Biographies
4,760 records
| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0144911 | biography | Mduduzi Guma | – | – |
| B-0144907 | biography | Ahmed Mohamed Geer | – | – |
| B-0144905 | biography | Albert Gama | – | – |
| B-0144725 | biography | Joseph Mpoza | 1926 | – |
| B-0144716 | biography | Simon P. Mkalipi | 1913 | – |
| B-0144707 | biography | Balelekeng Sam Masemola | 1926 | – |
| B-0144698 | biography | Joshua Makue | 1909 | – |
| B-0144692 | biography | Aaron Mahlangu | 1914 | – |
| B-0144658 | biography | Andries (General China) Chamile | 1900 | – |
| B-0141694 | biography | Kgalabi Jafta Masemola | 1931-1990 | ✓ |
| B-0141662 | biography | Stanley Basil Lollan | 1925-1987 | ✓ |
| B-0141659 | biography | Adrian Leftwich | 1940-2013 | ✓ |
| B-0125809 | biography | Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam | 1935-2019 | ✓ |
| B-0125716 | biography | Ronald (Ronnie) Britten | 2013 | ✓ |
| B-0125539 | biography | Jeremy Vearey | 1963 | ✓ |
Mduduzi Guma
Ahmed Mohamed Geer
Albert Gama
Joseph Mpoza
Born in 1926, Joseph Mpoza was shop assistant. He played a leading role in Worcester strikes and trade union campaigns.
Simon P. Mkalipi
One of the first-string accused in the Treason Trial, he was born in 1913 in Grahams town and completed the sixth grade. He worked as a…
Balelekeng Sam Masemola
Born in 1926, Masemola worked as a clerk. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949 and helped to steer his branch in Alexandra…
Joshua Makue
Born in 1909 Makue was a teacher and tailor. He joined the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union after being refused enrolment as an…
Aaron Mahlangu
Born in 1914 Mahlangu was a trade unionist. As a domestic worker, Mahlangu took part in the 1942 anti-pass campaign and was sacked. Later…
Andries (General China) Chamile
Born in 1900, Johannesburg Chamile worked as a labourer. He was a member of the Newclare branch of African National Congress which he…
Kgalabi Jafta Masemola
Kgalabi Jafta Masemola, “The Tiger of Azania”, also popularly known as “Bra Jeff” by many others, was born at Bon Accord near Pretoria on…
Stanley Basil Lollan
Stanley Basil Lollan was born in Johannesburg in 1925, he became one of the few significant coloured activists in the Transvaal in the…
Adrian Leftwich
Adrian Leftwich grew up in Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), in 1940 in a liberal Jewish family. His father was a doctor, and…
Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam was born on 27 July 1935 in Sea View, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He had 12 siblings. He grew…
Ronald (Ronnie) Britten
At a young age, while a student at the University of Cape Town, Ronald (Ronnie) Britten was an active member of the then Non-European Unity…
Jeremy Vearey
Jeremy Vearey was born in 1963 in Elsies River. He describes the area as a ‘different Elsies River’ than today as it was only around 50%…