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1924

Richard S. Canca

… he abandoned teaching and took up law, working for some time as an assistant to Wycliffe Tsotsi. In 1957-1958 he … implementation of the Bantu Authorities…

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1814-1882

King Sekhukhune

… trespassed on Dinkoanyane's land to cut wood. At the same time false rumours of cattle theft spread - also false … drums of war were beating again in…

B-0068430

1909-1969

Dr. Philip Blaaiberg

… he was able to drive his car but suffered relapses over time and in August 1969 he died. …

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1927-2005

Rev. Helenard Joe (Allan) Hendrickse

… in 1987 when P.W.Botha publicly derided him on prime-time television for swimming on a whites-only Port Elizabeth … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele …

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1877-1957

Walton Zacharias Fenyang

… one of very few such schools in the country at that time. … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest to Challenge 4-Political Profiles (1882…

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1939

Allina Ndebele

… an unqualified occupational therapist and in her leisure time they taught her spinning, weaving and design. The …

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1907-1987

Richard Gert Sibande

… in 1953. He was charged with treason in 1956, at which time he was a member of the National Executive Committee of … From Protest to Challenge, Political…

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Nombuso Mchunu

… of the Chemical and Industrial Workers’ Union, during her time with the union, she was visited, on numerous occasions …

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1942

Letta Mbulu

… performed in the Unity '91 Festival that marked the first time they had shared a stage with other fellow musicians on …

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1892-1973

John Ronald Tolkien

… in Birmingham. On 22 March 1916 he married his long time girlfriend Edith Bratt in Warwick. He applied for work …

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1918-1974

Margaret Gazo

… the extension of the pass laws to women in 1956. At the time, Gazo lived in Payneville, Springs, east of …

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June Rose Nala

… programme at the University of Natal. During this time Nala worked closely with the Trade Union Movement and …

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Diana (Di) Bishop

… township without permits, Di was arrested for the first time. In 1985, during the State of Emergency , she was picked …

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1923

Thembekile Enoch kaTshunungwa

… and was formally elected to that office in 1955. By this time he was a Queenstown businessman. Co-opted onto the ANC … From Protest to Challenge, Political…

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1942-1993

Chris Hani

… even further. Hani provided greater detail of his time at the university: In 1959 I went over to university at … down as Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe…

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1936-1988

Morgan Gonaseelan Naidoo

… to take swimming to the black townships. For the first time in the history of black people in this country, … for the top five swimmers from SAASwiF. This…

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1826-1884

King Cetshwayo

… troubled period in the history of the Zulu kingdom. At time of his birth,  Shaka Zulu  was wielding a very powerful … a large tract of land in south-east…

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1929-2008

Billy Nair

… Technicial College, Durban in 1949, having studied part-time whilst employed as a shop assistant in a hardware store … of his trade union activities. In 1951…

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1951

Patricia De Lille

… its national vice president in 1988.  During this time, she became heavily involved in trade union politics and … unit in the city became public. [2] At the…

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1930-2018

David Goldblatt

… David undertook the responsibility whilst studying part-time at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg . In between … degree, David continued to take…

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1916-1976

Dawood Seedat

… effect upon the recruiting of Indians for the war at the time.’  In July 1940, in reaction to its anti-war rhetoric, … have no respect for King George VI ……

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1953-1982

Dr. Neil Hudson Aggett

… factories where they organised.He took an additional part-time job with the Industrial Aid Society ,he pay attention to … and Moni’s (a food company) workers…

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1789-1815

Sara “Saartjie” Baartman

… a domestic servant to his brother. It was during this time that she was given the name ‘Saartjie’, a Dutch … for people from various parts of Europe. During…

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1909-1985

Moses Josiah Madiba

… a Methodist college in Pretoria . Through private and full-time study he later improved his qualifications, Junior … highest post an African teacher could…

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1903-1938

Wolf Kibel

… the draft, which was the norm in the Polish army at the time.  Not being a citizen of Austria, Kibel could not enroll … 1929 Wolf Kibel was persuaded go to…

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1918-2000

Ismail Chota Meer

… Union .He interacted with political luminaries of the time such as ANC leaders Chief Albert Luthuli and AWG … brother’s name AC Meer as he, himself, was…

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1938-2005

Madimetja Lawrence Phokanoka

… of the people responsible for political education. By this time, the security police were looking for Phokanoka and he … Order of the Luthuli in Silver in…

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1920-2013

Zainab Ebrahim Asvat

… and was also inspired by him to became a doctor. At the time she was studying medicine at the University of the … Street. They proposed to live there in…

B-0007800

1946-2006

Strinivasa “Strini” Moodley

… held no formal position, as he was not a student at the time. He was also trying to establish the Theatre Council of … newsletters and other publications…

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1953

Penny Siopis

… In 2014/5, Siopis had a major retrospective, Time and Again, at Iziko South African National Gallery and … and the Vita Art Now award. Solo exhibitions…

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