Biographies
10,765 records
| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0149476 | biography | Piet Makgofe | 1914 | – |
| B-0149423 | biography | Peter Kaya Selepe | 1919 | – |
| B-0149478 | biography | Mpush Makambi | 1967 | ✓ |
| B-0149429 | biography | Moses Mphahlele | – | ✓ |
| B-0149506 | biography | Richard S. Canca | 1924 | ✓ |
| B-0149521 | biography | Ray E. Phillips | – | ✓ |
| B-0149419 | biography | Raphael Magwaza | 1950 | – |
| B-0149520 | biography | Phillip Qipu Vundla | 1901-1969 | ✓ |
| B-0149455 | biography | Paul Mokabe | – | ✓ |
| B-0149431 | biography | Nontetha Nkwenkwe | 1875-1935 | ✓ |
| B-0149277 | biography | Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu | – | ✓ |
| B-0149407 | biography | Mazizi Magekaza | 1988 | ✓ |
| B-0149444 | biography | Maud Francis Eyston Sumner | 1902-1985 | ✓ |
| B-0149234 | biography | Mathews Samuel Mjiza | – | ✓ |
| B-0149219 | biography | Mary Elizabeth Davis | 1858-1929 | ✓ |
Piet Makgofe
Born in 1914 Makgofe was a labourer. He joined the African National Congress in 1938 and was active in the 1946 African miners' strike.
Peter Kaya Selepe
One of the first-string accused in the Treason Trial of 1956-1961, Selepe was born in 1919 and served in the South African army in World…
Mpush Makambi
Mpush Makambi was born in 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. At school, Makambi was sporty but boxing was his first love. He turned…
Moses Mphahlele
Moses Mphahlele was the Secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Transvaal during the 1920s, he was born in Pietersburg and…
Richard S. Canca
Richard S Canca was born in 1924 in Transkei. Canca was a leading figure in the All African Convention (AAC). Born about 1924, he obtained…
Ray E. Phillips
Ray E. Phillips was born in 1889 and active in South Africa for four decades following World War I. He participated in the Joint Council…
Raphael Magwaza
He was born at Eshowe, KZN. He trained at Rorke’s Drift as a sculptor in 1972. He was a member of the Thupelo Art Workshop in 1990. At…
Phillip Qipu Vundla
Philip Vundla was born in 1901 and attended Healdtown for some years before finding work in Johannesburg as a mine clerk. In the mid-1940s…
Paul Mokabe
Mokabe was one of the students who stood up against the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in African schools in 1976. In…
Nontetha Nkwenkwe
Nontetha Nkwenkwe is one of the most remarkable female religious leaders associated with independent churches in the 1920s. Born in King…
Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu
Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu was the induna (headman) of the Lindizwe Area, Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal]. It was alleged that he…
Mazizi Magekaza
A member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was killed in his hospital bed, in a raid in Lesotho, 1988.
Maud Francis Eyston Sumner
After matriculating, Sumner moved to London to study and teach English. In 1922 she completed her English Literature studies, receiving a…
Mathews Samuel Mjiza
June 1982. Banned for two years under the Internal Security Act.
Mary Elizabeth Davis
Mary Elizabeth Davis was born in Portobello County, Edinburgh, Scotland on 26 December 1858. She was a business person and supporter of…