Khotso Seatlholo Student Leader & Political Activist Khotso Seatlholo was born on 5 November 1958 in Moletsane, Soweto, and was raised by both parents. His revolutionary consciousness came to him at a young age, as he would regularly witness his father exclusively supporting the black economy, and never being afraid of confronting any Afrikaaner under oppression. At age 16

 Teboho Tsietsi Mashinini Student Leader & Political Activist Tsietsi Mashinini was born on 27 January 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and Nomkhitha Mashinini, and was one of 13 children (11 boys and twin girls). He was active in his local Methodist parish and

Celebrating Africa Month Remembering Africa Liberation Day “Africa’s victory, although proclaimed, is not yet total, and areas of resistance still remain.” – Emperor Haile Selassie I, First President of OAU The month of May, also known as Africa Month, marks the annual commemoration on 25 May of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor

Walter Ulyate Sisulu Biography of a Freedom Fighter (1912 – 2003) “It is a law of life that problems arise when conditions are there for their solution.”   - Walter Sisulu Walter Ulyate Sisulu was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). He was

Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa Journalist & Author (1937– 1965) “As long as the ideas remain unchanged within me, there will always be the possibility that, one day, I shall burst out and say everything that I wish to say in a loud and thunderous voice.” - Nat Nakasa Ndazana Nathaniel (Nat) Nakasa was born on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki,

Nina Simone Author, Pianist, Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Musician, Singer (1933–2003)  “Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was. I was born into music. The decision was how to make the best use of it”  - Nina Simone Background & Early Life Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on February 21, 1933,