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1956

Azhar Cachalia

Azhar Cachalia was born in Edinburgh Scotland on 26th of June 1956. He attended school there and then later in Benoni, Gauteng province, South Africa. He…

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1931-2019

Isaac Lesiba ‘Bra Ike’ Maphotho

… Ike) was born in Ga-Makgato (Blouberg Municipality) on 26 February 1931.  He completed his Standard 6 (Grade Eight) …

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1936

Bhekisisa Harold Nxasana

… Harold Bhekisisa Nxasana was born on 26 September 1936 at Ixopo in southern Natal. His father, a …

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1895-1951

Dorothy Ruth Boxall

… Johannesburg during the British royal family’s visit. By 1950 the Children’s Festival had become an annual event. …

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1886-1964

Dorothy Moss Kay

… 1964. Exhibitor on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898- 1950 : 1919: SASA Art Exh., MH, City Hall, Darling St., …

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1911-2002

Errol T. Shanley

… Army Ambulance Corp. After the banning of the CPSA in 1950, Errol played a leading role in the formation of the  …

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1950

Nyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi

… in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg on 18th of August in 1950. Cindi began his primary education at Entokozweni …

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1924-1993

Cornelius Judah Fazzie

Cornelius Judah Fazzie  was born in 1924 Queenstown Eastern Cape,but grew up largely in Tsolo.His migrant father worked in the Western Cape.He began school at…

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1950

Thenjiwe Mtintso

… Thenjiwe Mtintso, was born on 7 November 1950 in Soweto , Johannesburg where she also grew up. Her …

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1935

Lydia Kompe

… was a small-scale farmer who kept livestock. However, in 1950 when the government introduced the betterment scheme …

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1922-1997

Hettie McCleod

… Committee and the Cape Housewives’ League as well. In 1950, Hettie was listed under the Suppression of Communism …

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1918-1996

Rowley Israel Arenstein

… branch of the Congress Of Democrats (COD) in the 1950s. In 1950, following the  Suppression of Communism Act , the South … ... (last accessed 06 September…

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1892-1956

Manilal Gandhi

… first ashram where he developed many of his ideas. In 1950 Gandhi's home was rebuilt and named Sarvodaya (The …

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unknown-2011

Rev George Wauchope

… Programme. He died after a long struggle with cancer on 26 May 2011 in Birmingham, England, where he was cremated. …

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1908-2003

Ismail Ahmed Cachalia

… movements, he returned to South Africa in 1990 after 26 years in exile. In the country's first democratic …

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1870-1955

Allerley Glossop

… Vitae Exhibitor on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898 - 1950: 1902: SASA/SADC 1 st Annual Edi., Drill Hall, Darling …

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James Ford

… Vitae Exhibitor on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898 - 1950:  No record survives of Ford exhibiting on a …

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1866-1954

Elizabeth Drake

… Vitae Exhibitor on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898 - 1950: 1910: SAFAA 3rd Annual Exh., combined with SASA and …

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1937-2019

Zubeida “Juby” "Sharon Davis" Mayet

Zubeida “Juby” "Sharon Davis" Mayet was born December 27,in 1937 in Fietas, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Mayet began writing in the mid-1950s while…

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1915-1979

Vera Ponnen

… was the first man to be banned for five years in Natal in 1950. He was thus removed from his position as Secretary and …

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1909-1997

Frances Baard

Frances “MaBaard” Baard was born 1st of October in 1909 in Kimberley, Northern Cape. She was the fifth of seven children of a Bechuuanaland-born mine worker…

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1932-1997

Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai

Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai was born into an Indian family on 10 April 1932 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa. According to South Africa’s…

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Jeremiah Rakoko Mabe

There had been periodic unrest at Mabieskraal (Pilansberg), Rustenburg District, Transvaal (now North West Province) from the 1930s onwards. During the 1950s,…

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1962

Joey Fourie

… African Communist Party (SACP) – until its suppression in 1950. Her experiences in the trade union movement helped to …

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Douglas Ramokgopa

… from Ramagoep Location to Mont Plaisire Farm No. G.E 26.35, Matatiele District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern …

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1915-1972

William Frederick Nkomo

… In January 1972, a few months before his death on 26 March of the same year, he was elected President of the …

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1944

Graeme Pollock

… Their last match was against Australia. Pollock was only 26 years old and his Test career had abruptly come to an end. …

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1928-2017

Edward 'Eddie' John Daniels

… activities, in which Eddie Daniels participated, on 26 September 1961. He was arrested in July 1964 and sentenced …

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1941-2007

Hilary Mutch

… Issues was published. Claire died in France on 26 June 2007 after riding accident. She is survived by Jack …

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1915-2006

Hilda Bernstein

… strike . In 1953 she was banned by Ministerial decree from 26 organisations and all meetings, including bans on writing …

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