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Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa

Artist, educator, television technician

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Walter Battiss
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Walter Battiss

Painter

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Peter Sexford Magubane
Biography
Jul 24, 2019

Peter Sexford Magubane

South African photographer, politcal detainee and banned person

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Professor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel
Biography
Nov 28, 2012

Professor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel

Author, teacher, leading intellectual, member of the ANC and Director-General in the presidential office of Nelson Mande...

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Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)

Journalist and author

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Molefe Pheto
Biography
Jan 20, 2017

Molefe Pheto

Molefe Pheto is a South African musician and music teacher. He was an activist in the Black Consciousness Movement and f...

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Henry “Black Cat” Cele
Biography
Jun 22, 2011

Henry “Black Cat” Cele

Footballer and actor

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Mattheus Uys Krige
Biography
Jul 06, 2017

Mattheus Uys Krige

Major literary figure, author, poet and dramatist, war correspondent in WWII and anti-government activist 

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Vera Gow (Adams)
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Vera Gow (Adams)

Opera singer and Social Worker

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Alex la Guma
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Alex la Guma

Writer, member of the SACP, leader of the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO) and a defendant in the 19...

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Miriam Makeba
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Miriam Makeba

South African singer and human rights campaigner, Makeba was the first vocalist to put African music onto the internatio...

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Dali Tambo
Biography
Feb 09, 2017

Dali Tambo

Activist, Filmmaker, TV-personality, businessman and son of the late Oliver Tambo.

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Peter Henry Abrahams
Biography
Jun 05, 2012

Peter Henry Abrahams

Author, journalist

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Jürgen Schadeberg
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Jürgen Schadeberg

South African photographer and artist

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Eric Mbatha
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Eric Mbatha

Painter

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