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… Henry Mvuyisi Pato (35) was from Mbizana in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2011. On 16 … 2012 Mvuyisi was killed at scene 2 after being shot in the back and palm by the police. He was clearly trying to flee. He left behind his …

… was a businessman in Evaton and played an active role in the Evaton bus boycott of 1955 to 1956. He had earlier been jailed for participation in the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign . He was a branch chairman of the Transvaal Indian Congress in Evaton, and was an accused …

… Born in 1915 and restricted to Johannesburg by the apartheid government. A leading figure in the South African Indian Congress in the 1940s and 1950s; he was instrumental in bringing about …

… Sparks Mahamba was a member of the  African National Congress  (ANC) and  uMkhonto we Sizwe  (MK). Mahamba was killed in the Third Battle of the Wankie Campaign in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ) at the hands … (1996). List of ANC Members who Died in Exile  from the ANC online. Available at  www.anc.org.za . Accessed on 19 …

… KwaZulu-Natal on 27 July 1969. He grew up in the picturesque Pietermaritzburg town and excelled in cricket … batsman Inzamam Ul-Haq after a magnificent catch during the Cricket World Cup. He became an overnight sensation and is lauded by his peers and cricket lovers all over the world. Rhodes is an especially skilled fielder and his …

… worked in domestic service for 22 years. Mohlakoane joined the  African National Congress  in 1939 and was one of the leaders of the Orange Free State women in the anti-pass campaign. …

… Michael Ngweyi (39) was from Umtata in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2009. On … twice, once in his chest and once in his right arm. He was the sole breadwinner in his family and left behind his wife … According to his wife, Nosihle Ngweyi, “My husband was the only person who was employed in our family. He thus …

… came to South Africa in 1973. His wife was detained during the same period of his detention, but was later released without charge. Moumbaris was charged under the Terrorism Act in January 1973. He was found guilty of conspiring with the ANC to instigate violent revolution in South Africa, …

… of figures and he works in wood. He attended school at the Umgeni Mission Station and trained as a teacher at the Vryheid Training College.  He then went to Ndaleni … first solo exhibition in 1980 in Durban. In 1967 he won the Study Award on the Art - South Africa - Today exhibition. …

… 1901 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where the family had moved during the Anglo-Boer War (also known as the South African War).  He was the son of Govindasamy … Reconciliation Commission - Special Hearings ”“ Prisons. The Naidoo Family online. Available at www.justice.gov.za .  …

… in avantgarde circles in Paris. Her work was shown on the First Annual Exhibition of Contemporary National Art staged by the SA Art Gallery (SANG) in co-operation with SASA in 1931. … of charitable intention could be called a picture" (The Cape, 18.12.31). Flowers on a Window Sill (1930), with …

… Africa and Italy. His wife Ann, he met and married after the war. He was keen on soccer, swimming and weightlifting … attack left him suffering from congestive cardiac failure. The effects of this were huge cardiac swelling, irregular … became imminent, and a donor, Denise Darvall was located. The operation itself, performed by Professor Chris Barnard …

… Portuguese trading stations in West Africa and the slave trade Portuguese expansion into Africa began with the desire of King John I to gain access to the … requested to swear an oath of allegiance to their unknown future employer. Once in Natal they were divided among sugar …

… British soldier, and Governor at the Cape from 1820-21. He named the burgeoning port of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth in memory of the death of his wife. He committed suicide at Southampton in …

… Mbatha met Peder Gowenius and 'asked if he could attend' the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) Art and Craft Centre, … first at Umpumulo (later known as Mapumulo) and then at the Centre's permanent home at Rorke's Drift, Mbatha was … a 'useful' technique and therefore was not encouraged at the Centre. Mbatha was awarded a scholarship and studied art …

… Contents Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to … Legislation Legislation regarding Indians Introduction ↵ The 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging between the British and the … of the Lagden Commission were far reaching and supported future segregatory legislation. The Commission’s report …

… Bongani Nqongophele (31) was from Elliotdale in the Eastern Cape. He had been working for Lonmin for a year … Bongani was killed at scene 1 after being shot once in the head. He was the sole breadwinner in the family and left behind his wife, …

… a medical practitioner. He was educated at Fort Hare and the University of Cape Town (UCT) and was active in the political movement since his student days. Moosa was an executive member of the Franchise Action Council (FAC) and vice-president of the …

… veterinarian, was born in Barberton in 1904. She completed the first two years of pre-veterinary study at the University of Witwatersrand, and the next three years at the Transvaal University College’s …

… Gerard Moerdyk designed the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, some churches and public buildings. On churches he replaced the traditional crucifix with an octagonal formation, … and Cape Dutch gables.  He is well known for his work on the Bloemfontein Reserve Bank Buildings and the University of …

… From 1947 to 1949 he worked in the Department of Native Affairs and in 1951 commenced studying for the Higher Primary Teacher's Diploma at Bethel College near Lichtenburg, Transvaal. After completing the course, he entered the teaching profession, specialising …

… Nkosi became the first Black matron in the Natal Provincial Administration and in  KwaZulu-Natal . Her decision to nurse was motivated by a wish to help the sick. She worked hard to reach her goal, and was first … ‘Soweto’ supplement, The Leader …

… Leng Dixon was born in 1916 in Cape Town. He joined the New Group after his return from the Camberwell School of Art in London from 1937 to 1938 and … 1939. He subsequently became its Vice-President. Despite the hostilities between the latter and SASA, there is …

… Bonginkosi Yona (32) was from MaQhashu, Ladyfere in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2010. On 16 … was killed at scene 1 after being shot 3 times in the back by the police. He left behind his wife, two young children and …

… from Queensborough High School in 1969, he enrolled at the Natal Technical College, Durban, where he obtained a … by his father’s interest in carving, he enrolled at the Technikon Natal, where he studied sculpture for two years … Andries Botha and Jeremy Wafer. In 1983 he co-founded the Community Arts Workshop in Durban where he taught until …

… Born 1945, Groutville. In 1967 she attended the Teachers’ Training Course, Adam’s College, Amanzimtoti; in 1969 she took the Special course in Arts and Crafts at the Ndaleni Art School, Richmond, KZN; in 1985 and 1986 she …

… born on 8 November 1934 in Sophiatown to Gladys Toti in the Italian household of the Mattera family. He was the first born son of Pasquale “Grovaa” Mattera, and the … D., (2010), ' PAC stalwart Edward Bhengu honoured ', from the Sowetanlive , 31 December, [online] Available at …

… artist who spent several decades living in exile. He left the country because of the continual hardships and injustices of the apartheid … observer’s direction. [5] Another influence on Hallett’s future photography career came from his interactions with his …

… to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts Academy in Berlin. A friend of Nita … sense of colour values. In her art needlework she lets the sheer joy in riotous colour have full scope. She shows … in her portraits. In her painting, she preferred the somber tones of twilight outdoor scenes and indoor …

… Mzukisi Sompeta (37) was from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2006. On … Mzukisi was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice in the shoulder by the police. Mzukisi was the breadwinner in his family and …