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… in 1958. Victor showed keen interest in art at the tender age of 6 and his talent developed as he grew until … artist. His work depicts landscapes of KwaZulu Natal and the rural environment, the township environment and changes in the environment made …

… Yacoob attended Durban's Arthur Blaxall School for the Blind from 1956 to 1966. From 1967 to 1969 he studied for a BA and from 1970 to 1972, completed an LLB at the University College, Durban (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal), majoring in English and …

… Lucky Dube was born on a small farm near Ermelo in the eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). His mother, Sarah, … attempts so fortunate that she named him “Lucky”. She was the only breadwinner in the family as she had separated from her husband before … [Accessed 19 October 2009]| Obituary: Lucky Dube [online], The Guardian, Available at: uardian.co.uk [Accessed 19 …

… Unionism in South Africa", Discussion, 1 6,1952 [....] The first Trade Unions were organised by British immigrants who came to South African the 1880's, with trade union experience. They formed local … Government and & Chamber of Miners, and rules dealing with future industrial disputes, At the end of December 1913, the …

… Question : How did the Luanda summit go? TAMBO : This has been a very important meeting for a number of reasons. The consultations of British Foreign Secretary David Owen on … think that kind of thinking serves the interests of the future. We deliberately say it belongs to all the people who …

… Question: How did the Luanda summit go? TAMBO: This has been a very important meeting for a number of reasons. The consultations of British Foreign Secretary David Owen on … think that kind of thinking serves the interests of the future. We deliberately say it belongs to all the people who …

… Cebisile Yawa (24) was from Cala in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2007. On 16 … Cebisile was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice by the police in his back and his buttock. He was the sole breadwinner in his family and left behind his young …

… Tamana (nee Ntloko) was born in 1901 in Hlobo, Transkei , the eldest of seven children. Her childhood centred mainly on the many tasks demanded of a young girl growing up in rural … as well as keeping some livestock. Every Saturday the girls would go to Idutywa, the nearest town, to sell …

… a further two years. He then taught art at a school for the physically disabled in Newcastle, Natal. In 1973 he … centre in Mbabane, Swaziland. He was also Curator of the Pandora Gallery, Mbabane at this time. Since 1979 he has been an artist-in-residence at the Katlehong Art Centre, Germiston. His work has been …

… is a painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He studied at the University of Pretoria, obtaining a BA (FA). He taught … University then from 1975 he has taught printmaking at the Technikon Natal.  Since 1973 he has participated in group … Durban and various cities abroad. He was in charge of the co-ordination and printing of the 1996 Images of Human …

… born in Durban. He is a major SA sculptor who studied at the UN(P) obtaining a BA (FA). He has served on a number of … committees and in 1983 was instrumental in establishing the Community Arts Workshop in Durban which offered art … country and overseas. From 1979 he has been a lecturer in the Sculpture Department at the Technikon Natal. He is …

… Janet Remmington, Brian Willan and Bhekizizwe Peterson are the editors of a new scholarly work on Plaatje’s book, Sol … (Wits University Press), from which this edited extract of the editors’ introduction is taken Sol Plaatje’s Native Life … South Africa’s past, weigh up its present and imagine its future. …

… Letshelega, Prof. Masango, Rev. Raboroko and Rev. Vilakazi The family of Comrade Esau Tshehlo Mokhethi, Bataung, the Moeketsi family and all relatives. The Leadership of … to the next level; we have called for a referendum on the future of provinces. We are not talking about the kind of …

… Raymond Suttner is Emeritus Professor at the University of South Africa as well as Honorary Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He was a political …

… in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. From 1965 to 1968 he studied at the Witwatersrand Technical College gaining a national Art … a BA degree. In 1972 and 1973 he lectured in graphics at the UN(P) and from 1973 to 1975 he lectured in sculpture at the Natal Technical College. In 1975 he started teaching …

… was never a full time artist. He studied art informally at the Community Arts Workshop, Durban, in 1987; in 1990 he attended classes in art run by the Technikon Natal; and in 1994 he attended printing making workshops run by the Durban artists, Greg Hayes, John Roome and Marlene …

… Norman Catherine while he was working as an electrician on the latter's new studio. Kgope was injured when he fell from the second floor of Catherine's studio and subsequently … Commissions : 1987: Commissioned by Bruce Attwood of the Broederstroom Press to design a poster for 'Art, The …

… Mphumzeni Ngxande (38) was from Lujizweni, Ngqeleni in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2008 and lived with his wife at the Nkaneng informal settlement. On 16 August 2012 Mphumzeni was killed at scene 2 after the police shot him in his chest and left thigh. He left …

… privately between 1913 and 1924, while teaching at the Tiger Kloof Institution in Vryburg. In 1938, Tyamzashe’s … to conduct a massed choir of 3000 school children at the welcoming ceremony of King George of Britain in Mthatha. … contribution to music he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Fort Hare in 1975. Tyamzashe died at Frere …

… objects by a piece of wood which he discovered in the veld that reminded him of a bending female figure. Mbatha … worked for a time at yuis Botha Airport, Durban, where the aeroplanes provided further inspiration for his sculpture. He presently lives in the Umnini area of Natal and works in jacaranda, guava tree …

… Messenger-clerk. Came to active politics in 1937 during the mass removal of the people from the African township of Korsten and one of Korsten's leaders …

… artists.  In 1993/4 he attended a printmaking workshop at the NSA Gallery. He has exhibited on a number of group exhibtions between 1984 and 1992, including the African Arts Festivals organised by the University of Zululand. He won silver medals on the 1992 …

… Born in New Zealand on the 2nd of June, 1949. At the age of seven, Michael entered the Society of Sacred Mission and then dropped his first name …

… August 2012 Mr Ntsoele was killed at scene 2, shot once in the back by the police. He left behind his wife and 4 children, including … to his wife, Matsepang Ntsoele,"I cannot even explain the pain I am going through. I would not wish it to befall …

… on 22 March 1932 in Tafelkop, Groblersdal district. He was the son of Malua Matsepe, senior police sergeant and the grandson of Chief Bloeu of the Kopa tribe. Although Matsepe came from a non-Christian …

… She was born in Scotland. She obtained a BA(FA) (1971) from the Glasgow School of Art and a MA(FA) from UN. She has … and Painting and Art Education at Technikon Natal, UDW and the Centre for Adult Education, UN and M.L. Sultan Technikon.  She is currently running the Fiona Kirkwood Art Studio in Durban.  She has held 9 solo …

… on 7 September 1962 in Paradys Location, Thaba' Nchu in the Free State Province. He attended Penyang Primary School … to quit at grade six due to financial constraints.  At the age of seven, Lehupela had already acquitted himself with … long before he was known throughout Thaba' Nchu. Despite the fact that he was self-taught, Lehupela does give credit …

… November 1966 after being detained on 18 Novemver 1966 at the Leeuwkop prison under the 180-day clause.The official cause of death at an inquest was given as …

… on 10 April 1934 in Bedford (Eastern Cape). Studied at the university of Natal, Pietermartizburg (BA) 1952-1955 and … he established Bill Ainslie Studios in a house rented from the Johannesburg City Council. Bill Ainslie was better known … than a sculptor, his sculptures are therfore rare. In the 1980’s Bill founded the Federated Union of Black Artists …