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1935

Satyandranath “Mac” Maharaj

… a BA degree at the University of Natal, Durban, as a part time student. Whilst at university, Maharaj served on the … boycott of the separate graduation…

B-0065611

1947-2006

Eric Molobi

… the disadvantaged youth of South Africa, while at the same time was group chairperson of Kagiso. He co-founded Kagiso … Tiisetso and Seipati and two…

B-0008625

1952

Kagiso Patrick Mautloa

… the OK Bazaars as a junior graphic artist and during this time also taught art part-time at the Mofolo Arts Centre and at FUBA. In 1981 Mautloa …

B-0008501

1904-2002

Ernest Methuen Mancoba

… as a student at the University of Fort Hare. During this time, he served as the chairperson of the Literary and … absence of 56 years, he visited South…

B-0008428

1810-1872

Charles Du Val

… of Irish parents. Du Val and his business manager and long-time associate, Arthur Fry, arrived in Cape Town at the end … and the siege of Pretoria. Du Val…

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1918-1982

Bartholomew Hlapane

… an active part in the  African National Congress  from the time the Nationalist government came to power in 1948. Joe … as a state witness. After being…

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1957-2014

Chris van Wyk

… the Johannesburg, surrounded by dusty mine dumps. At the time, Riverlea, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng ), was … “In Detention”, which appeared in the…

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1938

Sophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn

… Congress alliance ( Indian Congress and the ANC) at the time was grappling with issues such as the Group Areas Act , … was formed. In 1955 Sophia was…

B-0009229

1959

Mzwakhe Mbuli

… strike and he was encouraged to write poetry during this time.  Mbuli refers to this event as “God’s miracle” because … 1980s.  Other notable performances of…

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Vella Pillay

… heavily mortgaged to the banks. My elder brother at the time was living in  Durban  (with my uncle) where he went to … increasingly involved, despite the…

B-0008894

1929-2009

Ronald “Ron” Press

… and Modern Science by Maurice Cornforth.  To pass his time he began reading it and finished it before the end of … film processing laboratories for further…

B-0008914

1949

Linda Komape

… an early stage in her life, but went through a difficult time with her husband who abused her. After their divorce, … . Here she worked to improve wages and…

B-0008273

1922-2003

Fatima Seedat

… the  Communist Party  in Cape Town, and it was during this time that she met her would be husband,  Dawood Seedat , a … was only four months old. She was…

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Madi Gray

… got a bursary for a couple of years but had to find part-time work so that she could continue to study. As a result, she did not have very much time to do…

B-0068704

1900-1976

Emil Sachs

… assistant in a shop catering for Black people. During this time he organised shop assistants on the Witwatersrand into a trade union. At the time of its…

B-0068401

1935-2019

Surinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam

… the only high school in Durban for Indian students at that time. After matriculating (Grade 12) he registered at Natal … BA degree (now University of KwaZulu…

B-0125809

1940

James Edward April

… and mobilising people around day to-day issues. By this time, Barney Desai was the Vice President and Reggie … and other similar documents. He was charged…

B-0007792

1770

Chief Dingiswayo

… networks with the Portuguese at Delagoa Bay. From this time, the most powerful chiefs resorted to frequent grand-scale fighting. At about this time the…

B-0067421

1948

Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele

… and Philosophy from the University in 1973.  By the time he received his Bachelors degree some of Ndebele’s … in Classic , Contrast and Purple Renoster …

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1840-1887

Johannes Jane Tane Kekana

… rivers. They next moved further west and lived for some time east of the Apies River near Boschplaats (Bosplaas), … to have a missionary stationed at his…

B-0008239

1942-2002

Alfred Temba Qabula

… what became known as the Pondoland Rebellion . During this time Qabula and his family lived in the forests near their … homes to ensure all was still in…

B-0093813

1935-1988

Sydney Alex Kumalo

… his father, a house painter to work. During this time, the Black societies in South Africa were challenged by … Centre. He was subsequently appointed to…

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1934

Samson Ratshilumela Mudzunga

… to Johannesburg and found a job as a gardener. At the time, when he was around age 18, he took a break from carving … accused him of earning two salaries and…

B-0099632

1950

Peter Jones

… police cells. “Although I was very anxious during all this time and feared for the safety of some of the many comrades … – was something to be experienced.”…

B-0008211

1920-2010

Robert Hodgins

… of the war in 1945. From 1947-1950, Hodgins studied part-time and from 1950-53, he studied full-time at the Goldsmith's College of` Art, University of … from…

B-0008165

1908-1984

Frederick Hutchinson Page

… was passed from relative to relative, even spending some time in an orphanage in Dundee. As an adult Page moved from one job to another, and spent some time…

B-0008859

1903-1979

Josie Palmer

… Branch Secretary shortly afterwards. It was during this time that she led the 1928 campaign against residential … political system that governed the country…

B-0008861

1918-2013

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

… (African, Coloured and Indian) in South Africa at the time. At Fort Hare, Mandela befriended African, Indian and … Mandela studied law at Wits where he…

B-0065300

1939

Percy Ndithembile Konqobe

… to become a sangoma or traditional healer. Since that time he worked as a traditional Zulu healer in Soweto . This … received high praise, encouraging him to…

B-0099633

1939

Chief Malebogo

… first half of June to the end of July 1894. During this time, the Boers tried to burn down the trees using paraffin … twice attempted suicide by jumping into…

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