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1860-1921

Ellias John Mqoboli

… he played a prominent part in the founding of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1912 and became its first senior … He was active both in the Cape ANC…

B-0008689

1935

Jeremiah W Dunjwa

… in the Transvaal, secretary of the Transvaal  African National Congress  (ANC) and, in the early 1920s, a secretary-general of the African National Congress…

B-0008030

Logan K. Ntlabati

… Logan K. Ntlabati was a prominent member of the  African National Congress  (ANC) national executive committee in the 1940s, he was born in the …

B-0008821

1927

Lungile Kepe

… 1927 Kepe worked as a labourer. He took part in the 1950 national strike on June 26th. He served a term of … without permits. Trade unionist, active in…

B-0008243

1908-1981

Eli Weinberg

… In 1932, Weinberg joined the then legal Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) . From 1933 to 1953, he was … photographer. Member of the Central Committee of…

B-0009221

1921-1976

Leslie Massina

… police detective who had been gain access into the African National Congress (ANC) at the time of the 1918 "bucket … and in 1953 he became treasurer of the…

B-0008477

1909

Godfrey I. M. Mzamane

… secretary of the Cape ANC and was a member of the  African National Congress  (ANC) national executive committee at the time of the  Programme of …

B-0008722

Conan Doyle Modiakgotla

… he served as secretary of the Orange Free State African National Congress (ANC) and was secretary of the  Industrial … League of African Rights. He was later…

B-0067965

1916

Philemon Mathole

… member of the Moroka Advisory Board. He joined the African National Congress in 1947 and participated in the Defiance … of the Transvaal ANC in 1955, he also…

B-0008485

1955

Bantu Holomisa

… As a result, Transkei had a smooth transition prior to the national elections of 1994; he also led the Transkei … turn led to 1994 elections. He was chosen…

B-0088574

1955-2010

Benny (!Khoisan X) Alexander

… shop stewards’ committee. He also chaired the union’s national advisory committee. In 1986, Benny left his job to … Municipal and Allied Workers Union, an…

B-0007785

1937-Cape Town,South Africa

Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg

… On 18 November 1982 an article appeared in a South African national newspaper about Daane’s adoption scheme, which she … in 1988 she received letters from…

B-0007968

1888-1956

Sonja Schlesin

… Gopal Krishna Gokhale , distinguished leader of the Indian National Congress, arrived in Cape Town and travelled by … it is reported that that she supported…

B-0068392

1935-2026

Shanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo

… , a jurist and Chairman of the South African Communist Party (SACP). Bhana Mohamed, who had been banned, greeted her … of imprisonment, with furthering the…

B-0008735

1863-1928

Henry Reed Ngcayiya

… attended the inaugural meeting of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC, African National Congress (ANC) after 1923) in Bloemfontein on 8 ……

B-0008768

1925-1983

Cassim Mohammed Bassa

… secretary of the Orient Islamic Educational Institute. At national level Bassa was a member of the executive committees of the South African National Council…

B-0007834

1933

Rebecca Lan

… All but Habonim were affiliated with an Israeli political party. Habonim is Hebrew for “The Builders”. It was …

B-0150420

1923-2016

Audrey ‘Bobbie’ Cobden

… the late 1950s, Cobden worked for the multiracial Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA) alongside people like Jack …

B-0150398

1952-2003

Fikile Magadledla

… of Drawings 1975-9). 1981: Gallery 21 (Haenggi Foundation National Art Competition Exhibition). 1982: National Museum and Art Gallery, Gaborone, Botswana …

B-0008370

1925

Gertrude Shope

… When she was 29 years old she decided to join the  African National Congress (ANC) , and soon afterwards left teaching … of the Women’s Section, and she…

B-0068449

Victor V. T. Mbobo

… him as a possible candidate for the  African National Congress  (ANC) presidency. He was elected to the ANC national executive committee in December 1949,…

B-0008519

Dilizantaba Mji

… Youth League. In 1952 he was elected to the  African National Congress  (ANC) national executive committee but soon thereafter left the … Physician, head the…

B-0067953

1910

Pitness (Stalwart) H. Simelane

… Simelane was born in 1910. He was a leader of the  African National Congress  in Natal in the 1950s. As a teacher in the … in the  Defiance Campaign . He was…

B-0009056

A. J. Sililo

… In 1939 he was on the deputation of the joint  African National Congress  (ANC) and Location Advisory Boards … welfare services to urban Africans. A member…

B-0009053

1929

Peter Papela Nthite

… family, working as a truck driver. Joining the  African National Congress  during the 1952  Defiance Campaign , he … Trial , in which he was a defendant, he…

B-0008819

1923-1960

Howard S. Ngcobo

… for a time as a salesman. Active in the Natal African National Congress Youth League in the 1950s, he became a member of the national executive committee of…

B-0068238

1956

Azhar Cachalia

… Mohamed Cachalia, who was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly in 1994, and the  South African Indian … and nationally until 1990. At one stage he…

B-0007911

1961-1994

Feroza Adam

… federation. Then in 1988 she began working full-time as National co-ordinator of the UDF and structures of the Mass … until 1990. Following the unbanning of…

B-0007772

1958

Jackson Mthembu

… (Mpumalanga) region and from 1995 to 1997 the ANC national spokesman.  Prior to his present appointment, as ANC national spokesman, he was speaker of the…

B-0068150