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Emile Maurice
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Aug 29, 2016

Emile Maurice

Born in 1955 and based most of his life in Cape Town, Emile Maurice was an artist, curator, author educator and Nation b...

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Kobera Manual
Biography
Sep 15, 2016

Kobera Manual

Aunty Kobera Manual of Ocean View died at the age of 98 on Wednesday 27 July 2016. In 2009 I interviewed her at her home...

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Biography
Sep 29, 2016

Khela Ngobese

Ngobese was born in 1960 in KwaMashu but he later moved to Cator Manor Township outside Durban in KwaZulu Natal. He atte...

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Junaid Ahmed
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Nov 01, 2016

Junaid Ahmed

General Secretary of the Congress of South African Writers, film maker.

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Nicolaas Cornelius Carstens
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Nov 21, 2016

Nicolaas Cornelius Carstens

Legendary accordion player and composer of boeremusiek.

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Judy Anne Seidman
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Dec 15, 2016

Judy Anne Seidman

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Pitika Ntuli
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Dec 15, 2016

Pitika Ntuli

Pitika Ntuli is a sculptor, poet, writer and an academic who has contributed to the political and artistic discourse of ...

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Benni Gwigwi Mrwebi
Biography
Jan 11, 2017

Benni Gwigwi Mrwebi

South African saxophonist and a pioneer in the music scene and international recognition of African jazz in the 1950s an...

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Adam Glasser
Biography
Jan 16, 2017

Adam Glasser

Adam Glasser was born on the 20th September, 1955 in Cambridge, England, then later moved to Johannesburg, South Africa ...

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Judith Mason
Biography
Jan 17, 2017

Judith Mason

Judith Mason was a prominent South African visual artist. 

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Ray Berman
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Jan 26, 2017

Ray Berman

South African Painter and fine artist living in  Swaziland 

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Pule Pheto
Biography
Jan 30, 2017

Pule Pheto

Pule Pheto is a jazz pianist and composer who is known for his songwriting and improvised jazz performances.

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Martin Tose
Biography
Mar 06, 2017

Martin Tose

A South African born painter and sculptor

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Barend de Wet
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Mar 23, 2017

Barend de Wet

Artist

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Aubrey Levin
Biography
Apr 06, 2017

Aubrey Levin

Aubrey Levin was a psychiatrist who worked in the South African Defence Force (SADF) where he earned the nickname “Dr Sh...

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