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1866-1966

Martha Helena Cillie

… wife, Martha Helena Marais. She came from an illustrious family. Her father, one of the ten children in the family, became the first rector of the University…

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1941-2011

Ian Mkhize

… the KwaZulu homeland, and this almost cost him and his family their lives.  Two busloads of Inkatha supporters and … sugar cane plantation. After this…

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Dawid Kruiper

… was to ensure that his people were to be compensated. A family representative, Anna Festus, said the group, Friends … of the United Nations in New York, and…

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1919-2020

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

… (now Limpopo ), into the Mhinga traditional royal family, where her father was a local chief. Mnumzana was a … working in the health sector and providing for…

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1967-1985

Sipho Philip Mutsi

… to Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein, where he died. His family called for an inquest, as they did not believe the …

B-0075593

1932

Oliver Kgadime Matsepe

… the Kopa tribe. Although Matsepe came from a non-Christian family, he received his education at mission schools. From …

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2012

Bonginkosi Yona

… advice. He liked to tell jokes. He was the pillar of my family." …

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1917-1993

Oliver Tambo

… in Adelaide that the ANC had wanted him together with the family to go into exile. By now the couple had three … Tambo had to go to New York to address the…

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1946

Chief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk

… to the apartheid regime in 1948, and in 1950, he and his family were forced to register as Coloured, according to the … for the first eight days, he was…

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1960

Khela Ngobese

… continually encouraged the young boy saying it was a family talent, his mother’s brother having been Arthur …

B-0122055

2012

Bongani Mdze

… working for Lonmin in 2005. He was the first person in his family to work at the mines. On 16 August 2012 Bongani was …

B-0121615

2012

Mzukisi Sompeta

… shoulder by the police. Mzukisi was the breadwinner in his family and supported his mother, father, sister, two …

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Professor Sir Raymond Hoffenberg

… in his brief and unrevised autobiography he wrote for his family and he credited him for instilling in him an informed … over the banning and lost. In 1965,…

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1925-1976

Joseph Masobila Mdluli

… Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), the only son in the family. He grew up looking after his father's cattle and … was held from which a private pathologist…

B-0074125

1933

Bishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba

… 1933 outside Polokwane, Limpopo. He was the last born in a family of six. His father Reuben Tshomoko Sethulane worked as … tertiary education after…

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1925-2009

Elizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams

… in Paarl , in the Western Cape . She was born into a large family of 8 children, and attended a multi-racial school in … climate in Paarl was not good for…

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1851-1919

Francis Zaccharius Santiago Peregrino

… economic opportunities as England faced a recession.) His family joined him in America within a year, and by 1896, he … on solidarity of people of African…

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1939

Maggie Bopalamo

… by the Bophuthatswana government. Bopalamo, one of a family of six siblings, was the daughter of a labourer and a … land bought by her grandparents has been…

B-0007869

1995

Enver Hassim

… was born in the Transvaal, where he was part of a large family, with two brothers and four sisters. His father made a living as a middleman and the family…

B-0080308

1982

Mary Sibande

… and she draws on the history of the women in Sibande’s family who worked as maids throughout the apartheid and … focus on “the maid” is often cited as homage…

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1944

Subbiah Moodley

… (now KwaZulu-Natal). His grandparents on both sides of the family came from India as indentured workers. His paternal … an abiding memory of Moodley’s…

B-0124725

1949

Lefifi Tladi

… repertoire attracted the attention of Steve Biko and the leadership of the BCM. As a result, the group …

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1955

Diane Case

… Indian father and mixed race mother of slave ancestry. The family later moved to Wittebome in Wynberg where Diane … Southern Africa. [vii] End Notes [i]…

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1882-1955

Mary Eveline Fincken

… William Fincken and his wife. She was born of a musical family. Her grandfather and his sons were amateur organ … her father was a fine amateur organist. Her…

B-0008067

1941-2007

Hilary Mutch

… 4 November 1941 in Erith, south-east London into a Jewish family. Her father, a South African worked as a doctor at the time. Later in 1943 the family moved…

B-0095214

1935-2013

Sipo Elijah Mzimela

… kwaZulu-Natal) to Allison and Maria Mzimela. The entire family was raised as Anglicans and as a child, he wanted to … to South Africa after 29 years in exile…

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1939

Jonty Driver

… imprisoned in Germany and Italy. During this period his family stayed with his grandfather who a rector at St Peter … a Chaplain at St. Andrews College. Thus…

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1915-2003

Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat

… He smuggled his way into the country and went to live with family members in the tiny mining town of Hattingspruit, near … young bride. Thereafter, Docrat…

B-0008013

1804-1856

Chief Kgosi Sekonyela

… next to the Wilge River. He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His …

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1958-1985

Watson Mzwandile Majova

… Majova’s remains have now been reburied by his family in Potchefstroom.   …

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