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Aug 03, 2011

Basetsana Julia, aka “Bassie” Kumalo

Former Miss South Africa, television personality, fashion icon, media mogul, business woman, philanthropist and wife to ...

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Maggie Mikula
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Aug 02, 2011

Maggie Mikula

Ceramicist

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Nöel Robb
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Jul 06, 2011

Nöel Robb

School teacher and Honorary Life President of the Black Sash. 

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Freda Levson
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May 03, 2011

Freda Levson

Political activist, administered the 1956 Treason Trial Defence Fund and IDAF worker

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Lutchmee Marie
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May 03, 2011

Lutchmee Marie

Community activist, member of the Ratepayers’ Association of Merebank, participated in protests and demonstrations. 

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Helen Zille
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Feb 17, 2011

Helen Zille

Journalist, Politician, Member of Parliament, Premier of the Western Cape and current leader of the Democratic Alliance ...

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Madie Hall-Xuma
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Feb 17, 2011

Madie Hall-Xuma

Headed the African National Congress Women's League, fund raiser for the ANC, founder of the popular Zenzele self-help m...

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Dr. Susan Vosloo
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Feb 17, 2011

Dr. Susan Vosloo

South Africa's first female heart surgeon

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Rosalie van der Gucht
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Feb 17, 2011

Rosalie van der Gucht

Drama teacher.

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Feb 17, 2011

Leonora van den Heever

First female judge to be appointed permanently to the appellate division of the South African Supreme Court.

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Jo Thorpe
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Feb 17, 2011

Jo Thorpe

South African artist.

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Anna Tempo
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Feb 17, 2011

Anna Tempo

Tempo started off working by looking after Henrietta Schreiner’s nephews. She soon converted to Christianity and began h...

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James Kati
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Aug 22, 2019

James Kati

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Feb 17, 2011

Annie Silinga

Member of the ANC, member of the executive committee of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW), defend...

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Zolile Hamilton Keke
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Mar 23, 2012

Zolile Hamilton Keke

Zolile Hamilton Keke was born on 31st of October 1945 in East London and grew up in Duncan Village township. He attended...

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