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1977

Lawrence Ndzanga

Mr Lawrence Ndzanga,aged 53, a former secretary of the Railway Workers Union and a national executive committee member of the South African Congress Trade…

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1902-1972

Dezso Koenig

… His preference for figuration would account for his poor representation in South African art museum collections, since …

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Alfred Msutu

Alfred Msutu was appointed Chief of Tyefu Location in the Peddie district, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] in January 1905.  He was, however, suspended…

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1892-1985

Dr James Sebe Moroka

… Black ownership of land outside the reserves; and the Representation of Natives Bill, which sought to remove Cape … charter, called the African Claims , and…

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1872-1940

Dr Abdullah Abdurahman

… council he sought in particular to influence policy on issues of health and education. Although an articulate … more than to be judged on merit, exercise…

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Professor Brij Maharaj

… local economic development, xenophobia and human rights, migration and diasporas, religion, philanthropy and … Prof Maharaj is a regular media commentator on…

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1976

Luke Mazwembe

… Counsel for the family based their argument on two major issues. Firstly, evidence indicated that the deceased was not …

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Nelson Zulu

There was conflict in the Tokazi location in the Usutu Area, Nongoma District, Natal [now Kwazulu-Natal], around Bantu Affairs (BA), betterment and the role…

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1953-2014

Sally Gross

… Gross consulted the South African Constitution and Bill of Rights, taking her case up with a prominent human rights lawyer. Eventually, it was decided that…

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Douglas Ramokgopa

… area until May 1969. He had to be comforted by the Human Rights Welfare Committee that it was normal practice to …

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1874-1939

Charlotte Maxeke

… and although her main concerns were church-linked social issues, Maxeke also wrote in Xhosa on the social and … in Pretoria , which was an organisation for…

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1980

Mmusi Aloysias Maimane

… wing of his own party for failing to engage with the real issues presented by protesting students. Maimane’s trip to … also came under scrutiny from…

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1940

Maggie Oewies-Shongwe

… – the organisation boldly set out to fight for the rights of these workers. However, as more and more … is now retired, she continues to speak out against…

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1948

Sumboornam Pillay

… only philosophy that spoke directly to humanity and human rights. In 1961 the apartheid government declared the country … an organisation concerned with…

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1910-1978

Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker

… the so-called Ghetto Act (Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act no.28 of 1946) which on the one hand … tried to soften the drastic effects by…

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1918

Shapurji Sorabji

Shapurji Sorabji was born in Adajan, India. He belonged to a well-known Parsi family in Bombay and was a cousin of Parsee Rustomjee, a loyal friend of Gandhi…

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1917-1993

Oliver Tambo

… company was a dispute among the Bafokeng people over land rights in Rustenburg, Western Transvaal (now North West … non-racialism and the Freedom Charter,…

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1918-1990

Frank Alexander Landman

… and the Anti-CAD: "Nothing less than full political rights, nothing less than the Ten Point Programme". While he … to witness the end of Cape Colouredism”…

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1929-2017

Ahmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada

… Movement against the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act, commonly referred to as the " Ghetto Act ". The Act sought to give Indians limited…

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1906-1999

Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam)

… protested against the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act or “Ghetto Act” that limited the land …

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Sibongile Susan Mkhabela

… free services to aggrieved non-unionised workers on issues relating to public law. During her time in jail, her … all added to the wealth of her experience…

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1949-2007

Percival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn

Born in Cape Town on September 25, 1949, Percival Sonn, universally known as Percy, dedicated much of his life to the development of the game of cricket in the…

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1974

Stella Nyanzi

… a political activist who campaigns for women and girls rights, as well as the rights of LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, … led to her…

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1949

Halton Cheadle

… for worker organisations by making workers aware for their rights through its in-house newspaper, Isisebenzi, and by … delegations such as the ad hoc…

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1869-1944

Kasturba Gandhi

… her husband and children. Thus, Gandhi’s fight for Indian rights had started in South Africa. Kasturba, had to adapt to … Satyagraha campaign was revived ,…

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1945-2025

David Hemson

… to provide worker organisations by informing them of their rights through an in-house newspaper, Isisebenzi, and through … Africa, he became involved in…

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Mahomed Dawood Barmania

… by the government of the  Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill  in March 1946 signalled the failure of …

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1938-1971

Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane

… its uncompromising concern for the gritty and atmospheric representation of township experience in the South African …

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1897-1961

Elias Phakane Moretsele

… and ANC leaders - to his dissatisfaction - directed a representation to the government to have the children …

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1870-1945

Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama

Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama was born in Bombay in 1870. After passing the Intermediate Examination at the University of Bombay, he worked in the Bombay Port Trust…

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