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Josie Palmer
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Feb 17, 2011

Josie Palmer

Anti-apartheid activist, women’s rights activist, labour activist, member of the CPSA and Transvaal All-Women’s Union, f...

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Florence Matomela
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Feb 17, 2011

Florence Matomela

Teacher, anti-pass activist, and civil rights campaigner. Cape provincial organiser of the African National Congress Wom...

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Jordan Kush Ngubane
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Sep 22, 2011

Jordan Kush Ngubane

Assistant editor of Ilanga lase Natal,editor of Inkundla ya Bantu, co-authored  the ANC Youth League Manifesto of 1944, ...

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Eugene Marais
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Feb 17, 2011

Eugene Marais

Author and poet

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Mokgadi Caster Semenya
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Aug 15, 2017

Mokgadi Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya, one of the premier South African atheltes has been running since an early age. Setting multiple world re...

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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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Fred Carneson
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Feb 17, 2011

Fred Carneson

Journalist and business manager of the New Age, member of the CPSA Central Committee, political prisoner and defendant i...

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Yusuf Cachalia
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Feb 17, 2011

Yusuf Cachalia

Political Activist.

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Sandile Dikeni
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Nov 13, 2019

Sandile Dikeni

Political prisoner, poet, journalist, and editor

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Sue Williamson
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Feb 17, 2011

Sue Williamson

South African Artist and writer

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George Hallett
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Feb 17, 2011

George Hallett

Documentary Photographer, Designer, Lecturer 

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Curtis Nkondo
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Oct 21, 2011

Curtis Nkondo

School principal, President of AZAPO,  Member of the ANC, the first Deputy President of SADTU, South African Diplomat

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Adelaine Florence Hain
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Sep 18, 2019

Adelaine Florence Hain

Political prisoner, banned, exiled person, Anti Apartheid activist

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Raymond Mhlaba
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Feb 17, 2011

Raymond Mhlaba

Secretary of the Port Elizabeth branch of the SACP, Member of the ANC and Rivonia Trialist, ANC National Executive Commi...

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