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Aug 22, 2019

Aubrey Mokoena

Member of the SASO executive, President of the SRC at Turfloop University, member of the UDF and the Release Mandela Cam...

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Aug 22, 2019

Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa

Leading Catholic priest and political activist, currently Mayor of Tshwane.

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Aug 22, 2019

Simon P. Mkalipi

Accused in the 1956 Treason Trial, worked as a cigarette salesman in Port Elizabeth and was chairman of a local branch o...

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Aug 22, 2019

Rexon ‘Scotch’ Mathebula

Rexon Mathebula also known as Scotch was born on 15 April 1926 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Mathebula left Sophiatown wh...

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Aug 22, 2019

Patrick “Bra Pat” Matanjana

Member of the ANC’s armed wing (MK), imprisoned on Robben Island.

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Aug 22, 2019

Saul Sibusiso “Minus Khosing” Mashinini

Sibusiso Mashinini was born to Johannes and Catherine. Unlike his brothers and sisters, he was very quiet and more helpf...

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Aug 22, 2019

Balelekeng Sam Masemola

Member of the ANC. Active in anti-pass campaign

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Aug 22, 2019

P. S. J. Manana

Political activist

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Aug 22, 2019

Joshua Makue

Teacher, tailor and member of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union. Participated in the 1946 Indian Passive Resi...

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Aug 22, 2019

Aaron Mahlangu

Trade unionist, member of SACTU, 1956 Treason trialist

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Aug 22, 2019

George Arthur Heard

Political journalist

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Aug 22, 2019

Ray Harmel (nee Adler)

Revolutionary, trade unionist and SACP member

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Aug 22, 2019

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Political activist

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Aug 22, 2019

Chief Paramount Faku

Chief of the Mpondos

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Aug 22, 2019

Raymond Arthur Dart

Discovered the Taung child skull fossil, the first early hominid fossil.

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