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1950

Peter Hain

… a liaison to facilitate their political work.In 1966 his family emigrated to Britain where he earned degrees from the …

B-0095199

1949-2009

Henry Eric Isaacs

… in Raisethorpe,a peri-urban area of Pietermaritzburg.His family was of diverse racial composition:one grandfather was …

B-0080351

1959-1985

Nomkhosi Mary Mini

… Nomkhosi Mary Mini was born into a politically active family, says her sister Xolile Mini on the 26 th  day of the …

B-0008564

1918-1998

Mark Shope

… of the Northern Transvaal, he became a breadwinner for his family at an early age and received no formal schooling. He …

B-0009039

1889

Bertha Mkhize

… when Bertha was about four years old, after his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first students to …

B-0067956

1639-1712

Simon van der Stel

… governorship in Mauritius only lasted five years, the family remained in Mauritius for a total of seven years. … died in battle in the service of the Company…

B-0122314

1869-1944

Kasturba Gandhi

… died a few days later. In the same year, the elder of the family, Karamchand Gandhi, passed away, leaving his sons in … brothers had small jobs not…

B-0084124

1907-1988

Sushila Gandhi

… central India. She was the daughter of a rich, land-owning family who gave much support and money to  Gandhi ’s …

B-0008092

1804-1856

Chief Sekonyela

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

B-0009012

1980

Clive Zamani Xaba

… healer and has also accompanied his father to visit his family in his rural home, where he has observed traditional …

B-0009240

1888-1942

Ruth Alexander

… in June 1907 they married in New York, where the Schechter family were then living. The couple settled in Cape Town, … from the WEL too, many of them…

B-0066410

1852-1927

Elizabeth Maria Molteno

… Her parents also greatly encouraged debate in their family and, possibly because of this, she developed highly … in which she could assist. Entertaining the…

B-0008663

1908-1992

Thayanayagie (Thailema) Pillay

… Kristshnasamy Thambi Naidoo , was four years old when her family moved to the Tolstoy Farm. Gandhi, with the help of … prisoners could stay. Eventually,…

B-0068309

1908-1981

Eli Weinberg

… development. During World War I, he was separated from his family.  He became a waif and a stray, wandering with a … Weinberg’s mother, his sister and other…

B-0009221

1954-1979

Selaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi

… low key and few people were to be allowed to bury him. The family, community and students defied all apartheid laws and … as a true hero despite the regime’s…

B-0075473

1916-1965

Dr Arthur Elias Letele

… His mother, Catherine, was of Xhosa decent. The Letele family immigrated to South Africa shortly after Arthur's … condition Letele went into exile in Lesotho…

B-0008321

1931

Raymond Ackerman

… as CEO. The matter had been under consideration inside the family, which still controls the company, for several years. … took advice from American…

B-0007770

1937-1986

Bessie Amelia Head

… time. Her mother, Bessie Amelia Emery, came from a wealthy family of Scottish descent. No information on her father … schizophrenia. Head was subsequently…

B-0008149

1931-2015

Reggie Vandeyar

… Reggie Vandeyar was born into a poor family on 15 July 1931 in Newclare. His father was originally … down in Johannesburg. He schooled in Fordsburg where his…

B-0068000

1927

Dinah Molefe

… in a basic repeat pattern. She, like members of the her family (her daughter, Loviniah and relatives, Ivy and …

B-0008618

1920-1991

Jonas Dinous Matlou

… moved to Lobatse in Bechuanaland(now Botswana) with his family, establishing a way-station for exiles going north to …

B-0008490

1913-1979

Mary Moodley

… of a slave from the St Helena Islands. Her parents and family experienced immense racism by the largely Afrikaner … was sensitive to the history of slavery…

B-0080864

1940

Yusuf Joe Jacobs

… Jacob’s mother was Zubeida Carr. During the war years the family moved to Durban. His family, involved in tailoring, lived in working class areas … principal…

B-0073817

1930-2013

Amina Cachalia

… Asvat and Fatima Asvat. She was the ninth child in a family of eleven children. Her father was a companion of … forerunner of the  Transvaal Indian Congress …

B-0007909

1908-1975

Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer

… Orange Free State. He was born into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of Percy Ulrich Fischer, at the time a member of … judge.The Fischers were a sixth…

B-0008069

1956-1979

Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu

… was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left the family in 1962, and from then on Mahlangu only saw him … student uprisings of 1976. He left…

B-0076022

Ndeutala Selma Hishongwa

… published T he Contract Labour System and its Effects on Family and Social Life in Namibia: A Historical Perspective …

B-0099833

1961-1988

Johannes Maisha (Stanza) Bopape

… people against apartheid. The police threatened his family almost daily even with death in their efforts to …

B-0007871

1954

Vincent Baloyi

… Baloyi first attended school in Soweto where his family moved in 1961. He studied art at the Fred Clarke …

B-0007817

1809-1882

Bishop Nathaniel James Merriman

… Arriving at the Cape in November 1848, he and his wife and family reached Grahamstown early in 1849, and in February …

B-0008547