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Bonakele Milner Ntsangani
Biography
May 03, 2011

Bonakele Milner Ntsangani

Musician, charged in the 1956 Treason Trial, involved in the Rivonia Trial, Robben Island prisoner and served as an MK c...

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Henry Gordon ‘Squire’ Makgothi
Biography
Apr 20, 2011

Henry Gordon ‘Squire’ Makgothi

Teacher,  President of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League; accused in the 1956 Treason Trial. Makgothi was...

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Cameron Mbulelo Madikizela
Biography
Apr 20, 2011

Cameron Mbulelo Madikizela

Teacher, member of the Cape African Teachers Association (CATA) and the Society of Young Africa (SOYA), lawyer, politica...

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Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
Biography
Apr 20, 2011

Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu

Chief Minister of former KwaNdebele homeland and founder member of the Intando Yesizwe Party, Founder member of CONTRALE...

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Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe
Biography
May 03, 2011

Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

Robben Island prisoner, exile person, Chairperson, Southern Natal Region of the ANC, member of the SACP and MK , Secreta...

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Massabalala (Bonnie) Yengwa
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Massabalala (Bonnie) Yengwa

Natal Provincial Secretary of the ANC Youth League, lawyer, 1956 Treason trialist, Director of the Luthuli Memorial Foun...

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Abram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Abram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro

Political activist, teacher, member of the South African Students Organisation and Black Consciousness Movement, SASO’s ...

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Eugène Ney Terre’Blanche
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Eugène Ney Terre’Blanche

Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) leader.

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Sylvester Stein
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Sylvester Stein

Writer, editor of Drum magazine from 1955- 8 and publisher

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Debi Singh
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Debi Singh

Teacher, farmer, secretary of the Anti-Segregation Council, secretary of the Passive Resistance Council of the Natal Ind...

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Jaydew Nasib Singh
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Jaydew Nasib Singh

Lawyer, secretary of the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council. Member of the executive committee of both the Natal India...

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Feb 17, 2011

George Sewpersadh

Lawyer, President of the NIC, banned, politcal detainee, member of the UDF

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Mark Shope
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Mark Shope

Chairman the African Laundry Workers' Union, acting chairman of the Transvaal Council of Non-European Trade Unions, Gene...

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Robert M. Resha
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Robert M. Resha

Journalist and sports editor, member of the ANCYL and the ANC National Executive, Treason trialist, exiled person.

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John Nyathi Pokela
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

John Nyathi Pokela

Political activist and Chairman of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).

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