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… Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe was born on 27 of July 1927 in Hlobane, Natal (now  Kwazulu-Natal … she was expelled from Lovedale College. She went to Johannesburg after being sent there by the then Fort Hare … government, demanding her husband be released by the then Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger and Prime Minister B.J …

… Hilda Bernstein (nee Watts) was born in London in 1915. She was educated at state schools. … involvement. In 1941 they got married. She became a Johannesburg City Councillor from 1943 to 1946 - the only … and as cards for the AAM. In 2004 she moved back to SA and two years later died. She was awarded the Luthuli …

… Zululand a century and a half ago. Of Lapp descent he was born on a sugar plantation and, after matriculating in … country. His work is represented in public collections in SA. Currently he lectures in FA at the D.I.T. …

… He was born at Rorke's Drift. After leaving school he worked on … in major public galleries and private collections in SA and abroad. …

… Desmond Mpilo Tutu (known fondly as the "Arch”) was born in Klerksdorp on 7 October 1931. His father, Zachariah, … On 6 May 1976, he sent an open letter to the then Prime Minister, John Vorster reminding him of how Afrikaners had … elections that saw the end of White minority rule in 1994, Tutu was appointed Chair of the Truth and …

… Lukhele, president of the National Stokvels Association, Johannesburg, is born in Johannesburg. He wrote the firs …

… Margaret van der Post, SA soprano, is born. …

… Darryl Kelfkens, SA actor in Egoli is born. …

… Jaco van der Merwe, SA baritone, is born. …

… Nick Mallet, former SA Springbok coach, is born. …

… John Williams, former SA rugby coach, is born. …

… Albert Munyai, S.A sculptor, is born in Venda. …

… Jacques Henry Kallis, SA cricket player, is born. …

… Schalk Burger, SA Springbok rugby player, is born. …

… Ronny Belcher, SA actor and singer, is born. …

… Nico van Rensburg, SA concertina player, is born. …

… Gawie Carelse, former SA rugby player, is born. …

… Dulcie van den Berg, SA actress, is born. …

… Marthinus Versfeld, SA philosopher and author, is born. …

… Augustine Makalakalane, SA Bafana soccer player, is born. …

… Stephen Gray, SA writer and academic, is born. …

… Sydney Richfield, SA composer, is born in London. …

… Mario Schiess, SA playwright and director, is born. …

… Mimi Coertse, SA coloratura, is born in Durban. …

… Schalk Burger, SA Springbok rugby player, is born. …

… Alexis Preller, SA painter, is born in Pretoria. …

… Anne Mackenzie, SA long distance athlete, is born. …

… Dawie Couzyn, SA baritone, is born in Pretoria. …

… Anrich Herbst, SA actor, is born in Bloemfontein. …

… Vladimir Tretchikoff, SA painter, is born in Russia. …