SAHO global search

1973

Mary Margaret Ngalo

… (ANCYL) and was actively involved in the organisation’s activities. It was in Cradock that she also met and married … Soon, she joined the African National…

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Benjamin Ulenga

… preeminent liberation organisation fighting for Namibia’s independence. In 1974, because of Angola's independence, Namibia's northern border was open for the…

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1928

Michael Kitso Dingake

… the recruitment of trainees abroad. After Wilton Mkwayi’s arrest, Dingake assumed all responsibility for MK … Dingake had to leave the country. He was sent…

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1925-2008

Nthato Harrison Motlana

… pardy because of expectations raised in the mission statement of Nail: "Having at last achieved political … our country". What one thinks of Dr Modana…

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1931-1998

Justice John Mowbray Didcott

… had two daughters and four grandchildren.  He died on the 20 October 1998, after a long and debilitating illness. …

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1936-2015

Letsau Nelson Diale

… veterans and a former ANC Member of Parliament for 20 years, he got the provincial official funeral where the … on: http://allafrica.com/stories/201501130566…

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1931-1964

Suliman “Babla” Saloojee

… of the seventh floor window (a height of 20m) from Gray’s Building, the Special Branch headquarters in … magistrate found that no one was to blame for Mr…

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1945

Refiloe Jackie Phelile Sedibe

… Sedibe) was born at White River in Mpumalanga . Sedibe’s mother was a domestic worker and her father (whose surname … and Zambia . From 1969 to 1976, Sedibe…

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1934-2010

Bertha Gxowa (Mashaba)

… her political activities soon turned to focus on women’s issues. She became a founding member of the Federation of …  (FEDSAW) in 1954, which organized the…

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1847-1935

Mary Matilda Brown

… in Sea Point , Cape Town , Western Cape, South Africa on 20 July 1847. She advocated for social and moral reform and was a campaigner for women’s rights…

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1924-2010

Harry Heinz Schwarz

… rise of the Nazi regime. He was subject to the Third Reich’s racial laws against Jews, notably, as a young child being … assets to cover the costs of fleeing…

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Traci Mackie

… move to South Africa. The family settled in King William’s Town , Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province ), after a brief … , the release of struggle veterans,…

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1942-1987

Job Shimankana Tabane

… to balance his school work with tending his grandfather’s cattle.  At the age of 12 he left his paternal home in … liberation movements like the South West…

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1957-1981

Gcinisizwe Sylvester Khwezi Kondile

… Death In July 1981, while he was driving Chris Hani 's vehicle, security police abducted him [7] . He was brought … ashes remained [15] . Spiritual…

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1956

Patric Tariq Mellet

… of 13 children. He grew up in 3 foster homes, a children’s home and an industrial trades school. He first went out to … in his challenge. After a long…

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1938

Ngugi wa Thiong’o

… performed at Kampala National Theatre during the country’s independence celebrations in 1962. wa Thiong’o published … open-air theatre and ruffled feathers…

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1931-2011

Isaiah Stein

… and gave him a base for his community activism. Stein’s involvement in the struggle against apartheid became more … soon he became the chief organiser of the…

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1922

Elsa Joubert

… novels, short stories, travelogues and plays. Joubert’s works are mainly inspired by the continent of Africa, in … on the African continent in the 20th…

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1927-2005

Kalushi Drake Koka

… closely with several leading student activists. Koka’s house in Dube, Soweto was a venue for secret meetings for … 1971 which precipitated the formation of…

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1913-1994

Stephen J.C. Dlamini

… SACTU emerged out of 19 trade unions representing over 20 000 workers. From the beginning, SACTU committed itself to … of SACTU, Robben Island prisoner,…

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1922-1963

Solwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle

… , joined the African National Congress (ANC) . Ngudle’s main responsibility was to raise funds when ANC members … in the Western Cape. In 1961, Ngudle joined…

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1873-1917

Nokutela (nee Mdima) Dube

… of multiracial democracy in the country since the early 20 th century. She was a pioneering political activist, … beginning but also through the many decades…

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1937-2006

Stella Margaret Nomzamo Sigcau

… teacher. She subsequently worked in KwaZulu Natal . Sigcau's husband, Ronald Tshabalala, died in 1964 and in 1968 she … appointed Minister of Roads and Works…

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1927

Sydney Brenner

… and learned to read at an early age. One of his father's customers convinced Mr. Brenner senior to allow Sydney to … to England when he was awarded a…

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1943-2020

Devikarani Priscilla Jana

…  The family was constantly uprooted because of her father’s political activity. [iv]  From 1960 she attended Durban … As a human rights attorney her clients…

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1929-2011

Arthur Goldreich

… and believed that Hitler would win the war. When Goldreich's teacher distributed the German "textbook", Goldreich a … .He returned to South Africa in 1954…

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1922-2013

Vesta Smith

… in Sophiatown , Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) on 20 July 1922. Her father worked as a clerk at Robinson Deep … her four sisters. Her mother was a…

B-0096465

1936-2011

Lawrence Schlemmer

… Buthelezi. His attitude was that one could not run one’s life on the basis of death threats and therefor he simply ignored it. Schlemmer’s association with…

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