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… Hoek near Uitenhage on the 17th of July 1852 during the War of Mlanjeni. [15] Mlanjeni was a powerful and influential … was an issue of contention as revealed by his writings. At first he supported missionary opposition to Xhosa customs, … Imvo in 1903 by Isaac best illustrates his thinking: “1. First, native customs that do not conflict with the light …

… from the South Wales valleys to fight in the Boer War.) Glynn Griffiths was a photographer, cartoonist, artist, … raised in yet another iconic image of the time during the first multi-race elections at the Township Stadium in Cape … was severely burnt but survived. The picture won Glynn a first prize in the prestigious World Press Photo Awards. …

… Two main reasons justified child marriages at the time. First, the practice protected young girls from becoming the … did not spend much time together, except at night. In the first years of their marriage, Gandhi decided to teach … for the visit of Chamberlain, following the Anglo-Boer War. He was part of the Indian deputation supposed to expose …

… of their chief, who was easily routed. Godongwana's first act as chief was to change his name to Dingiswayo, … time. All opponents assembled their armies on the eve of war equipped with the traditional weapons of the long-handled … Such was their success that Dingiswayo was able to declare war in a regular manner and his conquests raised the Mthethwa …

… father was killed at the sack of Badajoz in the Peninsula War, eight days before he was born in Lisbon. He was educated … of the Cape Colony. At this time, Britain was facing war in the Crimea (1853-56) and the Indian Mutiny (1857). His … to the system. Grey encouraged the commencement of the first railway at the Cape, gave large sums towards the …

… During his education the background was the Mau Mau war of independence between 1952 and 1963. He obtained a … celebrations in 1962. wa Thiong’o published his first novel, Weep Not, Child in 1964 and the second, The …

… launched Daystar Communications in Zimbabwe. The civil war that erupted in Zimbabwe in 1974 prompted the re-location … University College (today Daystar University) took in its first students. Pheko also founded, and is the Chair, of the …

… the political figures happened at a very young age. The first two people she met were Helen Navid who was the head of … , ANC chief representative at the United Nations. Their first meeting was at the Inanda Seminary while she was still … movement and galvanised millions of people to wage a war against apartheid. Her activities in US went beyond …

… with neighbouring countries, he took South Africa to war in Angola, ending the policy of détente and plunging the … over for him and he was declared free again, for the first time since September 1942. By this time, in 1944, it … allowed for deputy ministers to be appointed for the first time, and Prime Minister Verwoerd appointed Vorster …

… Ndlovu attended primary school in Crammond, Natal. His first experience with the racially oppressive system of the … order to provide for his mother and younger siblings. His first job was at Meadow Feeds in 1962. A year later, in 1963, … the violence of March to April 1990 (so-called Seven Days War) Ndlovu’s daughter was murdered by government inspired …

… As a result, she became politically active. After the  First World War  Thambi Naidoo of the  South African Indian Congress …

… Taalvereniging (Afrikaans Language Society) and became its first chairman in 1907. Dedicated to the language, he … to be taught in Afrikaans. In 1918 Malherbe became the first Professor of Afrikaans at Grey University College, now … romance set in the time of the Second Anglo-Boer War. Although he adhered to the basic principles of the …

… to Kamaai, but this was prevented by the outbreak of the First World War (1914-1918). After completing Standard 5 he left school … Party of South Africa (CPSA), and in 1921 he was among the first to Join the Communist Youth League. He studied …

… and it was here that he started his art classes. With the war of 1900 between the Boers and the English, the Pierneef … that Pierneef showed his works on an exhibition for the first time. It was a group exhibition with Anton van Wouw and … two etchings which were both sold. It was however his first solo exhibition in Pretoria in 1913 that lead the …

… mining teams. Jacob’s mother was Zubeida Carr. During the war years the family moved to Durban. His family, involved in … At the time, the region was virtually in a state of war with the Apartheid government, and peasants would relate … Deans of Teacher Education of KwaZulu Natal (CORDTEK), the first non-racial body of its kind, in anticipation of the …

… shared one room with between 20 and 30 people. He got his first job in Cape Town as a cleaner in a bioscope called … did not remain at the Savoy long. Towards the end of World War II, he moved to a better paying job at Baumann. Later he … and detained together with Looksmart Ngudle, who was the first person to die in detention. Driven to Johannesburg for …

… a love for reading and music. Thabo Mbeki experienced his first disappointment with politics when he and Kabelo heard … there. Known as the ‘Eton of Africa’, the school was the first South African high school to admit Blacks for over a … The YSS took an active role in the anti-Vietnam War movement, a campaign spearheaded by Mbeki. This led to …

… at 17 and served in Egypt and then Italy. Following World War 2 he began studies in agriculture at Cambridge. He left this university in his first year after being inspired by South African writer Peter … affection," saying “ ‘Ah, Peter! I didn't recognise you at first. I was looking for someone so much older'." …

… from Germany, who came to South Africa during the inter-war period. Being a refugee from Germany, her mother … him, “What did you think about out sit-in?” That was the first time he had heard that the predominantly white student … vice-principal actually got the Stellenbosch men away first, by offering them free drinks at the local university …

… graduated from the University of Witwatersrand with First Class pass in a BA and a MA. Her subjects were French, … honesty and ability.” V.S. Srinivastri Sastri, India’s first Agent-General to South Africa was interviewed by … at the age of 55. It appears that she may have joined the war effort in an administrative capacity, probably in the …

… their surname from Katritses to Karis at the end of World War II. His father ran a restaurant but went bankrupt in the … in 1942. He served in the U. S. Army during 1942-46. As a first lieutenant and mortar platoon leader in the 16th …

… April 1907, while out hunting small game, Mgijima had his first vision, an experience that would change his life. In … as they could not condone the preaching of conflict and war. When he refused to do so he was excommunicated. As a …

… formed the Transvaal National Party. He was elected as the first chairman of the party in the Transvaal and in 1915 he … republics that had been lost during the  Second Anglo Boer War . He organised appeals to the British government and …

… for the South African Defence Force in the Second World War between 1942 and 1943. He taught at St. Mary’s Mission … the armed military wing of SWAPO, were tried in the first trial under South Africa’s  Terrorism Act  of 21 June …

… across a river called Mzimvubu back to where his father first established his royal palace at eQawukeni Great Palace … and Dingane . They were engaged in a disastrous civil war in the Zulu kingdom which led to a lot of bloodshed in …

… Ohlange Institute . Rev. John Dube , founding member and first president of the African National Congress (ANC), … a friend of the Bhengu family. Dube’s institute became the first Black-directed institution and differed from other … was particularly active during the Second World War (WWII) holding meetings to keep people informed and …

… father came to South Africa from Latvia, after the First World War and the Socialist October Revolution of 1917. In 1932, he … Helen Joseph . In 1964, Weinberg was detained for the first time and held at the Johannesburg Fort prison under the …

… and served in the South African Air Force during World War II. Jack Curtis eventually became a senior manager in the … given permanent residence, not political asylum. Curtis first came to Canberra where his uncle, Allen Curtis had a … strongly opposed to apartheid. In 1973, Neville formed the first national anti-Apartheid network in Australia, the …

… was to be Killie's home until her death, sharing it first with her parents and later with her widower brother … was not confined to her own collection. She was the first woman member of the Historical Monuments Commission; … The Washing of the Spears, which deals with the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879. Morris wrote: "I owe the greatest debt of all to …

… sports boycott in 1991 as premature.  He was one of the first commentators to draw attention to the links between … 1990s, he was at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) first as a guest lecturer and a honorary doctoral degree … Among other recent accolades bestowed on him was the US War Resisters League peace award in September 2009.One of the …