SAHO global search

1914-2016

Selloane Ethel Leisa

… joined the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) , an organisation which aimed to unite women from all walks of … she worked closely with Ngoyi (who was…

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1957-1998

Simon Nkoli

… South Africa (GASA) and most notably, the Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand (GLOW). His work within … following his acquittal, Nkoli founded…

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John Jacques William Aitchison

… work that focused on the Valley Trust, a rural development organisation in Natal.   In April 1981, he joined the … his strong commitment to education and non…

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Unknown-2019

Julia Nicol

Julia Nicol worked actively as an anti-apartheid activist in the late 1980s and early 90s, particularly concerned with the anti-discrimination rights for…

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1895-1970

Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather

… of the Aryan Young Men's Progressive Association, an organisation that was to later establish the Aryan Benevolent … on 8 October 1939 at Curries Fountain…

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1936

Mama Beshenga

… she also helped to raise funds for the Wilson Round Tree Organisation. …

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1921

Richard Ernest van der Ross

… he favored contact with African groups while calling for organisation among Coloureds in order that they might be able …

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1954

Vincent Oliphant

… a poetry competition held by Concept, a Belgian cultural organisation. In 1996 he was invited to take part in the …

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1930

Joseph Sallie Molefi

… the final defendants who joined the PAC.  He joined the organisation after fleeing to Lesotho in late 1961 to avoid …

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1939

Marcus Solomon

… Bella, who were members of the South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO). Solomon and Charlotte Schimming became … for Research and Education in…

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1955-2021

Cecyl Esau

… At about the same time Esau joined the Labour Youth Organisation. The following year, 1973, Esau was elected the branch secretary of the Labour Youth…

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1905-1982

John Collins

… issues, he was one of four founders of War on Want, an organisation formed to fight poverty around the globe.In 1950 … were arrested and fund was transformed…

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1933

Mildred Lesiea

… at this time and Mildred was among those active in its organisation. Like other women involved in the Federation of … the pass laws. However, she did not go…

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1922-2010

Lettie Malindi

… formed, and her mother Harriet was also a member of the organisation. When her father retired, he bought a house in … of 1976, and in the 1980s through the…

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1949-2014

Jabu Sithole

Jabu Sithole was born on 23 October 1949 in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where he attended primary school until age seven when he was struck…

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1893-1975

Max Yergan

… founding the Council on African Affairs, a left-supported organisation dedicated to opposing the oppression of …

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Ngila Micheal Muendane

… Movement, Anti-Apartheid Committee and the African Organisation for Trade Union Unity.  Ngila Muendane is one of …

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1937

Adriaan Vlok

… During this time he was active in various local cultural organisation. Vlok joined the  National Party  in 1959 and in … the South African Youth Congress and…

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1923-2013

Reginald (Reggie) September

… principal founders of the South African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO), which became part of the Congress … to leave the country and to join the…

B-0009020

1953

Mosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale

… as a result of him being an ex-officio member of the organisation’s national executive committee. Sexwale was … and Family Welfare Society, Streetwise South…

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1905-1978

Moses Mauane Kotane

… Congress  (ANC) but found disappointingly ineffectual organisation. The same year he joined the African Bakers' … both the Communist Party and the ANC, his…

B-0008274

1935

Satyandranath “Mac” Maharaj

… he left South Africa in July 1977 and was deployed by the organisation in Lusaka. A senior official in the political … ANC and the government. On his return,…

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1951

Frank Chikane

… involved in the activities of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) at university. His political activism led … involved with the SACC, and had the…

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1925-2010

Ethel Walt

… behind the Transvaal Rural Action Committee (TRAC) , an organisation committed to fighting against the apartheid … the Black Sash. Much of Walt’s work was…

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1926-1982

Poomoney Moodley

… Defiance Campaigns . She was a staunch supporter of the organisation of women and their equal role in the liberation … democratic practices she was the model…

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1937-2007

Eve Hall

… years, the Hall’s home turned into a secret venue for the organisation. Around this time, Hall was arrested with three … husband were subsequently listed as…

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1960

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender

… time that she became the media coordinator of the Natal Organisation of Women (NOW) and a founding member of SPEAK … and democratic society, announced that…

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1967

Vuyani “The Beast” Bungu

… before losing it to Nassem Hamed for the World Boxing Organisation championship belt. On 11 March 2000, Hamed …

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1940

Barend Jacobus Du Plessis

… Transvaal Teacher Training College Union. Although this organisation concerned itself with student and educational …

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