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1914-1947

Anton Muziwakhe Lembede

… conferred an MA in Philosophy on him. At the time of his death he was studying towards doctorate degree in law.Upon … He was 33 years of age when he died.At…

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1965

Ngeni Gaga

… than 24 hours earlier.At the inquest the official cause of death was given as natural causes. …

B-0149605

1964

James Tyita

… under the 90-day detention law.The official cause of death was suicide by hanging.He was reportedly found in his …

B-0149603

Bertram Buxton Xiniwe

… Council in 1937 and remained a member until his death in 1949. He was educated at Lovedale was a law agent by …

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Robert L Barber

… was disclosed.Because of the circumstances of Mr Barber's death and because the Act under which he was held was …

B-0149867

1947-2006

Eric Molobi

… and Seipati and two grandchildren. At the time of his death, Molobi responsible for the overall strategic direction …

B-0008625

1920-2015

Sylvester Stein

… as editor of Drum , and partly an investigation into the death of one of Drum ’s reporters, Henry Nxumalo. Stein …

B-0009101

1923-1989

Bonakele Milner Ntsangani

… he suffered from asthma, one of the things that led to his death. He is survived by his sister Bukelwa Gertrude …

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1897-1963

Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool

… Town City Council in 1938, and remained a member until her death despite being a "named" communist under the Suppression …

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1905-1930

Johannes Nkosi

… and that he had severe stab wounds over his body. Nkosi's death was one of the few overt proofs of communist activity … with an accompanying mythologizing of…

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1968

Jundea Bolowa Tubakwa

… on 29th March 1983 an inquest was held into Mr Tubakwa's death on 29 November 1968 at the Pretoria magistrates' court …

B-0144827

1909-1969

Dr. Philip Blaaiberg

… recovered without the infection which had led to the death of Washkansky before him. Three months after the …

B-0007858

1954

Lele Jacob Motaung

… as a complete re-trial had to take place following the death of the trial judge on 7 November. The re-trial took …

B-0008660

1926-2007

Edgar Dumile Ngoyi

… who were guarding Ngoyi’s house guilty of burning to death one of Ngoyi’s visitors a young Azanian Peoples … African National Congress, (2007),    ANC mourns…

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Diana (Di) Bishop

… years Di received many threatening phone calls and some death threats. She continued with her work in the struggle …

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1910-1977

Percy John "Jack" Hodgson

… shared his life and contribution to the struggle until his death in 1977. The Legion fought against the rise of fascism … (see letter transcribed below)…

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1967-1989

Coline Williams

… The evening of the 22 July 1989, the day before her death, Williams is remembered going from house-to-house of … are a metaphor and a foreshadowing of Coline…

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1948

Moses Jongizizwe Mayekiso

… seven months in solitary confinement and was facing the death penalty on charges of high treason. Mayekiso and those … the brutal assassination of  Chris…

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1945-2013

Dirk Johannes Coetzee

… 1987, a Constable Butana Almond Nofemela was sentenced to death for murdering a white farmer. He had hoped that his … affidavit, Nofemela said he had been a…

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1957-1980

Petrus Linda Jabane (Lion of Chiawelo)

… in Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). After his father's death, his mother could only afford to keep him at school … taken alive. What emerged from his combat…

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1947-1976

Mapetla Frank Mohapi

… on 5 August 1976, Mohapi died in police custody. Upon his death, police produced a "suicide note", claiming he had … found that no one could be held…

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1931-2021

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu

… deliver the funeral oration at the freedom fighter, Steve Biko’s funeral. Biko was killed in detention by the South African Police. … in detention. It was a…

B-0064794

Mxoshwa Mdhluli

… 22 of those responsible were apprehended and sentenced to death. In 1962, when Helen Joseph visited Mdhluli, he was …

B-0149268

1957-2006

Monty Johannes Motloung

… and led to a long illness that culminated in his death on 2 October 2006 at Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane …

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1795

Sobhuza I

… a great deal. Apparently, one night shortly before his death, he had a prophetic vision. He saw white skinned people …

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1882-1962

Florence Louise Zerffi

… drew her into joint exhibitions with him. His premature death in 1929 was a profound blow. She later taught painting …

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2013

Ephraim Nkwe

… Ephraim Nkwe passed away on 5 May 2013. At the time of his death, Nkwe was the chairperson of the Mpete Mosaka ANC …

B-0095834

1935-2015

André Philippus Brink

… (1982), set in South Africa in 1976 and focussing on the death in detention of a black activist was also banned. This …

B-0007887

1931-2016

Lulu Dube

… later became a nurse at McCord Zulu Hospital. After her death, the ANC released a statement to say that the …

B-0123096

1908-1996

Jean Sinclair

… of the black sashes that the women wore to symbolise the “death” of the constitution. She and her league members …

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