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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
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Feb 17, 2011

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Teacher, lecturer, member of UDF and President of NOW, ANC politician and Deputy President of South Africa.  

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Nomkhosi Mary Mini
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Feb 17, 2011

Nomkhosi Mary Mini

MK operative killed in SA raid on Lesotho.

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Elizabeth Mbatha
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Feb 17, 2011

Elizabeth Mbatha

Visual artist

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Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal
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Feb 17, 2011

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal

Campaigner for Indian rights

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Feb 17, 2011

Emma Thandi Mashinini

Trade Unionist

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Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
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Feb 17, 2011

Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo

Important figure in the history of Satyagraha (passive resistance) in South Africa, member of the Executive of the Trans...

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Ian David Kitson
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Feb 17, 2011

Ian David Kitson

Mechanical engineer, member of the SACP and the MK High Command

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Dr Abdullah Abdurahman
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Feb 17, 2011

Dr Abdullah Abdurahman

Medical Doctor, Cape Muslim leader & founder of the anti-apartheid movement, African People's Organisation and human...

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Mar 15, 2012

Jerome Vusi Kodisang

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Willem Kolisile
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Aug 22, 2019

Willem Kolisile

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Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
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Feb 17, 2011

Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela

Teacher, poet, head the ANC's Department of Arts and Culture, ANC's NEC member, executive director for public and corpor...

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Anna Victoria Mangena
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Feb 17, 2011

Anna Victoria Mangena

First Black qualified nurse in the Transvaal.

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David Edmond De Beer
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Aug 22, 2019

David Edmond De Beer

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Cecilia Makiwane
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Cecilia Makiwane

The first registered professional Black nurse in South Africa, early activist in the struggle for women’s rights and pro...

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Luzuko Bishop Denga
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Aug 22, 2019

Luzuko Bishop Denga

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