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1940

Ela Gandhi

… and in particular you being an Indian cannot teach African children”. In 1952, when Ela was 12 years old, her … with her brother, sisters and friends in and…

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1909-1961

David Pratt

… On 9 April 1960, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd , the South African Prime Minister of from 1958 to 1966, opened the Rand … the events at Sharpeville still…

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1866-1935

Henry Burton

… Colony in general. Sol Plaatje, one of the founders of the African National Congress (ANC), would state in his Mafeking … Burton left Kimberly before the…

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1897-1961

Winifred Seqwana

… 1897 and settled in Cape Town , where she became the first African woman member of the Communist Party of South Africa … introduced until May 1962. She…

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1960

Khela Ngobese

… been Arthur Buthelezi, one of the earlier generation of African artists along with Gerard Bhengu and the Ntuli …

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1952-2008

Sibusiso (Sihle) R. Mbongwa

… (Sihle) R. Mbongwa was born in 1952. After joining the  African National Congress’  military wing,  Umkhonto we Sizwe …

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1952-2008

Colonel Sibusiso (Sihle) R. Mbongwa

… (Sihle) R. Mbongwa was born in 1952. After joining the  African National Congress’  military wing,  Umkhonto we Sizwe …

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1878-1914

Jopie (Josef Johannes) Fourie

… 1878. He was a scout and dispatch rider during the  South African War , and was wounded and captured in an action north … Scout and dispatch rider during the…

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Nise Bulelwa Malange

… for the complaints services of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU), which was arguably succeeded by the Congress of South African Trade…

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1921-2020

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

… gained experience that only those who walk the path of an African healer could experience. He listened to stories told … from the public eye. Much of Mutwa’s…

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1995

Enver Hassim

… study and theory. Hassim also interacted with a number of African National Congress (ANC) stalwarts including Walter … elected to the treasury. At a 1956…

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1935-2012

Abdul ‘Apamai’ Rahman Dawood

… Consequently Dawood joined an underground cell of the African National Congress (ANC) and its armed wing uMkhonto … ammunition. As a key leader in the…

B-0071944

1965

Lesetja Kganyago

… at the University of London’s school of Oriental and African studies where he completed it in 1994. In addition to … National Bank (FNB). He served as an…

B-0149216

1961

Julius C. Malie

… He worked at various times for the YMCA, the South African Institute of Race Relations, and the  Bantu World.  … He was a participant in the Consultative…

B-0149470

1953-2020

Walter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela

… this changed once he was introduced to a number of African writers who ignited his passion for literature. … Chakela discovered the works of some of the most…

B-0150280

1916-2006

Anton Edward Rupert

… Between 1958 and 1959, the Congress Alliance and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), called for the … be remembered for his immense…

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1967-2005

Buyisile Patient (Billy) Mandindi

… to imperialism, oppression and resistance. Similarly, African Madonna (1986) seamlessly blends conventions derived … of indigenous power as well as economic…

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1930-1978

Sewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum

… a year of this victory, Sewgolum was banned by the South African government, and was not allowed to play in any … in the face of debilitating apartheid laws,…

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1943

Mmapula Mmakgoba “Helen” Sebidi

… routinely included in standard reference books on South African art. The life-history of the struggle of this … to nourish our collective soul as a nation…

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Vusi Mahlasela

… and scrutinized.  In 1988 he joined the congress of South African Writers, which exposed him to many other writers and … Mahlasela has collected many…

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1947

Pandelani Jeremia Nefolovhodwe

… and he was also elected as national president of the South African Student Organisation (SASO). After SASO was banned on … Hoc Committee on Democracy and…

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1935

Judge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs

… 1988, a bomb that was placed in his car in Maputo by South African security agents, blew up. He lost an arm and the … Sachs worked closely with Oliver Tambo …

B-0008976

1941-2007

Hilary Mutch

… London into a Jewish family. Her father, a South African worked as a doctor at the time. Later in 1943 the … when she alongside her husband Ronnie Mutch…

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1959

Carl Niehaus

… the apartheid system. He joined and became a deacon in the African Dutch Reformed Church in Alexandra and in July 1980 Niehaus joined the African National…

B-0008791

1920-1977

Elmon Malele

… regime to Moroka Emergency Camp. Malele joined the  African National Congress (ANC)  during the  1952 Defiance … its interests.  His “crime” was that he was…

B-0008416

J. E. Malepe

… A leader of the African National Congress Youth League during the 1940s, he was elected to the  African National Congress  (ANC) national executive committee…

B-0149468

1981

William Khanyile

… circles on the issue. Very soon after, he joined the South African Communist Party  (SACP) and became particularly … and charged with belonging to a banned…

B-0149393

1954

Bheki Myeni

… and is a full-time artist. His work has been shown by the African Art Centre, Things Gallery, Portfolio Art Foundation …

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1958-1985

Watson Mzwandile Majova

… Majova,  Paulos Madiba,  Aaron Makwe,  members of the African National Congress  (ANC) and  uMkhonto we Sizwe …

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