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… 1948, and was educated at Pretoria High School for Girls. As a student, she displayed an extraordinary gift for playing …

… Born in 1926 Mavuso worked at different times as a messenger and a shopkeeper. He was a member of the …

… born and educated at Peddie in the Cape, he went to work as a warehouse foreman in Johannesburg, where he joined the  …

… by training and was the president of the Point Yacht Club, as Jews were banned from the Royal Natal Yacht club. Her …

… Diocesan School for Girls in Grahamstown, Wood was trained as a teacher. Initially she acted as tutor for two cousins in Johannesburg before leaving for … books to read. All administration was done from there as well. During the first year she raised funds by selling …

… only 76 women presented themselves for reference books.  As Dinokana was the royal village, this was a major setback … “not based on any allegations of misconduct... but solely as a matter of policy dictated by the Native view that “Once … struggle for democracy a local municipalitywith Zeerust as the seatbears the name Ramotshere Moiloa. …

… Defence Force (SADF)  and became a pilot. After serving as a navigational instructor in George, he went to Italy … O'Malley joined the Argus Company's  Daily News  in Durban as a reporter, that's where his media career started. He … after he succeeded Wally Mackenzie. O'Malley was described as a down to earth and reserved person. He only made his …

… Gwentshe was ‘powerful and charismatic’ and was ‘orphaned as result of the Bulhoek massacre  in 1921.’ He helped to … secret and that there were plans afoot for him to abscond. As his residence in an urban area made it diffficult to … sentence on Robben Island for ANC activities and qualified as a lawyer in the 1980s.He died on 27th of October in 1966. …

… Essack and Dr Limbada returned from their studies at Wits as politically trained and dedicated members of the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM), later known as the Unity Movement of South Africa (UMSA) and then the New … of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). He and Karrim Essack, as members, hoped to influence the Natal Indian Congress …

… by Justice Minister Swart, and this forced her to resign as general secretary of the FCWU. In April 1954, together … her return, Alexander Simons advised various trade unions, as well as the ANC and SACP, and worked on a book on her involvement …

… Sauer, Cabinet Minister, was the first woman to practice as a qualified architect in South Africa. She mainly …

… of the  African National Congress  (ANC), serving at times as head of the House of Chiefs. He was also among the first …

… commissions for her bronze sculpture. She has served as President of the NSA in the 1970s. Her work is represented …

… and a principal figure in the Afrikaner Bond. However as a political moderate, he worked closely with Rhodes until …

… issues in the Bergville area, [Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal]. As a result, four people were banished. One of them was Chief …

… Born in 1928 Jasson worked as a clerk. She was active in the Port Elizabeth trade union …

… Loved and admired throughout our movement, `Doc` - as he was popularly known - combined the best qualities of a … In 1947 we see the Dadoo-Xuma-Naicker pact which served as a forerunner to the Congress Alliance. This was in line … is part of a much wider struggle against capitalism, colonialism and for national liberation, peace and social …

… Xhosa, means “this is just a waste of time”, giving a clue as to how the local populace viewed the inquest.  In 1992 … for their deaths, although no individual was named as responsible. The Judge named police colonels Harold Snyman … Lourens du Plessis and Major-General Johannes van Rensburg as some of those who were connected to the murder of the …

… Dart - famous for his discovery of what became known as the Taung Skull in 1924 - and Professor Joe Gillman, he … shocked scientists across the globe. The skull is now seen as belonging to a child of the humanoid Australopithecus … Environs” which was inscribed in 1999 and today is known as The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. He also …

… University for a teaching degree and later started working as a teacher. She would later, in 1975, also obtained a PhD … intellect and her Christian faith. She was often described as tenacious, unrelenting and fearless - character traits …

… in a Brigade Commanders Course in Moscow. He served as a MK Commissar from 1977-1985, and again from 1991-1994. … the Morris Seabelo Rehabilitation Centre in Angola, known as  Quatro , and was censured after reports of human rights …

… in Soweto . The riots were about the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools. As a result of the riots, four of her sons went into …

… all with high literary writing skills. He also worked as a jazz critic for the Golden City Post , the Johannesburg … was banned in South Africa in 1966. In exile, he worked as a writer, actor, and broadcaster and starred in The Blacks …

… cadet corps and art. In the woods near the school known as "The Copse" he studied, stalked and tracked animals, birds … out of 700 candidates and has a result was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the 13th Hussars. He sailed to join …

… in 1912, he joined the African National Congress in 1936. As an organiser for the Congress of the People and organising …

… Jomo Sono as he is affectionately known was born in Orlando East in …

… was taught traditional coil pottery by women potters such as Dinah Molefe . Her work has been widely exhibited. …

… Congress in exile and spent a period in China in the 1960s as a representative of the Afro-Asian Journalists' …

… He arrived in Johannesburg in about 1950 and worked as a cook in a hotel. During 1959 he studied with Cecil …

… was born in Pretoria and became involved with the PAC as a student at Wilberforce Institute in Evaton, near  …