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1927-2007

Theo Mthembu

… In 1955, he moved to Dube Village, Soweto where he set about establishing a boxing club, at first using a classroom …

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1941-2011

Ian Mkhize

… spread that Mkhize had returned to Hambanathi, a mob of about 200 Inkatha supporters waving pangas, axes and spears …

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1903-1972

J B Marks

… into the mine shafts after they were out on strike for about a week and hundreds of miners were killed. Marks and …

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1955

Jabulani Sam Nhlengethwa

… from the age of 17. He commented that ‘when I do things about jazz it’s a tribute to my brother’. After graduating … [Accessed 26 January 2015]| Bag Factory…

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1921-2007

Arthur David Bensusan

… produced two documentary films; one named 'New Legs' was about an amputee, and cleverly used the amputee's twin …

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1933-2001

Donald James Woods

… 1987, Richard Attenborough directed the film Cry Freedom, about the friendship that developed between Woods and Steve …

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1952

Popo Molefe

… in the struggle against apartheid. He started thinking about working together with people from other movements, but …

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1956

Murphy Morobe

… development as important. He was also starting to think about doing something against the education system and …

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1913-1998

Leonard (Len) Lee-Warden

… returned to the Cape. Lee-Warden continued to be outspoken about injustices in the country, which included the story of …

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1953-2022

Jessie Yasmin Duarte

… patriarchy, a struggle comrade Jessie was passionate about.  President Cyril Ramaphosa  has designated Duarte’s …

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1909-1983

Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo

… in him taking classes in Russian in order to learn more about the Soviet Union. Dadoo participated in a student … involvement in World War II. Dadoo’s…

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1875-1935

Nontetha Nkwenkwe

… And when, two years later in 1926, nothing had been said about what her fate would be, her devotees walked 600 miles … 1920s that it is strange so little is…

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1917-1993

Oliver Tambo

… father informed him that he was to start school, which was about a kilometre from his home.  After enrolling, his … he took up the position of Deputy Head…

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1917-1979

Benjamin Magson Kies

… South African political activist and theorist from about the middle of the 1930s until his death in 1979. His … 1945: 10). In this he was working out a…

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Violet Weinberg

… fought misconceptions that some White South Africans had about Black South Africans being happy about Apartheid by showing the injustices of the system. [12]…

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1931-2015

Reggie Vandeyar

… away from the Afrikaans-speaking Helpmekaar Höer Skool. At about 13 or 14 years of age, Vandeyar  together with three … dining-room waiter and senior waiter…

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1947

Dr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele

… Scholarship and the Sir Ernest Oppenheimer Bursary worth about R150 annually for the rest of her years at Medical … Health Programme with money from the BCP…

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1900-1976

Emil Sachs

… In 1931 he was expelled from the party. He was furious about his expulsion, but remained a loyal supporter of the … government action at Sharpeville. He…

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1886-1957

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef

… African Art and the influences thereon and often spoke about this subject. During this period, he did various … Pierneef worked hard to promote himself but…

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1930-2018

David Goldblatt

… Photographed    (1975). He also worked on a book about middle class which South African’s,  In Boksburg,  as … townships.  In 1979 Goldblatt began working on…

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Amos Ndwalane

… who were hanged while he was on death row. He also spoke about the pain of being away from his family and the …

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Ellen Elmendorp

… produced a photo and text essay for The Guardian (UK) about the aftermath of the communist regime in Romania, and …

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1941

Ray Berman

… control in his choice of composition and color that brings about a natural and excellent confidence in his technical …

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1916-2006

Anton Edward Rupert

… a Swiss-based luxury goods group. Though he was critical about apartheid both at home and abroad, he avoided …

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1955

Diane Case

… Diane penned her first the novel Albatross Winter, a story about the life of a young child from a disadvantaged …

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1903-1988

Alan Stewart Paton

… 1969. Paton published a book, Kontakion for you Departed , about their years together, in 1969. He married his …

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1935-2019

Dorothy Masuka

… of apartheid, to power in 1948, and  Lumumba  (speculating about who murdered the Congolese anti-colonial leader,  …

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1952

Antjie Krog

… and Europe as part of the curriculum dealing with writing about the past. She was recently asked to translate the …

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1906-1968

Archibald Campbell Jordan

… on his only novel, Ingqumbo Yeminyana , a tragic epic about the conflict between Western-style education and …

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1978

Sibusiso Robert Duma

… Art Centre 2000: Sezenjani Ngengculazi “What Do We To Do About Aids?” African Art Centre 2004: Joint Exhibition With …

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