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1955

Jimi Matthews

… and Development in South Africa) was a statement about the lives of nomadic trek-skeerders (sheep shearers) of the Karoo …

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1961

Janet Mary Cherry

… artist and singer and a former champion show jumper. Her writings include Umkhonto we Sizwe (2011) and various papers … Cherry's Bio Info . Z Space - The…

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1926-2021

Maniben Sita

… contracting covid-19 and spending a week at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. She was 94 years old. …

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Mary Butcher Turok

Mary Butcher Turok is the wife of the anti-apartheid activist, parliamentarian and Professor Ben Turok, who played a prominent role in the writing of the…

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1949-2015

Clive Edward Butler Rice

… the State Presidents Award for Sport. Rice currently lives in Johannesburg and is married with two children. …

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1915-1995

Yusuf Cachalia

… 1953 and under house arrest from 1963 to 1973, Cachalia lives in Johannesburg. In 1963 his second wife, Amina , was …

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1974

Wim Botha

… of Pretoria with a BA (Visual Art) in 1996. Currently he lives in Cape Town and is represented by the Stevenson …

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1944-2020

Rajes Pillay

… of activists of the calibre of Paul Devadas David , Steve Biko , Rogers Ragavan and Ben Ngubane. Pillay became …

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1968-2019

Carol Moses

Carol Moses was born on 7 April 1968 in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, one of seven siblings. She grew up on a farm outside Oudtshoorn. Moses was a struggle…

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1947

Roelof Petrus (Roelf) Meyer

… the full potential of civil society by improving the lives of South Africans, and in 2000 he also involved himself …

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1936

Lionel Davis

… seven years imprisoned on Robben Island, Davis now lives there with his family as an employee of the Robben …

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1961

Brett Murray

… Sean O’Toole entitled  Brett Murray: plasticien . He now lives and works in Cape Town. …

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1990

Saul Sibusiso “Minus Khosing” Mashinini

Sibusiso Mashinini was born to Johannes and Catherine. Unlike his brothers and sisters, he was very quiet and more helpful at home. He was remarkably…

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1949-1985

Sicelo Mhlauli

… the Cradock Four were killed. A monument commemorating the lives of three generations of Cradock activists, who died … Order of Luthuli in Bronze . A…

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Benjamin Johnson Langa

… and assassinations in which dedicated cadres lost their lives. In one of the most painful examples of this nature, a … and assassination in which dedicated…

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1967-1988

Nontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza

Nontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza was born at King Edward Hospital, Umbilo, Durban, in June 1967. The second child of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or…

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Chief Maqoma

… under mysterious circumstances in 1873. And yet his name lives on. Oral traditions and colonial and missionary …

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1926-2004

Wilfrid Edward Cooper

… assassination of Chief Philemon Elifas 1976       Steve Biko for defeating or obstructing justice 1976       David … also had setbacks and surgery, which…

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1944

Kevin Dowling

… he interpreted the papal position to mean that when lives are at risk, orthodox measures can and must be …

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1946

Chief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk

… research into Khoi history and identity, including various writings on early colonial explorations of South Africa, to …

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1941

Azaria Mbatha

… Mbatha returned with his family to Sweden, where he still lives. Beginning in 1973 he studied for the Student …

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1911-2002

Dr. Percy Yutar

… par excellence. Because of the people who have lost their lives and suffered injury as a result of the activities of …

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1933-1986

Fabian Defu Ribeiro

… became aware of a number of unsuccessful attempts on their lives and considered leaving the country, but decided to …

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1927

Ayesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood

… exiles when all political parties were unbanned. She now lives in Worcester. …

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1960

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer and, mother, a teacher – valued critical…

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1942

Pitika Ntuli

… Ntuli writes poems about political heroes such as Steve Biko, as well as events such as the Marikana Massacre titled …

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1968

DJ Ready D (Deon Daniels)

… was a political activist who spoke about Mandela and Biko. Ready D, however, simply wanted to become a ‘ghetto …

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1905-1994

Advocate Israel “Isie” Aaron Maisels

… in detention of the Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko . Advocate Maisels was an observant Jew and deeply …

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Esmé Berman

… Vasari’s (1511-1574) approach in his book, translated as Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and …

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1941-2011

Ian Mkhize

… homeland, and this almost cost him and his family their lives.  Two busloads of Inkatha supporters and kombi-loads …

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