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Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile

Teacher, member of SASO and the ANC, head of the Medu Arts Ensemble (Gaborone), Member of COSAW, Secretary General of th...

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Rissik Hiribai Desai
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Rissik Hiribai Desai

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Christina Jasson
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Christina Jasson

Trade unionist, SACTU member and 1956 Treason trialist

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Barbara Anne Hogan
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Feb 17, 2011

Barbara Anne Hogan

Member of the ANC, Political prisoner, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. 

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Johannes Nomandla Dhladhla
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Aug 22, 2019

Johannes Nomandla Dhladhla

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Nontombi Lucy Dhlamini
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Aug 22, 2019

Nontombi Lucy Dhlamini

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Sheena Duncan
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Sheena Duncan

Teacher, politcal activist and leader of the women's organisation Black Sash.

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Pamela dos Santos (nee Beira)
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Feb 17, 2011

Pamela dos Santos (nee Beira)

Politcal activist, member of ANC Women's League

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Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma

ANC member, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Health, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chair of the African Union

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Ayesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Ayesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood

Political and women's activist and trade unionist

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Letsau Nelson Diale
Biography
Oct 18, 2011

Letsau Nelson Diale

Community activist, MK member, Member of Parliament, for his excellent contribution to the struggle against apartheid an...

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Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg

anti-Apartheid activist.

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Nancy Graham Dick
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Nancy Graham Dick

Member of the Textile Workers Union, member of the Black Sash, and anti-apartheid activist and communist proponent.

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Stella Madge Damos
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Stella Madge Damos

Trade unionist, member of SACTU

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Hester Elizabeth Cornelius
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Feb 17, 2011

Hester Elizabeth Cornelius

Trade Unionist, Garment Worker’s Union, Playright

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