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… A member of the African National Congress (ANC). Missing as reported in the Motsuenyane Commission. …

… many people these objects signified a history of opposing colonialism, and thus this question of actually banning them raised emotions. In response to what the ANC saw as delaying tactics with regard to this issue, the ANC … weapons. These included wide-bladed knives known as "pangas" and machetes. It is doubtful whether this ban had …

… about 'how'. Religion and science should not be seen as two different worldviews as they do not provide solutions to the same questions. Many … Social Darwinism was used to rationalise imperialism, colonialism, racism and poverty. The beliefs associated with …

… schooling but taught himself to be literate in Zulu. As a farm labourer in the Bethal district, he emerged in the 1930s as an organiser, founding a farm workers' association and …

… 1978. In fact there were two trials within this period, as a complete re-trial had to take place following the death … Island. The 'Pretoria 12' trial was widely described as the most important political trial to take place in South …

… committee of the Liberal Party  In 1962 in the Transvaal, as well as a chairman of the South African Non-Racial Olympic …

… died Johannesburg, 1953. Fern arrived in Johannesburg as a child in 1890, and was taught oil painting by a nun at … she was then taught pastel drawing by George Smithard. As one of the first students at the Johannesburg School of …

… they made no money. He joined Hendrik Hanekom’s company as artistic producer in July 1926, upon which the company was … Sources differ on the date of his death, some give it as c.1942 …

… He studied at Lovedale in the mid-1940s, then worked as a teacher until 1949. In the early 1950s he joined the ANC … with treason and spent the next four and a half years as a defendant in the  Treason Trial  in Pretoria. During the …

… about a dozen bomb blasts in South African cities such as Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town - the latest today in … coming from South Africa are correct or not. All I can say as far as the ANC is concerned, as far as the armed wing of … there is no way forward in South Africa without the armed factor in the struggle. To cancel a movement like ours, to …

… Science from Mount Saint Scholastic College, also known as the Benedictine College, in Atchison, Kansas in the United … challenges faced by Maathai and the Green Belt Movement, as a grassroots environmental non-governmental organisation. … Sterling Morton Award. [xxv] Wangari Maathai was elected as the first president of the African Union’s Economic, …

… He grew up looking after his father's cattle and goats. As a young boy, he was very adept at stick- fighting, often … in these fights with friends.   Mdluli earned his a living as a hawker. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in … by the heroism of the volunteers who defied arrest. As a result of political activities, Mdluli was arrested in …

… (TLSA) and the Cape African Teachers Association (CATA) as well as Jewish Socialists teaching at Coloured schools, April … charged for furthering the aims of an illegal organisation as he was found to be in possession of some illegal documents …

… of Bram Fischer. Weinberg had a brother, Mark who was deaf as a result of head injuries sustained in a car accident … reduced the sentence, it upheld the conviction. In 1983, as a leading member of the Johannesburg Democratic Action … vehicles that had taken place against White activists such as herself during the apartheid years.  After the ANC was …

… the Natal Indian Youth Congress (NIYC) and later the NIC as a volunteer. Babenia worked as a journalist for the Gujarati section of Indian Opinion in … Riot Mkwanazi who was later imprisoned on Robben Island as well. The NIC appointed Babenia district organizer of …

… highest ever received by workers. Bonhomme’s first protest as an adult was against the American singer Eartha Kitt’s … and he were moved to a smaller company by their employer. As a result they were cut off from the larger work force. The … of the Party.Finally, in 1979 he resigned from the Party as he was disenchanted with the leadership of the Party under …

… world politics - particularly politics of the Soviet Union as well as the relationship between Christianity and Communism. … Council (SACP) which he chaired briefly. Consequently, as a member in various organizations and SACP, he travelled …

… Born in Cape Town in 1958 and also known as Zapiro. Could not imagine a career in cartooning, so … Conscription Campaign , and designing its logo. His work as a cartoonist began in earnest with a wide range of … the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 2003-2006 as one of a group of invited cartoonists. He has been an …

… In 1961 McGregor stopped attending the College of Music as he felt constrained and disconnected from what he was … mixed race performances. The band’s members kept changing as members left and were replaced by new ones. Alongside the … and Don Cherry. McGregor was also involved in the musical as theatre band leader and pianist. The theatre band …

… started Vlakplaas, a farm 20km west of Pretoria, Gauteng, as the headquarters of the South African Police … he was allowed to retire from the police force in 1986 as medically unfit (diabetes), on a reduced pension. He had … Police closed ranks  and denounced Coetzee's revelations as fantasies. Harms accepted their testimony and Coetzee was …

… relaunching of the  South African Communist Party  (SACP) as a legal body after the unbanning of all political … organisations in South Africa, Mayekiso was named as one of the party's 22-person interim leaders and the … the SACP central committee. In 1990, Mayekiso was elected as a member of the Civic Associations of the Southern …

… a shop steward and then served, between 1954 and 1959 “as President of the African Food and Canning Workers Union … and branch secretary in Paarl.”  Mafekeng was known as “Rocky” among the workers in Paarl.  A striking woman, she … 1957 'Pound a day' Campaign. Mafekeng also served as the President of the militant South African Food and …

… of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied him to political meetings … They proposed to live there in tents until such time as they were arrested. There were eighteen resisters, six of … Gandhi’s satyagraha campaign , was not allowed to remain as she was sixty years old. On Monday night, a meeting was …

… study medicine. He completed his medical degree in 1976. As a doctor, Aggett was exposed to the hardships and … also use his own money to help the workers’ cause, such as transport union officials to factories where they … Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) members as well as Food and Canning workers, some 90, 000 trade …

… He was, however, expelled for his militant beliefs as the ANC advocated non-violence at that specific time. … During the  Sharpeville massacre  of 1961 Nkomo acted as a mediator between the government and the oppressed, and … emerging homeland policy. Until his death Nkomo served as the Trustee of the Bantu Welfare Trust, which aimed to …

… Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Province. She qualified as a nurse at Victoria Hospital in 1964 and moved to Natal … at King Edward Hospital, Durban , and took up service as a community nurse in Umlazi. She then studied law through … joined the practice and was subsequently admitted as an attorney. When her husband was murdered in November …

… found in Ngatane a model for his own headstrong practice as an artist. Ngatane and Dumile produced a series of murals … symbolism. What defines the importance of Ngatane’s work, as well as his influence on his contemporaries, is its uncompromising …

… revealed her to be a formidable leader. Her involvement as an organiser of the 1929-1930 anti-pass campaign further … formation of the Transvaal All-Women’s Union with Mpama as its Secretary. Mpama played an important role in the … affiliation – in April 1954. Later, while she served as the President of the Transvaal branch of FEDSAW, Mpama was …

… and travelled through the area that used to be known as the Transvaal. Dr Merensky discovered tin near Pretoria … disagreed with him. In 1913 Dr Merensky went bankrupt as a result of the Depression. During World War I he was … the war the mines no longer needed consulting geologists as they had decided to employ their own geologists on a …

… (called Sfiso) Mkame was born on 3 May 1963 in Durban. As a child Mkame drew on sand walls. In Standard 1 he did … Johannesburg in the mid-1980s. Ka-Mkame speaks of them as 'milestones' that took his work to another level. His … on issues of conflict within families, showing women as the custodians of culture, and commenting upon painful …