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Raymond Hoffenberg
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Aug 07, 2019

Raymond Hoffenberg

Medical specialist, professor, author, member of the Liberal Party, Chair of the Advisory Committee to the National Unio...

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Anthony “Tony” Holiday
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Aug 22, 2019

Anthony “Tony” Holiday

A member of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) and the African National Congress (A...

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Emmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
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Mar 13, 2013

Emmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande

Industrial Sociologist, Industrial Psychologist,  lecturer, author,  member of a number of progressive education organis...

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Simon Nkabinde
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Mar 14, 2013

Simon Nkabinde

Artist - Musician

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Alan Wieder
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May 30, 2013

Alan Wieder

Historian

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Chris McGregor
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Jun 19, 2013

Chris McGregor

Jazz musician, pianist and composer

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Francois Roux
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Jul 19, 2013

Francois Roux

Artist and Lecturer 

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Frederik Bester Laubscher
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Jul 05, 2013

Frederik Bester Laubscher

Paint salesman, Artist, teacher, founder and director of the Ruth Prowse Art Centre.

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Graeme Pollock
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Sep 25, 2013

Graeme Pollock

One of South Africa’s most iconic cricketers and batsmen.

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Willie Esterhuyse
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Oct 25, 2013

Willie Esterhuyse

A leading academic, writer, philosopher and intellectual, trustee of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, chair of Artscape (Cape...

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Elza Miles (Botha)
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Feb 14, 2014

Elza Miles (Botha)

Artist, art historian, teacher, curator, critic, consultant and author

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Phaswane Mpe
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Feb 20, 2014

Phaswane Mpe

Poet and Novelist

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Günther Komnick
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Jun 27, 2014

Günther Komnick

Farm hand, lithographer, graphic artist, photographer, author and Associate of the Royal Photographic Society

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Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
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Nov 10, 2014

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa

Author, activist, civil servant, teacher, television producer

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Robert Moffat
Biography
Dec 23, 2014

Robert Moffat

Gardener; Farmer; British missionary

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