to do the same and this was punishable in her father’s eyes. Di … married in 1975, her husband, Brian introduced her to the Black Sash movement. In the Black Sash she was involved …

… Congress (ANC) member, who worked in Durban, was from the Makhanya Tribal Area, Umlazi District, on the south coast of Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal]. In early … November 1959, Mnyandu was notified that he should see the Native Commissioner (NC) in Umbumbulu, on the south coast …

… Breytenbach was an opponent of the apartheid regime, whose work represented a milestone in the development of Afrikaans poetry, formally and … Born on 16 September 1939 in Bonnievale, near Robertson in the Cape, Breyten Breytenbach completed his schooling at … P. (undated). South Africa Encyclopaedia: Prehistory to the year 2000 , unpublished papers with SA History …

… Daniel Koza was born 1912 near Pietersburg and in the mid-1930s came Johannesburg where his path somehow crossed  Gordon's.Drawn into trade union work and the philosophical framework of Gordon's Trotskyism,Koza became deputy secretary of the African Commercial and Distributive Workers' Union …

…  His father spent time fighting in North Africa during the Second World War until he was captured in Toruk and … attended St. Andrews and spent his formative years at the College. After completing his matric, he enrolled at the University of Cape Town. He got involved in the student …

… Mohl was born on 29 September 1903 in Dinokana, Zeerust in the North-West Province. Mohl's father was a carpenter who … father eventually withdrew him from school to tend to the goats. Nevertheless, Reverend Hale soon recognised Mohl’s … patch of sunshine 1968. Source: artnet.com Mohl attended the Moeding Training Institute (later known as Tigerkloof …

… Albert Kunene, a labourer.He grew up at Amahlongwa on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast and attended primary school … age and was published in newspapers and magazines from the age of 11.In 1956 he won the Bantu Literary Competition Award and earned a Masters …

… Ismail Vadi was born in 1960 in Kliptown where the historic Congress of the Congress was held in 1955. He matriculated at the Trinity Secondary School in Lenasia in 1976, and went on …

… (ANC) members were executed in what became known as the "Quarry Road" incident near Durban on September 7, 1986. The men were uMkhonto we Sizwe operatives, which is the armed wing of the ANC.  Thabani Memela, Blessing Mabaso …

… M. J. M. Williams Shope was born in 1919 in the Letaba district of the northern Transvaal, he became a breadwinner for his … and Railway and Harbours worker, he became involved in the African Laundry Workers' Union in the years after  World …

… after his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first students to attend the Inanda Seminary and thereafter went to Ohlange Institute. … also a tailor. She stayed in business until 1965 when the Durban City Council forced African businesses to move out …

… a playwright and a cultural activist. He was president of the Students Representative Council at the University of Zululand and later solidified his political career when he became vice president of the BCM affiliate, the Black People’s Convention (BPC). …

… in Port Elizabeth , she led a demonstration that ended in the burning of permits. She was one of the first women volunteers in the 1952 Defiance Campaign , and spent six weeks in prison … Sciences Research Council (2000) Women marching into the 21st century. p. 30 [online] Available at: …

… Nomkhosi  Mary Mini was born in 1959, the daughter of Vuyisile Mini , South African Congress of … African National Congress (ANC) member to be executed by the apartheid state.  Nomkhosi Mary Mini was born into a … politically active family, says her sister Xolile Mini on the 26 th  day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission …

… Josias Madzunya was born in the Sibasa area of the northern Transvaal in about 1909, a member of the Venda tribe, Madzunya came to Johannesburg in 1931, …

… Nyaose was born about 1920 at Port Shepstone in Natal, the son of a Zulu seaman who belonged to the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union. After studying … diploma in agriculture at Adams College and then beginning the study of law, he went to Johannesburg about 1941 and took …

… in 1894 in Britain. In 1928 he was sent to South Africa by the British Independent Labour Party as an Advisor to the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) of Clements Kadalie . He found the union already in a state of disintegration and was unable …

… Newclare, Johannesburg. Bokala qualified as a teacher at the Wilberforce Institute, and in 1950 he began working at Total, the petrol company, in the same year that he joined the ANC Youth League. In 1952 … P. (2006) 156 Hands that built South Africa. Published by the author. p. 40-42 …

… on 18th of Septenber 1928 in Steynsrus,near Kroonstad in the Orange Free State,where his father had a brick making … high school in Kroonstad ,then moved to Johannesburg in the mid1940s,living in Alexander and later in Soweto.He … and was issued a five-year banning order in 1960. When the banning order expired,he left for exile.He trained  as a …

… Johannesburg to Martie and Jan Hendrik du Plessis. He was the eldest of three children and grew up in Boksburg. Du … During his studies du Plessis played an active role in the Transvaal Teacher Training College Union. Although this … political issues it can be seen as his first foray into the political arena. He was elected as Chairman of the …