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BiographyPatrice Émery Lumumba
Patrice Emery Lumumba was born on 2 July 1925, at Onalua village near the Katako-Kombe Town in the Sankuru district of north-eastern Kasai, Congo (modern day…
BiographyEnos Molapo Makhubedu
Enos Molapo Makhubedu was born at Eersterus, near Pretoria in 1938. He grew up in Pilgrim’s Rest where he completed his higher primary school studies in 1951…
BiographyEsther Mahlangu
Esther Mahlangu was born in 1935 on a farm outside Middleburg, in what is now the Mpumalanga province. She was the first of nine children: six boys and three…
Luke Mazwembe
Mr Luke Mazwembe, aged 32 , a member of the Western Province Workers Advice Bureau and of the South African Student Association,was detained under section 22…
BiographyJohn Smith Moffat
John Smith Moffat was born on 10 March 1835 in Kuruman, South Africa. He was the son of the missionary Robert Moffat, who was friends with Mzilikazi, the…
BiographyAlbert Newall
Albert Newall was born in 1920 in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Newall enlisted with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1937, where he trained and later served…
ArchiveVennote vir veiligheid, Die Transvaler, 15 August 1981
BiographyProfessor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN) on 2 August 1940. His grandparents had come to South Africa…
BiographyLeo Marquard
Leopold ‘Leo’ Marquard was born on 15 June 1897 in Winburg in the Orange Free State. His father was Reverend J. J. T. Marquard of the Dutch Reformed Church and…
BiographyBarney Simon
Barney Simon, South African theatre director (born April 13, 1932, Johannesburg, South Africa—died June 30, 1995, Johannesburg), was a long-time force behind…
BiographyDavid Perumal
David Perumal lived in Derby Street, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and worked at College Clothing in Albert Street. He was educated up to standard six …