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1919-1987

James Madhlope Phillips

… time of his death he was working on the compilation of a history of the South African liberation movement in song. He …

B-0068220

1955

Shirley Gunn

… a non-profit organisation that focuses on capturing oral history and disseminating through multi-media. She is the …

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1914-2004

Ray Alexander Simons

… University. Together they wrote the classic labour history Class and Colour in South Africa: 1850 - 1950, a …

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1938-1982

Joseph Zenzele Mavi

… labor action against a single employer in South Africa history.Despite accusations of recklessness from other labor …

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1944

Khaya Biko

… Town. Khaya was charged. According to South African History Online's biography of Steve Biko, he was sentenced to … South African History Online, "Stephen…

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1952-2019

Oliver Mtukudzi

…     Mtukudzi was widely known for his contribution to the history of Zimbabwean music.  One of Mtukudzi’s hit songs, …

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Ann Tobias

… Randolph Vigne in his book, Liberals against Apartheid: A History of the Liberal Party of South Africa, 1953-68, wrote … Randolph Vigne, Liberals against…

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1957-1990

Teboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini

… High. He was a passionate reader.  This was spotted by his History and English teacher,  Abram Onkgopotse Tiro , who … Through Tiro, Mashinini started…

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1948

Hemant Kumar Waghmarae

… completed his B.A.degree, majoring in Education and History and successfully completed a B.Ed. in 1990 at Wits … themselves and build unity and pride in our…

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1904-1996

Nokukhanya Luthuli

… struggle away from the limelight. But she will go down in history as a member of the battalions of resilient women … Mother of Light, pp. 17-19, 23. ↵ [2]…

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Thomas G. Karis

… book series, From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964, …

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1959

Romeo Zamani Makhanya

… an old house in Glenwood, Durban, with a rich but sad history. The property was the site of a former underground …

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1881-1971

Reverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane

… of the ANC (1924-1927) was a quiet period in the history of the organization. Mahabane increasingly tried to …

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1945

Paul Stopforth

… and understanding. Now, he reflects, “I engage with history, with memory; I hover between two places, which is a …

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1947-2012

Heidi Holland

… she began research on her first book, The Struggle: A History of the African National Congress .  By coincidence, …

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1619-1677

Jan van Riebeeck

… van Riebeeck remains a significant figure in South African history for his role in establishing the colony at the Cape …

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1935-2018

Ronald Vernie Dellums

… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …

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1935-2018

Ronald Vernie Dellums

… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …

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1974-2005

Kabelo Sello Duiker

… at Rhodes University, where he studied journalism and art history. He later moved to Cape Town where he found his …

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1924-2010

Harry Heinz Schwarz

… in 1947), he was awarded a BA, with distinctions in both history and economical history. He was later awarded an LLB by Wits. In 1949 Schwarz … Declaration…

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1962

Joey Fourie

… she won a seat on the Woodstock City Council during a history-making election which gave Woodstock three communist …

B-0150328

1946-2014

Mafika Pascal Gwala

… Ndebele’s papers focused on an economic interpretation of history and political development in South Africa, but with a … . . . the words we use belong to…

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1861-1951

Sefako Mapogo Makgatho

… place of refuge. Source: Giliomee, Hand Mbenga, B., A New History of South Africa, Tafelberg, (Cape Town), p157 … a medal or ribbon. Source: Giliomee, H and…

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1929-2017

Ahmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada

… pursued his academic studies and first obtained a B.A. (History and Criminology). He went on to attain a B. … University of South Africa (UNISA) in African…

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1925-1983

Cassim Mohammed Bassa

… of Indians in Natal awakened Bassa's interest in the history of Indian immigrants in South Africa and their …

B-0007834

1880

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer

… as Northern Rhodesia, or Zambia today. To access a social history of diamond and gold mining in South Africa, taking a …

B-0008856

1933-1986

Samora Machel

… the things we have done, the most important - the one that history will record as the principal contribution of our …

B-0008358

1954

Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu

… but to enroll for a degree in Swaziland, majoring in history and politics. Her studies were briefly interrupted …

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1918-2000

Ismail Chota Meer

… educationist, politician, lawyer and author of the history of the squalid living conditions and struggles of the …

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