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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
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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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Heidi Saayman
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Feb 17, 2011

Heidi Saayman

Photographer

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Anthony Sampson
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Feb 17, 2011

Anthony Sampson

British writer and journalist, editor of Drum magazine in Johannesburg during the 1950s

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Robert M. Resha
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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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Richard Rive
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Feb 17, 2011

Richard Rive

South African author, writer for Drum magazine in the 1950s, literary critic and teacher

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Harold Rubin
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Feb 17, 2011

Harold Rubin

South African artist, teacher, jazz musician and architect

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John Nyathi Pokela
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Feb 17, 2011

John Nyathi Pokela

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

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Victor Poto
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Feb 17, 2011

Victor Poto

Transkeian Chief

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Malcolm Payne
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Feb 17, 2011

Malcolm Payne

Artist

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Albert Nzula
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Feb 17, 2011

Albert Nzula

Teacher, Secretary of the Aliwal North branch of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), member of the Commun...

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Cleopas Madoda Nsibande
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Feb 17, 2011

Cleopas Madoda Nsibande

Liberation struggle veteran, prominent Trade Unionist, Treason Trialist and Founding Member and former Vice President of...

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Bhekisisa Harold Nxasana
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Feb 17, 2011

Bhekisisa Harold Nxasana

Labour activist.

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Peter Papela Nthite
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Aug 22, 2019

Peter Papela Nthite

Member of the African National Congress,  chairman of the Sophiatown Youth League and National ANC Youth League secretar...

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Lewis Nkosi
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Feb 17, 2011

Lewis Nkosi

South African writer, academic and literary critic

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