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Dorothy Joan Wright
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Dorothy Joan Wright

Artist

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James Gavin Younge
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

James Gavin Younge

Artist

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Florence Louise Zerffi
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Florence Louise Zerffi

Florence Louise Josephine Zerffi was born in 1882, London, England. She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in ...

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Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph

Pianist and Composer

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Ephraim Ziqubu
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Feb 17, 2011

Ephraim Ziqubu

artist

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Ndabenhle William Zulu
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Feb 17, 2011

Ndabenhle William Zulu

Artist.

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Deton (Tito) Zungu
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Deton (Tito) Zungu

Tito Zungu was born in 1946 in Mapumulo district, Natal. Zungu received no formal education or art training. As a teenag...

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Doc Bikitsha
Biography
May 16, 2011

Doc Bikitsha

Teacher, journalist, awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for his contribution to journalism and literature and as a...

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Mannie Manim
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May 16, 2011

Mannie Manim

Producer, director and lighting designer, awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for his excellent skills in theatre l...

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Joe “Sdumo” Mafela
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May 03, 2011

Joe “Sdumo” Mafela

Television personality, actor, writer, director, producer, musician and businessman

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Marlene van Niekerk
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May 16, 2011

Marlene van Niekerk

Poet, novelist, short-story writer, awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for her outstanding intellectual contributi...

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Mpumelelo Paul “Cosmo” Grootboom
Biography
May 03, 2011

Mpumelelo Paul “Cosmo” Grootboom

Controversial theatre and television playwright

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Isaac Zakes Nkosi
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Jun 22, 2011

Isaac Zakes Nkosi

Saxophonist, composer and record producer

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James M. Thaele
Biography
Oct 13, 2011

James M. Thaele

President of the Western Cape ANC and editor

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Sylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa
Biography
Aug 05, 2013

Sylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa

Jazz Musician 

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