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1934-2006

Vusumzi (Vusi) Linda Make

… because witnesses were murdered, or they disappeared for fear of their lives.  The fear was that the various measures to deal with the …

B-0008393

1908-1966

Arthur Nuthall Fula

… period of unemployment, Fula started writing. His early writings comprised mostly of poems, letters to the press, and …

B-0150302

David Ngwabeni

David Ngwabeni originally a resident at Ngwabeni Location, Victoria East District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape], had his banishment order issued on 19…

B-0149306

1917-2013

Mfanasekaya Pearce Linda Gqobose

… College in 1935. As a student, he was influenced by the writings of Samuel Krune Mqhayi. With no other prospects for …

B-0077426

2013

Ronald (Ronnie) Britten

… of all Unity Movement materials, including the complete writings of I.B. Tabata in an archive at the University of …

B-0125716

1971

Willie Nica Kgwete

Native Affairs Department [NAD] officials alleged that the brothers, Willie Nicaand Mack Kgwete, from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern Transvaal,…

B-0148502

1971

Mack Kgwete

NAD (Native Affairs Department) officials alleged that the brothers, Mack Kgwete and Willie Nica Kgwete, from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern…

B-0149285

1937

Fanele Mbali

Fanele Mbali was born on 1 December 1937 in a village called Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the…

B-0149301

1974-2005

Kabelo Sello Duiker

Kabelo Sello Duiker was born in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg. Duiker was the eldest of three brothers and his parents were well-educated and affluent…

B-0149512

1938-2000

Margaret Singana

… recordings she made during this time include Nothing to fear and Music for Africa . The wheelchair bound Margaret …

B-0009063

1932-2005

Arthur Maimane

… by Henry Nxumalo who later became known as Mr Drum. His writings were heavily spiced with American colloquialism, but …

B-0008384

1905-1978

Moses Mauane Kotane

… for his ability to master the most abstruse political writings.Starting to work at 17 in Krugersdorp, Kotane was …

B-0008274

1966-2019

Sandile Dikeni

Sandile Dikeni was born in Victoria West, Northern Cape in 1966. He began writing poetry while in detention for his anti-apartheid activism in the 1980s. He…

B-0149743

1976

Sondeza Lugogo Mngomezulu

… one was willing to testify against Ntunja Mngomezulu for fear of his or her life, which made legal action difficult.  …

B-0148524

Violet Weinberg

… Party’s   (NP) policies, they lived in a constant state of fear and was prepared for when the police would come to … was under surveillance, which brought a…

B-0095161

Nontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho

… to write in Xhosa , apart from what is revealed in her writings, almost all of which appeared in the Johannesburg …

B-0008554

1908-1982

Monica Hunter Wilson

… had arisen from racially based history and anthropological writings, particularly regarding colonial rule and the …

B-0009232

1918-2000

Ismail Chota Meer

… political understanding was hugely influenced by the writings of Nehru and his childhood exposure to the charisma …

B-0008538

1876-1932

Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje

… June 1932. In addition to the works already mentioned, his writings include a novel, Mhudi , An Epic of South African …

B-0008897

Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu

… him paralysed for life.  No one was willing to testify for fear of their lives, which made legal action difficult.  …

B-0149277

1953

Diana Ferrus

Internationally renowned South African poet, writer, and activist for marginalised groups, Diana Ferrus, was born on 29 August 1953 in Worcester, Cape Province…

B-0150858

Magade Madapu

… over South Africa. The “Makulu Team,” allegedly instilled fear in everyone through their actions of terror and had …

B-0149367

Mkhubo Mngomezulu

… him paralysed for life.  No one was willing to testify for fear of his or her lives, which made legal action difficult.  …

B-0149275

Mzondeki Makhunga

… him paralysed for life.  No one was willing to testify for fear of his or her lives, which made legal action difficult.  …

B-0149266

William Mosehle Sekhukhune

Over 70 years old, William Mosehle Sekhukhune’s banishment order described him as a half-brother of Paramount Chief Sekhukhune. It was alleged that his status…

B-0148500

1976

Bhungwana Saul Mngomezulu

… him paralysed for life.  No one was willing to testify for fear of their lives, which made legal action difficult.  No …

B-0148443

1954-2008

John Matshikiza

… old-style racists. I'll sorely miss his brilliance." His Writings Our Democracy Matshikiza, J. Dakar, once again. Open …

B-0008496

1925-1961

Frantz Fanon

… and was buried in an FLN veteran’s graveyard. His writings ·         Black Skin, White Masks (1952), …

B-0098687

1915-1974

Michael Alan Harmel

… of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement. Through his writings, attending conferences and meetings, and cultivating …

B-0008142