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Anna Zieminski
Biography
Oct 17, 2011

Anna Zieminski

Photographer, Afrapix member  

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Mzwakhe Mbuli
Biography
May 29, 2012

Mzwakhe Mbuli

The musician and political activist Mzwakhe Mbuli has played an essential role in the musical culture of South Africa be...

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Herbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
Biography
May 31, 2012

Herbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo

Political activist, academic, journalist, playwright, poet

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Maggie Mikula
Biography
Aug 02, 2011

Maggie Mikula

Ceramicist

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Jo Thorpe
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Feb 17, 2011

Jo Thorpe

South African artist.

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Margaret Singana
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Feb 17, 2011

Margaret Singana

Musician 

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Elizabeth Mbatha
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Feb 17, 2011

Elizabeth Mbatha

Visual artist

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Nise Bulelwa Malange
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Nise Bulelwa Malange

Scriptwriter, theatre director, poet, cultural worker and activist, trade unionist, conductor of creative writing worksh...

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Lesley Lawson
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Feb 17, 2011

Lesley Lawson

Photographer and a member of Afrapix

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Constance Stuart Larrabee
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Feb 17, 2011

Constance Stuart Larrabee

Artist

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Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile
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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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Zubeida Jaffer
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Feb 17, 2011

Zubeida Jaffer

Journalist

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Ellen Phyllis Hellman
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Ellen Phyllis Hellman

Social anthropologist, academic, member of the SAIRR and the Progressive Party

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Thelma Gutsche
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Thelma Gutsche

Artist, founding member of the Simon van der Stel Foundation and a trustee and life president of the Friends of the Joha...

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Ethel de Keyser
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Ethel de Keyser

Artist and underground ANC activist

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