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… was born in Pretoria in December 1922. She studied law at the University of Pretoria, and was admitted as an attorney in 1948. She joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the early 1940s and was “listed” as a Communist by the …

… Perched on the outskirts of Observatory in Cape Town, just above the Black River, stands the South African Astronomical … by the Astronomy Symposium, which will cover “current and future science, the history of astronomy on the continent, as … Celebrating 200 years of the South African Astronomical Observatory by Karel van der …

… The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is situated in Midrand in the Province of Gauteng . It is ideally positioned between the 2 major Cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria . The name … premier International motoring and motorsport venues, its future secured. …

… Gell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1917. One of the most respected White champions of the African cause,After graduating from Cambridge University … with a first class pass in1938, while serving in the Indian civil service, he was stricken with polio in …

… an early age he started carving heads.  Shabalala attended the Community Arts Workshop in the 1980s in Durban. He has obtained a number of commissions from offices in the centre of Durban to carve heads. He carved sculptures for …

… (36) was from Maseru in Lesotho. He started working in the mines in 1999. After working at two previous mines, he … 2012, Khanare was killed at scene 1 after he was shot by the police nine times - in the head, chest, legs, arm, shoulder, groin and buttock. He …

… likely saw no need to exhibit since his work appeared in the Press on a regular basis. He joined Die Burger in Cape … from 1915 to 1940. Boonzaier played a key role in the careers of many early SASA members. He was the father of Gregoire Boonzaier (qv.) and the friend and …

… From the book:  Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Anti-dangerous work. This … of politics in the coloured community. Also, don’t rock the boat, rather dissociate yourself from politics. If …

… Anti-dangerous work. This organisation happened in the context of people living in their racial or cultural … issues to be confronted. This chapter describes some of the successes and difficulties faced by political activists … of politics in the coloured community. Also, don’t rock the boat, rather dissociate yourself from politics. If …

… Cornelia “Connie” September was born 26 June 1959 in the Western Cape and grew up on the West Coast where her mother would send her for holidays. September began her political activism in the trade union and labour movement. She worked as factory … Connie September from the Factory Floor , from South African History Online , …

… hyper real paintings evoke a sense of sublime sexuality in the art of constraint, even if she is painting a flower. She … in Cape Town , South Africa. In 1987, she graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, … cultures to Payne and in 2002 she traveled to Tokyo for the spring experience and to capture sakura, the cherry …

… years old his family moved to Dukhatole tear Germiston in the Transvaal. He attended school in Gerpiston, Swaziland and … with Cecil Skotnes and became a decorator of lamp bases at the Artlite factory. In 1973 he became a full-time artist. … Cluster, Harold Macmillan and Henry Moore. He attended the London School of Art for two months. In 1980 he visited …

… came to SA in 1889 to help a widowed sister stranded on the Kimberley diggings. He never returned to England. … in 1888. Between 1877 and 1888 he showed regularly with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and still sent work … after settling in SA. In 1915 he had two pictures hung "on the line" at the RA in London. He was at Kamp's Cafe on Plein …

… Vereeniging, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was a Member of the Committee of British Indian Association (BIA) and … by informing his creditors of his determination to resist the anti-Indian laws and placing all his assets at their … was sentenced to three months with hard labour for the same offence. The store was re-opened on 11 May 1909. …

… was born in 1851 in Derby, England. A unique figure in the missionary history of central and southern Africa, Booth was one of the earliest proponents of the principle of "Africa for the Africans." He was a fanner …

… sustained preoccupation with apartheid’s legacy, and the empathy and dignity with which he represents the dispossessed. Curriculum Vitae Training 1986: Community … Exhibitions in thirty-five cities and towns in the UK, Italy, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, USA, …

… Peninsula Technikon, which he completed in 2001. Part of the course was a section on photojournalism. Extra lessons in photography included a short course in the theory of black and white photography at the Cape Technikon and informal lessons with experienced …

… with a collective of social documentary photographers in the 1980s to early 1990s, helping to expose the atrocities of apartheid and to empower young black South … as a training workshop in Soweto . He collaborated with the Afrapix collective and Dynamic Images, which provided …

… Munuswami Mudaliar was a young girl who decided to join in the last phases of  Gandhi ’s  Satyagraha  in 1913. On 29 … joined other women who went on a march to inform others of the passive resistance movement. She travelled to … , Dannhauser, Pietermaritzburg and Durban before crossing the Transvaal border. At this time it was against Asiatic law …

… OPO in 1959 and subsequently Swapo in 1960. He joined the South West Africa Liberation Army (Swala) in 1966 and received military training at Omugulugwombashe in the same year, specialising in intelligence. Shikomba participated in the Omugulugwombashe battle on 26 August 1966 and was shot, …

… father was a missionary doctor. Shortly after her birth, the family was forced to leave the country because of the civil war. Since then her family has moved to Botswana, …

… Mujahid was born on 17 of March 1972. He matriculated at the Alexandra Senior Secondary School and went on to do a Graphic design and Fine Art Photography diploma at the Cape Town Technical College. In 1994 he started as a … from 1995 to 1997 for various publications such as the Cape Times, Cape Argus, Muslim News, Associated Press and …

… Born 1924. Agent. Key organiser since 1939 of the  Transvaal Indian Congress  on the East Rand, and appeared for the Congress before numerous hearings of the Group Areas …

… He is a descendant of the original Scandinavian Missionaries who evangelised … after matriculating in Zululand, he studied photography at the Bavarian State Educational Institute for Photography … Zululand. In 1997 he created a CD-ROM about Zululand and the Zulu people entitled A Land called Heaven , available on …

… Lord William Palmer, the second Earl of Selborne was born in 1859. He studied history at the University of Oxford. He was Under-Secretary for the Colonies from 1895 to 1900, when he was appointed First … , Vol.9, Cape Town: Nasou, p.578.|Williams, B. (1925). The Selborne memorandum on the Union of South Africa . …

… to 1935 ”” at Collies School in Tugela near Pomeroy in the Msinga area. He did not receive any formal art training. … commissioned him to produce a carved Madonna. This marked the beginning of a lifelong career of commissioned … was employed at Hiabisa in Natal producing objects for the Roman Catholic mission church, Malusi Omuhle. His major …

… studied under   Sydney Kumalo . In 1977 he studied at the Open School under Nats Mokgosi and from 1978 to 1980 … under Bill Ainslie, Ricky Burnett and Jenny Stadler at the Bill Ainslie Studios, where he was introduced to the Dada and Surrealist an movements. Seage he won first …

… 25 October in 1945. He was one of seven children born to the late Ndabeni (Mnzotho) and Nonga Stofile (Mpondo). He … a number of factory jobs in Uitenhage, and in1977 joined the United Auto Workers' Union,which later merged with other unions to become the National Automobile and Allied Workers' Union (NAAWU). He …

… Africa/Namibia. He started receiving formal education at the mission 'bush school' mere. In 1963 he moved to the Onamunama Holy Cross mission school where he completed … Rorke's Drift and was able to complete his course within the prescribed two years. In 1970 he returned to Odibo and …

… Born 1910. Businessman. Joined the Industrial and Commercial Union in 1925. In 1943 became a member of the African National Congress . Leader of the Korsten ratepayers and played an active part in defending …