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Noria Mabasa
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Noria Mabasa

South African Sculptor and Woodcarver

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Gladys Thomas
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May 14, 2022

Gladys Thomas

Poet, playwright and short story writer.

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Ashley La Grange
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Sep 06, 2019

Ashley La Grange

Teacher, Photographer

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Makhaya Ntini
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Feb 17, 2011

Makhaya Ntini

Fast Bowler for the South African National cricket  team

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Professor Fatima Meer
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Jun 29, 2011

Professor Fatima Meer

Political leader, academic, publisher, author, human rights and gender activist and Gandhian.

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Nomhle Nkonyeni
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Sep 12, 2019

Nomhle Nkonyeni

Narrator, Actress 

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Dorothy Masuka
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Feb 17, 2011

Dorothy Masuka

Musician and Singer, exiled person

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Pieter Dirk-Uys
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Mar 01, 2013

Pieter Dirk-Uys

Pieter Dirk Uys was born in Cape Town in 1945. He studied drama at UCT from 1965 to 1965 before going to study at the Lo...

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Thandi Klaasen
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Feb 17, 2011

Thandi Klaasen

Musician

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Bongani Mnguni
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Sep 10, 2019

Bongani Mnguni

Photographer, Photojournalist

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Feb 17, 2011

Wendy Schwegmann

Photographer

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Cedric Nunn
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Feb 17, 2011

Cedric Nunn

Photographer, filmmaker and member of Afrapix

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Eugene Marais
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Feb 17, 2011

Eugene Marais

Author and poet

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Alan Stewart Paton
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Aug 24, 2011

Alan Stewart Paton

Renowned author of Cry, the Beloved Country, founding member and leader of the Liberal Party

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Molefi Nathanael Oliphant
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Aug 22, 2019

Molefi Nathanael Oliphant

For his excellent contribution to the development of soccer in South Africa and leadership in the successful bid and hos...

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