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1969

Nicodemus Kgoathe

… to conclude that any person was to blame for Mr Kgoathe's death.Through her lawyer,Mr Joel Carlon,Mr Kgoathe 's widow sued the prime minister and the…

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1920-1991

Dorothy Nomazotsho Zihlangu

… Womens League (ANCWL). Zihlangu took part in the ANC’s Defiance Campaign in 1952 . This Campaign, a crucially … 1955.  In 1956, she participated in the…

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1939

Maggie Bopalamo

… in Polonia were members of the Bakgatla tribe. Polonia's economy depended on the sale of clay pots to people from … in Mmakau and sold at the Krugersdorp…

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1923-1986

Moses Mabhida

… school, he worked as a waiter and manual labourer. Mabhida’s two early political motivators were his father, a dedicated member of Clements Kadalie's…

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1921-2004

Ambrose Mzimkhulu Makiwane

… atmosphere which Makiwane described as cordial. Makiwane’s activities attracted the attention of the security police … harassed him in an attempt to confine…

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1924-2009

Richard Owen Dudley

… was four, his older brother began school at St Andrews Mission in Newlands where their father was headmaster. … Fataar, Dudley was instrumental in drawing up…

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1955

Dumisani Abraham Mabaso

… Dumisani Abraham Mabaso was born on 20 June 1955 in Soweto. He received his initial basic art training at the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in…

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1885-1959

Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu

… Jabavu (D. D. T) Jabavu was born in the Cape Colony in 20 October in 1885. He was the eldest son of John Tengo … Insitute assessing the utility of Booker T…

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1871-1939

Robert Gwelo Goodman

… Gwelo Goodman was born in 1871, Taplow, England. Goodman's The Parade and the City Hall, Cape Town (1917) is a … view of the environs of the two main venues…

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1918-1973

Barend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus

… school rugby team. During the Great Depression of the 1930's he was forced to leave school and seek employment. In June … the organiser for the JMTWU…

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1983

Portia Modise

… Portia "Bashin" Modise was born on 20 June 1983 in White City Soweto , Transvaal (now Gauteng … striker. She started playing for the South African Women’s…

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1965-2011

Jon Lynton David Hrusa

… He matriculated from St Stithians College in the mid-1980’s and went on to study at Wits University. His plan to study … he only spent six months at Wits…

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1918-2009

Elizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng

… the position of National Vice-President of the ANC Women's League and later elected into the National Executive … old baby, Uhuru, and sought refuge at a…

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1953

Diana Ferrus

… Irish and Khoisan . Ferrus attended the Dutch Reformed Mission School before going to Esselen Park High School, … as her majors before studying for her…

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1941-2021

Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane

… was born on 22 October 1941 at the Inchanga Roman Catholic Mission in Camperdown, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - KZN). He … serving others through politics and…

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1862-1919

Louis Botha

… in the Free State, and was educated at the local German mission school. A Boer general and statesman, he was leader … political, diplomatic, and military…

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1932-2018

Roelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha

… In June 1956 he was transferred to the South African Mission in Stockholm, Sweden, as third secretary, and in … after presenting his credentials as…

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1950

Siphiwe Nyanda

… and joined the Union of Black Journalists. Nyanda's parents were members of the African National Congress (ANC) … for structures and actions to be taken…

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1892-1956

Manilal Gandhi

… he first came to South Africa in early 1897, when Gandhi's family joined him in Durban.As his father did not believe in formal education, Manilal's schooling…

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1935

Don Mattera

… His grandfather then moved to Johannesburg where Mattera's father was born and classified Italian by the authorities. … stabbed and shot at by rival gang…

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1934

Abdulhay Jassat

… Prison for almost six months. In 1961 he joined the ANC’s military wing  Umkhonto We Sizwe  (MK) and was actively … involved in MK activities. He foiled the…

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1815-1892

King Sarhili kaHintsa

… to the livelihoods of the Xhosa. Hence, King Sarhili’s rule and his life is characterised by a turbulent political … he began with trying to fight the Sotho…

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Martin Nambala Wilpard

… and attempted to murder her, solicited money from his wife’s brother, forced a certain man to marry a particular woman … allegedly armed his bodyguards.  He…

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1932

Dr. Frene Noshir Ginwala

… Indian Muslim community [9] . Parsees, such as Dr. Ginwala’s grandparents, were a minute part of this minority … protests were gatherings of peaceful…

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1943

Sindiwe Magona

… and later won a scholarship to study for her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Columbia University in the United … and being a domestic worker.  She…

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1950

Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli

… Saoli had his first solo exhibition. Held at Johannesburg’s Goodman Gallery, the show sold out, and was soon followed by the appearance of Saoli’s work at…

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1920-2008

Brian Percy Bunting

… University where he ran a campus newspaper, Wu’s views, and literary magazine, Umpa. He was elected … to the Springbok Legion and he edited the Springbok…

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1919-2020

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

… Campaign . Mnumzana was part of the anti-pass Women’s March of 1956 to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In 1960 … and participating in international…

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1929

Peter Hlaole Molotsi

… at his school, like the debating society, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), and the African Student … offices in exile in Ghana, from where they…

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