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1922

Elsa Joubert

… Nongena ) - an epic tale of the endless adversity and struggle of a humble black woman under Apartheid laws - had a …

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1933-1965

Ingrid Jonker

… contribution to literature and a commitment to the struggle for human rights and democracy in South Africa, the …

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1927-2005

Kalushi Drake Koka

… mobilize the trade union movement as part of advancing the struggle. He became BAWU’s general secretary.In March 1973, …

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1979

Alexander Leor Fattal

… senior thesis “The Role of the South African Liberation Struggle” which combined with his strong academic record …

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1917-2009

Helen Suzman

… her honorary doctorates for her anti-apartheid stance. Her struggle against apartheid also won her the United Nations …

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1925-2020

Andrew Mokete Mlangeni

… have made an outstanding contribution to the liberation struggle. He received the Presidential Order for Meritorious … . Accessed on 22 July 2020 Shoba, S. …

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1921-2012

Motsamai Keyecwe Mpho

… Ketumile Masire. Also, in recognition for his role in the struggle for democracy in South Africa he was awarded the …

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1937-2006

Stella Margaret Nomzamo Sigcau

… rivals. Kholisile Nota and Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, in the struggle for the premiership. On 30 December of the same year …

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1917-1979

Benjamin Magson Kies

… by itself, for the prosecution of the political struggle. This awareness arose out of a series of … and 1943. They found themselves in the midst of a global…

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1935-1988

Dulcie Evonne September

… her social conscience and political commitment to the struggle for national liberation, democracy and social … education had become one of the principal…

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1929-2009

Ronald “Ron” Press

… his formative years he learnt about trade unionism, about struggle, poverty and how to fight and organise. Trade union … by a Black lawyer in those days.  It…

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Lot Kgagudi Maredi

Following widespread resistance, the Native Affairs Department (NAD) was forced to abolish the Bapedi tribal authority because of a lack of support.  This led…

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1968

Irvin Jim

Irvin Jim was born in1968 in the Eastern Cape in Motherwell. He became a university student, active in the anti-apartheid movement but poverty forced him to…

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1952-1981

Krishna Rabilal

… Chetty, Ivan Pillay and Rabilal prepared for a clandestine struggle. They rented a house in Merebank, where they stored … King, Chekov and so on... His deep…

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1943-2017

Govin Reddy

… Race Relations, becoming even more deeply involved in the struggle. Working closely with luminary activists like Biko, … the corporation’s first black chief…

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1872-1940

Abdullah Abdurahman

… great deal of Abdurahman's effort was expended on a futile struggle to stem the erosion of Coloured civil rights. In … racism and autocracy over nearly four…

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1919-2000

Mary Dorothy Benson

… many of the people who were involved in the liberation struggle and it is these connections that prompted her to … later produce a second volume titled South…

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1924-2021

Kenneth Kaunda

… to 1988. A great friend of the South African liberation struggle, he was close to veterans of the liberation movement …

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Jafta Kgalabi Masemola

… posthumously, on Masemola for dedicating his life to the struggle against apartheid and standing for the ideals of a …

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1922-1988

Dr Ahmed Ismail Limbada

… persons to undergo military training. Aside from the struggle to set up a political base in exile, he was struck … Goolam Vahed (2012). Muslim Portraits: The…

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2013

Ronald (Ronnie) Britten

… were sent out of the country to continue and further the struggle in exile. By the end of 1964 Britten too was forced …

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1934-2006

Vusumzi (Vusi) Linda Make

… its bus fares A bus boycott was organised and the struggle against the bus-fare increase was very successful. …

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1954-1979

Selaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi

… 1993. He was further recognised as one of the Gauteng born struggle contributors by President Jacob Zuma at the Military …

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1928-2016

Clarence Mlami Makwetu

… Youth League 1954. Makwetu was drawn into the political struggle by the  Defiance Campaign of 1952  organised by the  …

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Billy Paddock

… friend and one of the truly brave heroes of the struggle for freedom. Work featured in publications: Beyond …

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1852-1927

Elizabeth Maria Molteno

… community to identify themselves with Africa in their struggle. Gandhi however focused his efforts on the Indian …

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1922-1992

Hassan Howa

… goal of non-racism in sport. For his contribution to the struggle for and the development of non-racial sport in South … Prominent activist in the struggle…

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1935-2009

Cassim Saloojee

… meet people that were actively involved in the liberation struggle, and became involved with the liberal and …

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1908-1992

Thayanayagie (Thailema) Pillay

… As she grew up, her father used to tell her stories of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. He took her to meetings …

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