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1874-1932

Daniel Simon Letanka

… for the next 20 years. A founding member of the  South African Native National Congress  (renamed the ANC in 1925), … in the "bucket strike" of 1918, Letanka…

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1897-1986

Gertrud Theiler

… College in Grahamstown and from there went to the South African College in Cape Town, from where she graduated with a … of which the relating to the nematode…

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1977

Makhaya Ntini

… Roger Telemachus failed a fitness test. He made his South African one-day debut at Perth in early 1998, bowling well in … in the same year and he was part of…

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1869-1945

Thomas Mtobi Mapikela

… he played a prominent role in the founding of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1912, and its official … a natural choice to preside at ANC conferences…

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1948

Moses Jongizizwe Mayekiso

… was central to the formation of the  Congress of South African and Trade Unions  (Cosatu), and served on the … its inaugural congress. In February 1986 when…

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1931-2012

Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson

… soccer team and was selected for the Combined  South African Universities soccer team in 1952.  Chaskalson acted … in which former President  Nelson Mandela …

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1927

C. M Kobus

… C. M Kobus was the African attorney and founding member of the  Non-European … the mid-1950s he served as national secretary of the  All African Convention  …

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J. Congress M. Mbata

… Peter's and subsequently became secretary of the Transvaal African Teachers' Association. In 1943 he was on the … the 1960 emergency, he was involved in…

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1895-1962

Elliot Tonjeni

… in the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union and the  African National Congress . He left the CPSA in 1929 but … an instrument for promoting political…

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1917-1985

Jordan Kush Ngubane

… to 1951 the country's leading forum for the expression of African political opinion. Using the power of his paper to … Ngubane was generally recognised and…

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1959-2024

Tito Mboweni

… the National University of Lesotho (NUL), and joined the African National Congress (ANC) . After completing his … political commitments to the ANC upon…

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1903-1972

J B Marks

… a midwife. His father was a staunch supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1919, his parents … A political activist and trade unionist, he…

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James J. Majoro

… and ex-miner, Majoro was instrumental in establishing the African Mineworkers' Union. He later became its secretary and … was an organizing secretary of the…

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1922-1988

Dr Ahmed Ismail Limbada

… the motions of Congress members by appealing to them for African unity. The 1950s saw an increasing working together between the African and Indian peoples…

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1916-2015

Sarah Carneson

… Carneson’s parents were founding members of South African Communist Party (SACP), and in 1931, at age 18, … At the time, Fred was a serviceman on leave from…

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1879-1958

Madhlangala Dukuza Ndabezitha

… studied extramural Political Science Courses at the South African School of Mines and Technology, now the University of … is evident from 1907 when he worked…

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1950

Yvonne Mokgoro

… : She served on the Advisory Committee of the South African - Canadian Linkage Project, from its inception in … Fund which she chairs, Mandela-Rhodes Trust,…

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1894-1966

Irma Stern

… she has also worked as a sculptor whose portrayal of African people gave her white counterparts insight into the African ways of life. In 1927, Irma won the…

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1943

Bonisile John Kani

… unnamed prison. The plays were widely performed in South African and internationally.  In 1974 Kani and Winston went … his role in My Children My Africa! On…

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1952

Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa

… became involved in students politics and joined the South African Students Organization (SASO) in 1972. In 1974 he … leading to the formations of the…

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1936-1988

Morgan Gonaseelan Naidoo

… first non-racial national swimming organisation, the South African Swimming Federation (SAASwiF). When the headquarters … repeatedly held meetings with the …

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1951

Patricia De Lille

… Patricia de Lille, a South African politician, was born the 17 February, 1951 in … trade union politics and joined as a member of the South African Chemical…

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1879-1940

Charles Templeman Loram

… dissertation, published as  The Education of the South African Native (1917), was long the standard work on me … superintendent of education in 1930. Loram's…

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1875-1945

Samuel E. K. Mqhayi

… but eventually left teaching because he opposed the way African history was presented. Mqhayi wrote seven stanzas to  … on big public occasions." The anthem…

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Gaur Radebe

… in both the Communist Party of South Africa and the  African National Congress  (ANC), he first made his mark in … in the Transvaal ANC, he was among the…

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1915-1979

Vera Ponnen

… It was a necessity for the Ponnens, as George was a South African of East Indian descent and Vera was a British Jew. … Ponnen worked for the Housewives…

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1932-1997

Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai

… He succeeded James La Guma as president of the South African Coloured People's Congress (CPC—originally known as the South African Coloured Peoples…

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1851-1931

Rev. Mangena Maake Mokone

… Natal until 1888. He was then appointed the first head of African ministers in Pretoria. In this position he erected … people like  S M Makgatho , former…

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1939

Jonty Driver

… student movement and joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) . In 1963 he was nominated and … period he came into contact with people who…

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1939-2018

Hugh Masekela

… orchestra. In his early days as a teenager on the South African music scene, Masekela played with artists such as … formed an integral part of the orchestra…

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