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Coleman Gacula
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Coleman Gacula

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Wilhelmina Louisa Freund
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Wilhelmina Louisa Freund

Actress and teacher

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Aaron Kukudu Gaika
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Aug 22, 2019

Aaron Kukudu Gaika

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Ela Gandhi
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Ela Gandhi

Peace activist, Social Worker, Founder of Natal Organisation of Women,  member of the NIC, ANC and the UDF, Member ...

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Gillian Hilary Gane
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Gillian Hilary Gane

A member of the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA), banned by the apartheid government.

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David Siponono Gasa
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

David Siponono Gasa

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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo
Biography
Jan 07, 2022

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo

Member of the Ministerial Task Team that drafted the Labour Relations Bill for the post-apartheid era, first chairperson...

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David Hemson
Biography
Jan 04, 2013

David Hemson

Lawyer, trade union and labour activist.

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Indres Naidoo
Biography
Mar 13, 2013

Indres Naidoo

Indrasena (Indres) Elatchininathan Naidoo worked as a clerk and became the main support of the family after the death of...

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Ncumisa Chwayita Kondlo
Biography
Jul 14, 2014

Ncumisa Chwayita Kondlo

Human rights and gender activist, member of the African National Congress and deputy chairperson and a member of the Cen...

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Alec Erwin
Biography
Jan 04, 2013

Alec Erwin

Member of NUSAS, member of the ANC, Trade unionist, General Secretary and  Education secretary of FOSATU, Minister of Tr...

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B J Vorster [John Vorster]
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

B J Vorster [John Vorster]

Lawyer, instrumental in the founding of the Ossewa-Brandwag, and also became a general in its paramilitary wing, Ministe...

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Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko
Biography
Feb 16, 2012

Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko

Member of the ANC, ANCYL, ANCWL,  Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Party Whip, Chairperson of the Women’s C...

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Posselt Hardy Gcabatshe
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Posselt Hardy Gcabatshe

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Dr. Constantinos Gazides
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Dr. Constantinos Gazides

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