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… Congress (ANC)  during the  1952 Defiance Campaign , as an ANC organiser in Soweto. In 1957, he moved to Mapetla, … Mayor, Amos Masondo, officially renamed Mapetla Park as Elmon Malele Freedom Park in his honour.  Mr Elmon … pathologist said that he had not found evidence of trauma as cause of brain haemorrhage. In his affidavit to the …

… the Pretoria Technical College, and from 1962-66 he worked as a journalist, art critic and then Assistant Editor of Newsweek. As senior lecturer he taught at the Department of Fine Art of … exhibition in 1986. Robert Hodgins can be described as an expressionistic painter and graphic artist of …

… safety,” says Jones.' He just did not feature in my mind as a victim of any kind,” he adds. Hundreds of young … me with no words. I sat with what can only be described as a heavy blow to the chest: "a persistent pressure, an … , Steve’s mother, I just broke down." Biko was elected as honorary president and Jones the national secretary for …

… liberation politics, singing in school productions such as The Peasant Cantata and Hiawatha’s Wedding . At 17, Gow … operatic venue, the Nico Malan Theatre. Gow had qualified as a social worker in 1965, so therefore began to work among … in Eldorado Park where she continues to pursue her career as a Social Worker. Gow still sings at local community …

… exposure to apartheid injustices and economic exploitation as a child influenced her to take part in the struggle. … arrested and imprisoned or transferred to rural areas. As a young High School student she participated in school … to equally accept herself and others. Virginia was elected as the first Western Cape SASO Treasurer, but after the …

… Rhodes University. In 1986 he joined Afrapix and worked as a stringer for Reuters in the Eastern Cape.  His 1990 … challenged the taboo of secrecy around such ceremonies, as well as that around the depiction of the male nude in the South …

… and attended school there. He worked at various times as a clerk, journalist, court interpreter, and independent … founders of the ANC newspaper,  Abantu-Batho,  and served as its editor in the late 1920s. He failed at two other …

… to the injustices imposed by the government, she resigned as a serving member of the United Party and established the … on her daughter, Sheena Duncan , who succeeded her mother as leader of the Black Sash in 1975. …

… Secondary School. He could not complete his matric as he was interrupted by his involvement in the  Student … Motloung was brutally tortured during his detention and as a result was declared unfit to stand trial. Upon his …

… in the late 1970s, she was encouraged to take up music as a career by Bheki Mseleku , who was living with the Nokwes … and, during the filming of  Shaka Zulu , returned to act as Shaka’s wife. After this stint in film, she left for New …

… her love of colour in her needlework was referred to as" a little too violent", but she was praised for her … where a hotel now stands. From 1921 to 1924 Zerffi served as Keeper of the Michaelis Collection in the Old Town House …

… who openly supported student struggles for democracy. As UWC's chief administrative officer,Gerwel took on the … staff, secretary to the cabinet and special envoy. In1999, as Mandela's emissary, he successfully persuaded the Libyan …

… Georg Schmidt was born in Kunewalde on 30 September 1709 as the son of a peasant family. He was converted to … Reformed ministers could baptize. They also regarded him as not having been properly ordained. He suspended his duties …

… of Pokela in 1981. Pokela was viewed in the PAC circles as the “only person of stature available who had not been … He was given a state funeral by the Zimbabwean government as an honour for his contribution in liberation struggle. He …

… in the Cape Province. Roux, a master draughtsman, is known as a painter of landscapes, portraits and plant studies and … chalk and charcoal. From 1970 to 1978, Roux served as a part time lecturer in painting at the Cape Technikon and …

… ships docked at Table Bay. Tempo decided to work with them as well, and convinced many not to go home with the women. In … Nannie House was moved from Cape Town to Athlone in 1960 as a result of the Group Areas Act . …

… was born in Newclare, Johannesburg, on 13 December 1952. As a young boy Fikile enjoyed boxing, but, when he left … some of his own paintings. Fikile has been described as a man who "protested with pen and brush". Much of his work …

… Malebogo became chief in 1880. He saw the Transvaal Boers as intruders who were trying to change his way of life and … Although he was never sentenced, he was kept in jail as a prisoner of war and his followers were indentured in …

… 35th Annual Exhibition in 1937, and acquired by the SANG, as noted by critic Melvin Simmers (qv.), for its … Slade, Professor John Wheatley, offered her an appointment as a lecturer at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT. She …

… included actors and other show business celebrities, as well as a large media contingent. There was a wake in the church …

… Rosary Convent, Cradock in 1953. She subsequently trained as a teacher in Uitenhage, also in the Eastern Cape. … became a member of this study group, which became known as the National Liberation Front (NLF). In 1963 she was …

… Africa (CPSA) but resigned in 1939. In 1937 he campaigned as a CPSA Act but he was defeated by the conservative … for Basner for a little while when he was starting out as a lawyer in Johannesburg.In the 1960 Basner was detained …

… medicine and approaches to health, seeing poverty as a cause of AIDS rather than a risk factor. …

… Born in 1925, Motshabi worked as a clerk. He took part in the 1944 Alexandra Township bus …

… to virtually an entire continent that is represented as a prime site of all that Europe was not and did not wish … of cheap labour itself, for use as a virtually cost-free factor of production. For Africa, this represented a very big … the West was predicated on the impoverishment of Africa. Colonialism sought to achieve the same objective by: …

… on 30 January 1949 in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa.  As a member of the Cele family he was referred to by his clan …

… became a literary critic of great significance. He worked as editor of Die Brandwag and produce some history books, …

… elsewhere. From the late 1960's onwards, their purpose as a combined relocation area for the many former Weenen Farm … began in the 1960's and continued throughout the decade as Evictions from Labour Tenants were increasingly being … Amongst these clashes over access to Land, was a major factor. The crowding of people over a small Area resulted in …

… Mark Fish, or “Feeeeeesh!” as we know him, was born in Cape Town on 14 March 1974. He …

… and then dropped his first name “Allan” to adopt “Michael” as his religious name. …