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Ruth Williams
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Aug 22, 2019

Ruth Williams

a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

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Peter Hain
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Mar 04, 2013

Peter Hain

Peter Gerald Hain was born on 16 February in 1950 in Nairobi Kenya but he grew up in Pretoria after his south african bo...

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Raymond Hoffenberg
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Aug 07, 2019

Raymond Hoffenberg

Medical specialist, professor, author, member of the Liberal Party, Chair of the Advisory Committee to the National Unio...

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Anthony “Tony” Holiday
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Aug 22, 2019

Anthony “Tony” Holiday

A member of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) and the African National Congress (A...

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Emmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
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Mar 13, 2013

Emmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande

Industrial Sociologist, Industrial Psychologist,  lecturer, author,  member of a number of progressive education organis...

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Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
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Nov 10, 2014

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa

Author, activist, civil servant, teacher, television producer

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Hermanus Gabriel Loots
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Apr 14, 2016

Hermanus Gabriel Loots

Hermanus Gabriel Loots, also known as James Stuart, is most noted for his role in exposing brutality at African National...

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Mohamed Ismail Dinat
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Mar 31, 2016

Mohamed Ismail Dinat

Political activist, secretary of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress, member of the Communist Party of South Africa, act...

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Daniel Kunene
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Jun 02, 2016

Daniel Kunene

Acclaimed linguist, scholar, award winning writer of short stories and poetry, human rights activist and community leade...

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M. J. M. Williams Shope
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Aug 12, 2016

M. J. M. Williams Shope

acting chairman of the Transvaal Council of Non-European Trade Unions, Treason  trialist

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Naidoo Morgan
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Aug 15, 2016

Naidoo Morgan

President of South African Council on Sport (SACOS), President South African Amateur Swimming Federation, insurance agen...

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King Sarhili kaHintsa
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Jul 06, 2017

King Sarhili kaHintsa

King of Xhosaland

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Sindiso Mfenyana
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Jul 07, 2017

Sindiso Mfenyana

Liberation struggle figure; member of MK in exile; member of ANC NEC in exile; diplomat; first Black Full Secretary to P...

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Sam Tambani
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Jul 27, 2018

Sam Tambani

Political activist, trade unionist and community leader

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Nov 13, 2018

Vondela Landingwe

Robben Island prisoner, MEC in the Western Cape government

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