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Aug 07, 2019

Amos Ndwalane

Struggle veteran Amos Ndwalane, who escaped the noose by seven days due to the unbanning of the African National Congres...

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Aug 07, 2019

Appiah Saravanan (AS) Chetty

Trade unionist, social worker, political prisoner, banned person, member of the Natal Indian Congress, United Democratic...

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Hassim Mohamed Seedat
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Aug 07, 2019

Hassim Mohamed Seedat

Attorney, political prisoner, Natal Indian Congress treasurer, member of the Democratic Lawyers Association, first black...

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Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
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Feb 17, 2011

Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart

Schoolteacher, magistrate's clerk, advocate, farmer, lecturer, last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, secre...

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Goolam Hoosein Ismail Pahad
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Feb 17, 2011

Goolam Hoosein Ismail Pahad

One of the founders of the Nationalist Group of the TIC, principal representative for the TIC in the Western Transvaal ....

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Ellias John Mqoboli
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Feb 17, 2011

Ellias John Mqoboli

Teacher, Clergyman and Political Activist. First senior chaplain of the ANC. Active both in the Cape ANC and on the ANC ...

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Feb 17, 2011

Robert Elias Mokxotho Matji

Member of the African National Congress (ANC). One of the chief organizers of the 1952 Defiance Campaign ...

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Theophilus Kgosikobo Musi
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Aug 22, 2019

Theophilus Kgosikobo Musi

Teacher

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Malesella Benjamin Moloise
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Mar 02, 2012

Malesella Benjamin Moloise

Malesella Benjamin Moloise was born in 1955 in Alexandra. he was a black upholsterer and poet. He was executed by aparth...

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Mmusi Aloysias Maimane
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Apr 09, 2019

Mmusi Aloysias Maimane

Leader of South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA).

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Ephraim Chaka
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Apr 03, 2019

Ephraim Chaka

Victim of the Sharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960

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Feb 08, 2019

Yunus Ismail Mahomed

Lawyer, business person and member of the ANC and SACP, Regional Secretary of the UDF (Natal)

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Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
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Mar 18, 2019

Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam

Member of the Unity Movement of South Africa, Robben Island prisoner

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Feb 12, 2019

Ronald (Ronnie) Britten

Teacher, exile, member of the then Non-European Unity Movement, organiser for the Teachers League of South Africa, membe...

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Gerald Patrick Kearney
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Nov 27, 2018

Gerald Patrick Kearney

Teacher, author, director of Diakonia, political detainee, Executive member of the Natal UDF, Chair of the Denis Hurley ...

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