Biographies
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| B-0078551 | biography | Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo | – | – |
| B-0076346 | biography | Hugh Lewin | 1939-2019 | ✓ |
| B-0068644 | biography | Ben Turok | 1927-2019 | ✓ |
| B-0068449 | biography | Gertrude Shope | 1925 | ✓ |
| B-0068385 | biography | Magdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha | 1923-2003 | ✓ |
| B-0068192 | biography | George Naicker | 1919-1998 | ✓ |
| B-0009268 | biography | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma | 1942 | ✓ |
| B-0009120 | biography | Adelaide Frances Tambo | 1929-2007 | ✓ |
| B-0009082 | biography | Joe Slovo | 1926-1995 | ✓ |
| B-0008734 | biography | Phyllis Naidoo | 1928-2013 | ✓ |
| B-0008450 | biography | J B Marks | 1903-1972 | ✓ |
| B-0008326 | biography | Leon Levy | 1929-2026 | ✓ |
| B-0008200 | biography | Abdulhay Jassat | 1934 | – |
| B-0008116 | biography | Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam) | 1906-1999 | ✓ |
| B-0008068 | biography | Ruth First | 1925-1982 | ✓ |
Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo
Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo, a South African lawyer who was an active opponent of apartheid, died on June 1 in his birthplace, Durban,…
Hugh Lewin
Hugh Lewin was born in 1939 in Lydenburg, Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa, to English missionary parents. At university…
Ben Turok
Leading member of the South African Congress of Democrats (CoD). He was born in Latvia in 1927 and came with his family to South Africa in…
Gertrude Shope
Gertrude Shope was born in Johannesburg, but grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher, and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto…
Magdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
Magdaline Resha was born on the 5th of May 1923 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. She was the second daughter of Mr. Oziel Tsekiso and Lidia…
George Naicker
George Naicker, was one of six sons. He was born on 1 June 1919. He joined the Natal Indian Congress in 1941 and became an executive member…
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal)…
Adelaide Frances Tambo
Adelaide Frances Tambo (nee Tshukudu) was born on 18 July 1929 in Top Location, Vereeniging, in the Vaal Triangle. Tambo attended the St…
Joe Slovo
Joe Slovo was born in Lithuania in 1926. He moved to South Africa with his parents at the age of nine. His father was a van driver in…
Phyllis Naidoo
Phyllis Naidoo was born in Estcourt, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on the 5 January 1928. She was the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and…
J B Marks
John Beaver (JB) Marks was born on 21 March 1903, Ventersdorp, Western Transvaal (now North West Province). His father was a railway…
Leon Levy
Leon Levy was born on 7 August 1929 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng Province), South Africa, to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from…
Abdulhay Jassat
Abdulhay Jassat became involved in politics as a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), which was an affiliate of the Congress…
Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam)
Dr Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam) was born in 1906 in Durban. She grew up in Grey Street, with three brothers and three sisters…
Ruth First
Journalist, academic and political activist, Ruth Heloise First was born on 4 May 1925. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants Julius…