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Dawood Seedat
Biography
Oct 06, 2011

Dawood Seedat

Founder member of the Liberal Study Group, elected secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa in Durban, member of...

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Zuleika Sarojini Christopher
Biography
Sep 11, 2013

Zuleika Sarojini Christopher

Medical doctor, member of the NEUM, Chairperson of the Durban APDUSA branch, banned person, political prisoner and exile...

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Zanomzi Welcome Diniso
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Zanomzi Welcome Diniso

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Rebecca Ditsego
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Rebecca Ditsego

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Mary Moodley
Biography
Mar 26, 2012

Mary Moodley

Member of the SACPO, ANC, SACTU, FAWU and FEDSAW, trade union organiser, banned person

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Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat

Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat, AKM or “Doc” as he was popularly known, was one of the leading political activists in the N...

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Fanelekile Dodo
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Fanelekile Dodo

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Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam)
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam)

Medical doctor, Vice President of the Natal Indian Congress and a pioneer in women's resistance

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Jeanette Carlson
Biography
Dec 14, 2020

Jeanette Carlson

preschool teacher, anti-apartheid activist, leader of the Black Sash, active member of Mothers (and Others) Against the ...

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Joseph Albert Mokoena
Biography
Aug 29, 2011

Joseph Albert Mokoena

Mathematician, elected to the first executive committee of the ANC Youth League and later elected to the national execut...

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Richard Owen Dudley
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Richard Owen Dudley

Teacher, member of the Anti-CAD Movement and the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM) and President of the New Unity Movem...

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Molly Irene Doyle (nee Anderson)
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Molly Irene Doyle (nee Anderson)

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Gerald Anthony Doyle
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Gerald Anthony Doyle

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Rufus Dubani
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Rufus Dubani

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Sikenke Dubani
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Sikenke Dubani

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