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1863-1928

Henry Reed Ngcayiya

… segregation was "indicative of a suspicion that Natives were suffering from some contagious disease against …

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1879-1963

Shadrack Fuba Zibi

… Reformed Church Conference of 1923 that he attacked the Natives Land Act of 1913 and its effect on the pride and self-respect of Africans. He warned that the…

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Klaas Matlala

Klaas Matlala was arrested in the fields where he resided at Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, [Northern] Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province]…

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1901-1966

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

… his republican sentiments again manifested themselves in 1947 when he issued instructions to his newspaper staff that … and internal rejection of apartheid…

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Edward Sineke Tyaliti

… of the chief and continually threatened ‘peace-loving natives’ with death, or burned down their houses. Finally, it …

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Rebecca Bunting

Rebecca Bunting (nee Notlowitz) was one of the founders of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the 1920s. She was a Jewish immigrant from the Baltic…

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1852-1918

Schalk Burger

… Also in 1913, he was appointed as a Commissioner in the Natives Land Commission headed by William Beaumont . Burger …

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Motodi Ntwampe

In 1962, the New Age reported on the “mysterious disappearance of ‘prominent anti-government men from Sekhukhuneland” after “four men were called to the office…

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1920-2008

Brian Percy Bunting

… the Gaurdian . From November 1952 to October 1953 he was a Natives' Representative in the house of Assembly for the …

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Bertram Buxton Xiniwe

… operator in King William's Town. Xiniwe was elected to the Natives' Representative Council in 1937 and remained a member … Hotel operator in King William's…

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1927

Matsiketsane Mashile

Soon after his birth, in 1927 at Maripeskop near Klaserie in the eastern Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Matsiketsane “Lanios” Mashile’s family was relocated to a farm…

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Mngqingo Pikani

… the banishment order states that a ‘recalcitrant group of Natives’ led by Mngqingo Pikani opposed an inquiry into the …

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1976

Twalimfene Joyi

Twalimfene Joyi, alias Twalimfene Gobinamba, was a sub-Chief from Thembuland, Umtata District (Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape), and a cousin of Bangilizwe…

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Tlou Matlala

Tlou Matlala was banished on 11 June 1952 from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo] to Zwelitsha Native Reserve, King…

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1926-1977

Viola Hashe

… in terms of the Industrial Conciliation Act, 'pass-bearing natives' could not be registered as 'employees' and African …

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Boas Moiloa

Boas Moiloa, from Linokana Reserve (Zeerust), Marico District, Transvaal [North West Province] is described by Advocate George Bizos’ as ‘a dignified, elderly…

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Alex Tikana

… and arson to garner support from ‘peace-loving natives,’ and that as a consequence the people in the area …

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Morwamotse Sekhukhune

The Native Affairs Department (NAD) sought a prominent supporter for its policies in Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern] Transvaal [now Limpopo…

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Paul Moremoholo Kuena

On 11November 1954, Kuena was banished to Frenchdale Native Trust Farm, Mafeking District, [North West Province]. Kuena caused great annoyance to the…

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Ntloe Mabe

Ntloe Mabe, originally a resident of Mabieskraal (Pilansberg), Rustenburg District, [Western] Transvaal [now North West Province] was banished on 19 December…

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Seth Moanakwena

Seth Moanakwena, originally resident at Mabieskraal [Pilansberg], Rustenburg District, [Western] Transvaal [now North West Province] was banished on 19…

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Mcgregor Mgolombane

McGregor Mgolombane, from Thembuland, Umtata District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] was  banished to Native Trust Farm Magagapere No. KU 1.8 (also…

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Smash Moweng

… and exercised “such a tremendous influence over the local Natives that it is well-nigh impossible to obtain evidence …

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Stephen Zelwane Nkadimeng

Stephen Zelwane Nkadimeng was one of the founders and key leaders of Fetakgomo (an organisation of migrant workers and peasantsof Sekhukhuneland).  On the last…

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Douglas Ramokgopa

The case of Douglas Ramokgopa illustrates various aspects of banishment: the issue of freedom of movement while in banishment and, in this instance, the sheer…

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1940

Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize

… Transvaal, at the hands of the apartheid government’s 1954 Natives Resettlement Act sowed a seed of resistance in the …

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1909-2002

Leslie Rubin

… he was elected to the Senate as what was then called a ‘natives’ representative’ – a position he used to fight every …

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1936

C. S. Mabaso

C. S. Mabaso was born and educated in Natal and worked at various times as a teacher, a shopkeeper, and a clerk. For about 20 years he also was the secretary…

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1970

Morris Ranoto

… [Northern] Transvaal, [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province] to Natives Reserve 7B, Lower Umfolozi District, Natal [now …

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1859-1921

John Tengo Jabavu

… in1898 or more calamitously,his support for the 1913 Natives Land Act,Jabavu allied himself with forces clearly …

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