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Makholeka Matthews Meyiwa
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Makholeka Matthews Meyiwa

Makholeka Matthews Meyiwa played a prominent role in the struggle against Apartheid in the Mpumalanga province.  He was ...

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Joel Mabi Lengisi
Biography
Aug 07, 2019

Joel Mabi Lengisi

ANCYL secretary, political prisoner, banned and banishedperson

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Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe

Banished person

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Jacob Poo
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Jacob Poo

Joined the ANC and was active in campaigns and on the residents' Vigilance Committee in Moroka. ANC treasurer in Moroka.

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John Marinus Ferus
Biography
Aug 07, 2019

John Marinus Ferus

John Marinus Ferus (Hennie Ferus), an uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) soldier, was born on 8 February 1940. He joined the South Af...

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Joseph Hugo Saliwa
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Joseph Hugo Saliwa

Banished person

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Leo Linda Sihlali
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Leo Linda Sihlali

Teacher, political activist, member of NEUM, Cape African Teachers Association (CATA) and founder member of APDUSA.

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Mar 01, 2012

Ah Yan

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Adrian Leftwich
Biography
Aug 07, 2019

Adrian Leftwich

Author, exile, President of NUSAS, member of the African Resistance Movement, Lecturer in Politics

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Mar 01, 2012

James Lenkoe

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Mar 14, 2012

Qonda Hoho

Qonda Hoho was born 1956 in Bowden village Lady Frere(Eastern Cape).An MK operative who who was shot dead during a shoo...

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Stanley Silwana
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Stanley Silwana

One of the first African recruits to the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), he joined the Young Communist League in...

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Stanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Stanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni

exile, Professor of Sociology, member of the ANC and Chair of the Public Service Commission.

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Acting Chief Moepadira Mphahlele
Biography
Oct 26, 2012

Acting Chief Moepadira Mphahlele

Banished person

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Charles Nupen
Biography
Jan 30, 2013

Charles Nupen

Student activist, NUSAS President and Lawyer. 

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