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Siphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
Biography
Sep 13, 2011

Siphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu

Member of SASM, COSAS Leader and one of the 'Cosas Two'

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Topsy Madaka
Biography
Sep 13, 2011

Topsy Madaka

Founder member of Pebco, trade unionist and member of COSAS, one of the 'Cosas Two'

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Qaqawuli Godolozi
Biography
Sep 13, 2011

Qaqawuli Godolozi

President of PEBCO, member of the UDF, one of the ‘Pebco Three’

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Twasile Champion Galela
Biography
Sep 13, 2011

Twasile Champion Galela

Organising Secretary of PEBCO, member of UDF, one of the ‘Pebco Three’

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Henry ‘Mr Drum’ Nxumalo
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Sep 14, 2011

Henry ‘Mr Drum’ Nxumalo

Investigative journalist

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Sep 14, 2011

David Anderson

Political Cartoonist, illustrator and writer

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Bransby Ndobe
Biography
Sep 21, 2011

Bransby Ndobe

Organised ANC branches between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth and Coloured farm workers. A member of the Industrial and Co...

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Mangisi Pheneas Nene
Biography
Sep 21, 2011

Mangisi Pheneas Nene

African National Congress branch chairman in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg in the 1950s and one of the accused in the...

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Barney William Ngakane
Biography
Sep 21, 2011

Barney William Ngakane

Chairman of a Liberal Party branch in the early 1960s. In December 1960 he acted as chairman at the consultative confere...

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Howard S. Ngcobo
Biography
Sep 21, 2011

Howard S. Ngcobo

Active in the Natal African National Congress Youth League in the 1950s, he later became a member of the national execut...

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Selby Themba Ngendane
Biography
Sep 22, 2011

Selby Themba Ngendane

Member of the African National Congress Youth League. Later Secretary for Foreign Affairs for the PAC.

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William Ngwendu
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Sep 22, 2011

William Ngwendu

Insurance agent, was active in the 1943 anti-pass campaign and the 1949 Western Areas train boycott

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Dr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe
Biography
Sep 22, 2011

Dr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe

Medical doctor, Member of the ANC Youth League, President of the Cape ANC and Chief organiser of the Defiance Campaign i...

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Vernom ‘Rogers’ Nkadimeng
Biography
Sep 26, 2011

Vernom ‘Rogers’ Nkadimeng

Member of the ANC, MK and SACTU. Was killed in a SADF cross brder raid in Botswana

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J. Nkampeni
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Sep 26, 2011

J. Nkampeni

Businessman. Member of the Industrial and Commercial Union and the African National Congress. Leader of the Korsten rate...

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