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Mohamed Salim Essop
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Aug 22, 2019

Mohamed Salim Essop

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Brian Percy Bunting
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Feb 17, 2011

Brian Percy Bunting

Journalist, Native Representative in the House of Assembly,Western Cape, chief editor of the Guardian, editor of the Afr...

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Abdool Karrim Essak
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Feb 17, 2011

Abdool Karrim Essak

Political activist, academic and member of APDUSA and Unity Movement

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Essie Faku
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Aug 22, 2019

Essie Faku

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Bonakele Faleni
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Aug 22, 2019

Bonakele Faleni

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Nho Faleni
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Aug 22, 2019

Nho Faleni

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Irene Menell (nee Manderstam)
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Apr 15, 2021

Irene Menell (nee Manderstam)

Anti-apartheid activist, founding member of the Liberal Party, pioneered literacy initiatives aimed at disadvantaged Bla...

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Fanti Wilson
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Aug 22, 2019

Fanti Wilson

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Judith Shamith Favish
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Aug 22, 2019

Judith Shamith Favish

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Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Cornelius Judah Fazzie

member of the ANCYL and later the PAC

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Mashwabata Alton Feketshana
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Aug 22, 2019

Mashwabata Alton Feketshana

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Nkosinathi Benson Fihla
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Mar 19, 2012

Nkosinathi Benson Fihla

Banned person, Robben Island prisoner, Member of Parliament, Executive and Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay M

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Nithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
Biography
Apr 14, 2021

Nithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender

Member of South African Student Organisation, African National Congress, uMkhonto weSizwe, community-based organizer, De...

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Sheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
Biography
Mar 26, 2012

Sheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)

Anti-apartheid activist, gay rights activist, feminist, former Secretary-General of NUSAS, founding member of OLGA, lobb...

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Magasvarie Govender
Biography
Apr 23, 2021

Magasvarie Govender

Anti-apartheid activist, teacher, trade unionist, member of the Natal Indian Congress, African National Congress, United...

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