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Abdullah Ibrahim
Biography
Jan 16, 2017

Abdullah Ibrahim

Known as South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician.

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Elsa Joubert
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Elsa Joubert

Teacher and celebrated novelist

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Mandla Langa
Biography
Apr 13, 2015

Mandla Langa

poet, novelist, editor

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Aaron Mahlangu
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Aaron Mahlangu

Trade unionist, member of SACTU, 1956 Treason trialist

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Abel Mabe
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Abel Mabe

banished person

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Alan McLeod Cormack
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Alan McLeod Cormack

Scientist, invovled in desiging first CAT-Scan machine and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Pysiology or Medicine

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Albert Dlomo
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Albert Dlomo

Member of the ANC and MK, political prisoner, National Chairperson MKVA and former advisor to the Minister of Defence.

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Alfred Mamagale Tebeila
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Aug 22, 2019

Alfred Mamagale Tebeila

Banished person.

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Alfred Toto Metele
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Aug 22, 2019

Alfred Toto Metele

Activist, lay preacher, served as a senator in the first Democratic state and also a member of the Provincial Legislatur...

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Aubrey Mokoena
Biography
Sep 02, 2019

Aubrey Mokoena

Member of the SASO executive, President of the SRC at Turfloop University, member of the UDF and the Release Mandela Cam...

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Babalekile Anderson Gigaba
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Babalekile Anderson Gigaba

Banished person

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Boy Seopa
Biography
Sep 02, 2019

Boy Seopa

Banished person

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C. S. Mabaso
Biography
Sep 02, 2019

C. S. Mabaso

Teacher, shopkeeper and secretary and bookkeeper of Abantu-Batho, the ANC newspaper, ANC treasurer-general

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Cassim Mahomed Lakhi
Biography
Sep 02, 2019

Cassim Mahomed Lakhi

Cassim Mahomed Lakhi was the youngest son of Mahomed Lakhi and his wife, Hawa Bibi, who were both born in India. They ar...

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Charles Llewellyn
Biography
Sep 02, 2019

Charles Llewellyn

The first non-white South African cricketer. 

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