SAHO global search

1985

Bathandwa Ndondo

… Once he set foot inside the police station to enquire about Ndondo’s killing, Lungisile knew that he could … for Bathandwa Ndondo. Both brothers had been…

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1936-2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

… and who saw the importance of educating his children about their Pondo roots as well as traditional academic … staff to fill that post. Following an…

B-0008431

1908-1964

Self Mampuru

… the ANC but was attacked as divisive. It existed for only about five years. Mampuru became politically inactive and …

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Mrs. N. Parenithama Pillay

… .   She informed Indian workers in the mines and railways about the injustice of the three pound poll tax, and …

B-0148746

1940-2013

Adrian Leftwich

… inadequate, then drafted an eight-page paper, whichspoke about how the NCL should employ sabotage and guerrilla … came to a sudden end. The events, which…

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1928-2023

Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi

… royals, and mayors (as observers) in Empangeni  to talk about the issue and his fears that the Ingonyama Trust land … told mourners, that her father had…

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1940-2023

Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia

… They would invite Indian politicians to speak about independence and invite the  African National Congress … and a small group of people around him were…

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1976

Ernest Mamashila

… waiting for him.He went to the police station to inquire about this and was subsequently detained.A police statement …

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1924

Richard S. Canca

… leading figure in the  All African Convention  (AAC). Born about 1924, he obtained an M.A. degree from the University of …

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1906

George Arthur Heard

… Party of that era. In 1942 his employers became restive about his political activities, particularly his public … without a trace. Prominent among the many…

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Mithrasagaran “Murthie” Naidoo

… in solitary confinement for a fortnight in a small cell of about three metres by two metres. He had to sleep on a grass … he saw a headline in a newspaper in…

B-0148745

1949-2007

Percival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn

… the landscape or lose sight of what this great game is all about.” This quote sums up his sentiments about the game. Sonn, a high flyer in South Africa’s…

B-0149446

1895-1972

Neville Allan Lewis

… of black soldiers during World War II, reveals much about his inability to communicate fully with his black …

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1897-1974

Leo Marquard

… the Witwatersrand. Marquard passed away on 27 March 1974. About two months after his death, the University of Natal …

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1918-1973

Barend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus

… recognise Black trade unions. Erasmus was also passionate about sport; rugby in particular. He was a founder member of …

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1932-1995

Barney Simon

… Outers (1985) Klaaglied vir Kous (1986) Inyanga - about Women in Africa (1989) Eden and Other Places (1989) …

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1878-1941

Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke

… Matseke was born in Pretoria in 1878, but little is known about his early life except that he was a member of the …

B-0008492

1924-1994

Elias Mathope Motsoaledi

… with 100,000 members. CPSA activists led CNETU and reached about 150,000 members by the end of World War II. Motsoaledi …

B-0095282

1927-2018

Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe

… Commission (TRC) in her bid to find the truth about the cause of her husband’s death. (see her actual …

B-0123818

1867-1946

Josiah Tshangana Gumede

… (Wesleyan) faith. There is very little known information about Josiah’s mother and his early childhood. Josiah had a … More than 800 Boers were demanding…

B-0008131

1967-1989

Coline Williams

… young woman, responsible, disciplined and very serious about her involvement in the liberation struggle. [2] … being very withdrawn, unwilling to disclose…

B-0149719

1940-2009

Dr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang

… Tshabalala-Msimang continued to make public statements about HIV/AIDS that many activists viewed as unclear and … Antiretrovirals are medicines that not much…

B-0085118

1836-1914

Joseph Chamberlain

… his supporters portrayed the Liberal Party’s ambivalence about the merits of a war against the Boers as tantamount to … in South Africa After the peace was…

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1949

Lefifi Tladi

… the music score on Giant Steps, a 2005 documentary film about his life. In the same year, he released another CD – a … host poetry and art workshops in South…

B-0122542

1934-2021

Ronnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)

… who were based in Johannesburg at Dorkay House, which was about the only institution where free cultural activity was … and police had arrested him. Govender…

B-0124457

1963

Jeremy Vearey

… at John Ramsey High School. His teachers taught him about black consciousness and were heavily influenced by the … teachers, Vearey was exposed to different…

B-0125539

1941-1978

Rick Turner

… who introduced Turner to Mewa Ramgobin and other activists about the same time as they were reviving the Natal Indian … a public outcry. Rick Turner’s…

B-0009169

Joshua Ramopudu

… In 1965, dissatisfied with conditions at Tafelkop, about 100 families attempted to resettle at Maleuskop; …

B-0149291

1965-2011

Jon Lynton David Hrusa

… Africa from the 1980’s up until 2012. Jon was passionate about documentary photography that made a difference. In … subject of Spill – Saving Africa’s Oiled…

B-0149589

1813-1888

João Albasini

… fact that his father was a sea captain, little is known about young Albasini’s youth. In 1831, when João was 18, his … against her people and brought back…

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