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1932-2013

Louis Luyt

… in the Karoo. In the 1940s Luyt was employed as a railway clerk. During his rugby career in the 1950s, he … State province. By the end of the 1960s Luyt had…

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1907-1978

Hester Elizabeth Cornelius

… was born on 5 April 1907 in Lichtenburg Western Transvaal to an Afrikaner family. Her family was very nationalistic, … in the Anglo Boer War . In addition…

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1958

Michael Sedgwick

… Primary School in Hanover Park and then he proceeded to Oaklands High and Livingstone High. Here he had contact with a teacher, Virginia Engel, who was a…

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1935

Esther Mahlangu

… Esther Mahlangu was born in 1935 on a farm outside Middleburg , in what is now the Mpumalanga … learned traditional Ndebele wall painting and beadwork as a…

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2012

Jackson Lehupa

… brother’s and three of his sister’s children. According to his customary law wife, Zameka Nungu, a few months after his death, “I heard that it’s a practice…

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1897-1979

Edgar Harry Brookes

… was born in England on February 4th,1897 and emigrated to South Africa with his family in 1901.In 1920 he was hired … teach at the University of Pretoria…

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1851-1932

Joseph Booth

… Joseph Booth was born in 1851 in Derby, England. A unique figure in the missionary history of central and … of the principle of "Africa for the Africans." He…

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1874-1932

Daniel Simon Letanka

… the Native College in Grahamstown in the Cape. Hoping to raise money to continue his education overseas, he organised a choir that toured the Transvaal. When…

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1869-1945

Thomas Mtobi Mapikela

… 12th of November 1869,in the Eastern Cape, he trained as a carpenter in Grahamstown and later established a successful business as a builder and contractor…

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1894-1982

Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart

… Winburg, having been adjudged too young for acceptance as a university student. In 1910 he enrolled at the Grey … studies he was a schoolteacher at Ficksburg…

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1893-1947

Sir Shafa’at Ahmad Khan

… Sussex College, Cambridge and the University of London . A notable scholar, he was a Gold Medallist of Dublin University and became a D. Litt. … Conference…

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1908-1986

Nathaniel Impey Honono

… in the then Transkei (Eastern Cape). He graduated with a BA degree from the University of Fort Hare in 1937.He was … 1945 he was selected president of the…

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1936-2011

Bafana Cyril Dlamini

… nom de guerrre in exile was Edwin Ndlovu was born in 1936 to the family of a prominent political and trade union activist. His father, Steven Dlamini was a…

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1795

Sobhuza I

… as king of the Dlamini clan in 1815. He was determined to expand his authority, but was forced to move northwards, … the mfecane, through diplomacy. He…

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Douglas G. Wolton

… Douglas G Wolton was a leader of the  Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) from 1931 to 1933. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and immigrated to … in…

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1922-1998

Robert Elias Mokxotho Matji

… 1922 in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He later moved to the Eastern Cape, settling in Port Elizabeth, where he worked as a factory worker, and later…

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Siva Pillay

… Siva Pillay was a B.Sc. student at university in Durban, Natal (now … first MK attack in Natal on 16 December 1961. However, due to one of their members …

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1953

Fanie Jason

… South African Group Areas Act, Jason's family was forced to move to the black township of Guguletu in 1960. Jason's interest in photography developed after…

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1894-1974

William George Ballinger

… 21st of September in 1894 in Britain. In 1928 he was sent to South Africa by the British Independent Labour Party as an … (ICU) of Clements Kadalie . He…

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1865-1940

Jan Celliers

… 1865 on the farm Wagenmakersvallei near Wellington. A few years later his family moved to Cape Town where he attended an English school. In 1874 the … to…

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1926

Leonora van den Heever

… in 1926 but attended school in Bloemfontein . She went on to complete her MA in English at the University of Pretoria , … at the normaalkollege in…

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1910-1960s

Jameson Gilbert Coka

… Jameson Gilbert Coka was born in 1910 on a white farm near Vryheid, Natal, the son of a sharecropper. He won a bursary to Adams College, where he completed…

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1777-1855

Sir. Richard Bourke

… in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to Major-General and proved himself as an excellent and impartial administrator. Bourke was…

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1749-1823

Jacob Abraham de Mist

… in Voorburg near The Hague in the Netherlands. He went to school at Kampen, after which he studied law in Leyden … secretary for the Kampen town, and later…

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1916-1981

Mary Susan Malahlela-Xakana

… Her father had been ostracized by the BaPedi for becoming a Christian and for refusing to have his twin children put to death, as the birth of twins was…

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1938-2014

Patrick Vuyo Matshikiza

… South African music as one of the jazz pioneers who played a pivotal role in the birth and evolution of our kind of jazz. History will also remember him as…

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1924-2004

Peter McKenzie Brown

… Peter Brown was born in Durban on 24 December 1924 to a wealthy family. While the Peter was seven, his father was killed during a polo game. Despite this,…

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1930-2005

Hamilton Naki

… and after completing primary school he left for Cape Town to look for employment. At the age of fourteen he was hired … that Chris Barnard performed the…

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1957

Kate O’Regan

… England. She grew up in Cape Town. She obtained her B.A. from the University of Cape Town in 1978 and her LL.B. … University of Sydney with first class…

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1928-2008

Cleopas Madoda Nsibande

… Cleopas Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near … he advocated for the protection of workers and for a living wage…

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