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1967

Vuyani “The Beast” Bungu

… primary and high school before dropping out at grade nine to follow his passionate sport, boxing. During his amateur … years after turning professional…

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Harry Moyaga

… that her influence still sustains him in his quest to express the link between daily life and the ancestral … business concern in Polokwane (Pietersburg),…

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1942-1991

Dumile Feni

… died when he was only five or six years old and he went to live with relatives in Cape Town until the age of eleven. … a trader and preacher. While…

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1919-1984

Cassim Amra

… he represented the senior cricket team. Amra was exposed to George Singh and other activists who played a crucial role … dedicated his first collection of…

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1930-2018

David Goldblatt

… son of Eli Goldblatt and Olga Light, both of whom came to South Africa as children with their parents to escape the persecution of the Lithuanian-Jewish ……

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1913-1990

Zephania ‘Zeph’ Lekoane Mothopeng

… town of Vrede. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to the Transvaal where his father had bought land. It was … Daggakraal, in the district of…

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1888-1963

Bernard Lazarus Sigamoney

… one of the few Indian leaders of his day who attempted to transcend racial boundaries with some success and to focus on enhancing the lives of all people. He…

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1919-2020

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

… in 1943 and a Midwifery Certificate in 1944. She went on to work as a nurse in several hospitals, during which time … . Mnumzana was part of the anti-pass…

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1967-1991

Vuyani Mabaxa

… 1980s, he was one of many young people, who contributed to the building of the youth movement in Diepkloof that at the time was affiliated to the United…

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1947

Dr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy

… two, catering for all children from Class One (Grade 1) to Std. VI (Grade 8). The school had a “platoon” section that … outside under the trees. Rainy…

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1920

Marutle Flag Boshielo

… Boshielo was born to a poor family in 1920 in Phokoane village, in the … Transvaal Executive Committee. The CPSA helped Boshielo to pursue his studies…

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1942

Jeanie Noel

… twelve children, however her family was fortunate enough to own property, something that was not common in coloured … a coloured teacher but that teacher was…

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1920-2005

Raymond Mhlaba

… at Healdtown,a Methodist boarding school where he started to be involved in political discussion group,the Mayibuye Students Association. but was forced to…

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1908-1982

Ellen Phyllis Hellman

… She was the daughter of Bernard Kaumheimer, who emigrated to South Africa from Bavaria, Germany in 1894, and Chlothilde … contact with Agnes Winifred Hoernlé…

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1894-1966

Irma Stern

… her inaugural exhibition in Berlin in 1919. On her return to South Africa, equipped with influences from German … but that was dismissed as "immoral" and…

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1914-1947

Anton Muziwakhe Lembede

… completing his elementary education his family relocated to KwaMphepheta in Mbumbulu. One of the reasons for the … formal education. Before his family…

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1953

Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana

… of Durban , KwaZulu-Natal , where she was encouraged to think critically, meant that gender equality was a factor … South African Student Organisation – SASO…

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1932

Amy Thornton

… in the struggle, and it did not take long for Thornton to follow suit, taking part in her first campaign in 1948 … (SAIC) In1953, as part of the South…

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1943

Moebien Wadee

… in 1943. He schooled in the area before his family moved to Kliptown. He studied medicine at Glasgow University in Scotland, where he served his internship…

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1891-1955

Dora Nginza

… the “Mother of New Brighton” as a result of her commitment to helping the sick and downtrodden and adopting homeless … Dr Neil MacVicar. She was among the…

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1912-2001

Milwa Mnyaluza “George” Pemba

… world of drawing. In 1924, Pemba won a Grey Scholarship to Paterson School, where he devoured the art books in the … art competition at a local agricultural…

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1919-1999

Phyllis Altman

… Phyllis Altman was born on 25 September 1919. She went to Jeppe High School for Girls. As her mother could not … at the Teachers’ Training College in…

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1921-2001

Athol Edwin Thorne

… South Africa on 15th October 1921. His family soon moved to Durban where he attended school and university. His … and the science he learnt at university…

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1959

Fholisani Sydney Mufamadi

… as did his mother who sold home-brewed alcohol to supplement the family income. Mufamadi’s mother was … apartheid state from completing his schooling. He…

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1870-1946

Anna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo

… Early in her career with Miss Schreiner, Anna struggled to feel convinced by the Christian faith, but was soon … from being gravely sick, and attributed this…

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1857-1941

Baden Powell

… when he was 3 years old and his mother devoted herself to bringing up a rather large family of 10. Baden Powell and his brothers were encouraged by their…

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1883-1967

Ethel Ruth Prowse

… Ruth Prowse is known for her significant contribution to South African Art. She spent her childhood on the slopes … immigrants. In 1902, at the age of 19,…

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1938-1990

Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana

… Pukwana grew up studying the piano at his home and went on to play with the Broadway yanks and later the Four Yanks. In … Pukwana change his chosen musical…

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