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1881-1963

Frank Wiles

… in 1901 at the Cambridge School of Art, and in London under Walter Sickert (1860 - 1942). Frank first exhibited at …

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1909-1994

Oscar Mpetha

… Rivonia political prisoners. He spent most of his sentence under armed guard at Groote Schuur Hospital. He was an ill …

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1929-2005

Isaac Bokala

… Upon his release from prison he was banned and placed under house arrest for five years, and forced to eke out a …

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1897-1963

Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool

… a member until her death despite being a "named" communist under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 . …

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Madibeng Chris Mokoditoa

… the police. He was detained from August to December 1976 under the Internal Security Act . …

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Winston Field

… World War. In 1957 he was elected Federal MP for Mtoko under the Dominion Party (DP) banner. He was chosen by Ian … to Rhodesia. Influenced by Smith, some…

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1962

Joey Fourie

… a waitress that Fourie witnessed the appalling conditions under which waitresses were forced to work. She was … Robberts Swart , banned her from trade union…

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1947-1985

Matthew Goniwe

… led him to join, at an early age, the Cradock Male Voices under the leadership of his brother, Jacques. He matriculated … the Ntsebeza brothers, Dumisa and…

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1968

Jundea Bolowa Tubakwa

… 1969 Mr Jundea Tubakwa was detained on 10th September 1968 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act and on 11th September …

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1954

Lele Jacob Motaung

… Africa .p.68 Lele Motaung was tried with eleven others under the Terrorism Act at the Supreme Court, Pretoria, from …

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1927-2005

Rev. Helenard Joe (Allan) Hendrickse

… as a founder member of the coloured Labour Party  (LP) under the leadership of Sonny Leon.He became the new party's …

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1857-1919

William Philip Schreiner

… He returned to politics again in 1908. His new policy under the new dispensation was integration and equality of …

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1945

Barry “Anderson” Richards

… Queensland Cricket Union as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership club won the Sheffield shield something, …

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1922-2003

Fatima Seedat

… In 1964, Fatima and her husband were banned for five years under the Suppression of Communism Act . Although she …

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1923

Thembekile Enoch kaTshunungwa

… , in the Transkeian government that was soon to be created under the Bantu Authorities Act. In December 1956 he was …

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1948

Timothy Peter Jenkin

… left for the UK where he worked in a fibreglass factory. Under poor working conditions and little pay, Jenkins found … concluded, was only possible using…

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1894-1961

James la Guma

… years. He subsequently worked for a while on the railways under harshly exploitative conditions. The outbreak of World … with striking workers being led from…

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1918

Shapurji Sorabji

… border into the Transvaal to claim the right to residence under that Act, while refusing to register under the Asiatic Registration Act. Several young…

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1841-1926

John Xavier Merriman

… Bond. A feud between the two men ensued, and Hofmeyr, also under pressure from Afrikaners who accused him of being an … in October 1898. Merriman was not…

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1910-1977

Percy John "Jack" Hodgson

… home.Hodgson went through some terrible experiences while under fire in the desert war and his health was so severely … instructed to leave the country in…

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1976

Thola Mosala

… After being held at the Butterworth prison for 87 days under Transkei proclamation R400 Mr Mosala died on 26 …

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Dundubela Aubrey Mokoena

… from prison and served with a 5 year banning order under the of the Internal Security Act, 1950 (Act 44 Of 1950) …

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1880

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer

… 1916 riots. In 1924, as member of the South African Party under General  Jan Smuts , Oppenheimer represented Kimberley … factories in South Africa to replace…

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1798-1872

King Mpande kaSenzangakhona

… in 1861. This move nearly caused a war as a Zulu army under Cetshwayo and a Boer commando under Paul Kruger positioned themselves along the border …

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1953-2005

Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu

… in 1990. Mahlangu had more than his share of harassment under apartheid.  He was in and out of detention since 1980 and was placed under numerous restriction…

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1876-1932

Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje

… Becoana (Newspaper of the Tswana) in 1901. This existed, under Plaatje's editorship, for six or seven years, after … in 1969 and edited by John L. Comaroff,…

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1946-2006

Strinivasa “Strini” Moodley

… meetings. The Durban strikes of 1973 saw Moodley banned under the Suppression of Communism Act and exiled to Durban. … in Pretoria Central Prison. He was…

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1958

Jonathan Shapiro

… newly-formed United Democratic Front (UDF) . His arrest under the Illegal Gatherings Act caused some consternation in … New York was an eye-opening…

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1944

Virgile Joseph Bonhomme

… as he was disenchanted with the leadership of the Party under Sonny Leon and Allan Hendrickse .Following his … in Natal. He spent two months in prison and…

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1892-1950

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal

… on the emi­grants repatriated to India from South Africa under the assisted emigration scheme, and on the problems … entitled Public opinion on the assisted…

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