SAHO global search

1923

Thembekile Enoch kaTshunungwa

… National organiser of the  African National Congress  (ANC) in the mid-1950s and later a …

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1948

Timothy Peter Jenkin

… leaving school, he avoided conscription into the South African Defence Force (SADF), and worked at a variety of jobs … that he had "grown up a 'normal'…

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1926

Rexon ‘Scotch’ Mathebula

… in Zululand and in 1978 he met Jo Thorpe of the African Art Centre in Durban who encouraged him. Mathebula … KwaDlangenza, Zululand. 1976: Newark, Zululand…

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1927-2020

Advocate George Bizos

… described him as ‘not fit and proper to become a South African’. The ban lasted over 30 years. “There comes a time … him in court but later to carry messages…

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1910-1977

Percy John "Jack" Hodgson

… in the mainstream Congress Alliance led by the African National Congress. Listed in 1951 in terms of the … 17, 1977, leaders of the Communist Party, The…

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1954

Lesedi Billy Masetlha

… black consciousness ideas and became a leader in the South African Students' Movement.He was involved in the nascent … ANC. He is a founder member of the…

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1858-1929

Mary Elizabeth Davis

… later became the Victoria League and looked after South African graves of both English and Boer combatants. She was later a member and President of the South…

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1941

Winston Ntshona

… and 1972. The two plays were widely performed in South African and internationally.  In 1974 the two plays went on … the Edison Theatre on Broadway. On their…

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1935

Moyisile Douglas Tyutyu

… at the hands of the apartheid regime. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1950s when he was just … he joined other MK members who integrated…

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1973

Mary Margaret Ngalo

… Canon James A. Calata , who was Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC) for many years, Ngalo entered politics at a young age. She joined…

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1949-2014

Jabu Sithole

… rent, housing and transport issues. Sithole joined the African National Congress (ANC) in Lesotho in 1979 and then … Sithole was active in the underground…

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1908-1964

Self Mampuru

… to South Africa. In 1943, critical of the inaction of the  African National Congress's  (ANC's) leaders, he campaigned … the young militants. Instead, he…

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1937-2015

Mohamed Ismail Dinat

… Ramnie, Dinat was already working for the banned South African Communist Party (SACP), and continued working … and Aid Fund for Southern Africa and was…

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1789-1815

Sara “Saartjie” Baartman

… of Man where he criticised racial science. Following the African National Congress (ANC)’s victory in the South African elections, President Nelson Mandela…

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Nontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho

… / Ungainly woman with ill-shaped frame. / Oh, Nontsizi, African rivermoss, / With bow-legs like yours you will never … Politically, she adopts a position…

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1953-2005

Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu

… he completed a BA Administration.Mahlangu joined the South African Students Movement (SASM) in 1976. During the struggle against the homeland system he made…

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1942-2002

Alfred Temba Qabula

… in 1959 at the age of 17 when the troubles facing the African National Congress (ANC) became a regular talking … the meeting turned into a riot when a…

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1936-1990

Chris McGregor

… Pukwana. The band produced an album titled:  Jazz: The African Sound. McGregor and the Blue Notes eventually left … believe that Chris was working toward a…

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2003

Stanley Mabizela

… for a meeting of Mbeki and three student leaders of South African Student Organisation (SASO), Taole Mokoena, Leslie … a secret agreement signed between King…

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1929-2014

Sadie Forman

… obtained a second degree, in psychology. A member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) and staunch … for speaking out against injustices,…

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1944

Virgile Joseph Bonhomme

… to the destitute. The person behind the challenge was African National Congress (ANC) councillor Bonhomme.Since … government election manifesto by the…

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1937

Fanele Mbali

… by Doctor Bokwe (Dr. “RT”), who was the incumbent African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer of the Cape … Bokwe’s speech that inspired Mbali to resolve…

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1921-2009

Livingstone Mqotsi

… the government’s notion of a separate destiny for the African child in South Africa future and presented an … race). Soon after becoming a teacher, he joined…

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1956

Susan Shabangu

… as the assistant secretary for the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) and the Federation of Transvaal Women … T&GWU. Shabangu was also a member of…

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1922-1997

Hettie McCleod

… a sock factory. After the formation of Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in 1954, she became its treasurer … including the Franchise Action Program…

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1966

Pule Pheto

… including Viva La Black with Louis Moholo, a South African drummer . He also often works collectively with his …

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1939

Percy Ndithembile Konqobe

… a lion hatching from an egg, foretold the unbanning of the African National Congress and release of Nelson Mandela from … De Jager, E.J. (1992) Images of Man…

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