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1932-2024

Peter Sexford Magubane

… awards. Magubane became an international icon of the struggle of journalists and photographers working under …

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1867-1946

Josiah Tshangana Gumede

… Administration, supported his chief. This led to a bitter struggle between Gumede and Giles.Ncwadi chose Gumede as his … Colony. Gumede played a significant…

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1904-1996

Nokukhanya Luthuli

… to her community and South Africa’s liberation struggle as a whole. Moreover, she demonstrated continues … explained that individuals involved in the…

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1869-1948

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

… were to be protected against Indians in what he called a 'struggle between East and West for the inheritance of the … to two months' imprisonment, this time…

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1951-1985

Sparrow Mkonto

… generations of Cradock activists, who died during the struggle, including the Cradock Four, was unveiled by …

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1908-1982

Ellen Phyllis Hellman

… and vigorous fighter who was committed to the peaceful struggle for a broad-based society of justice and equal …

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1924-2004

Peter McKenzie Brown

… respected by all ”¦ one of the unrecognised heroes of the struggle". Brown died at his Pietermaritzburg home on 28 June …

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1943

Bonisile John Kani

… “Excellent contributions to theatre and, through this, the struggle for a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South …

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1900-1972

Vernon Celliers Berrange

… on Advocate Vernon Berrange for his contribution to the struggle against racial oppression in South Africa. …

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1918-1996

Rowley Israel Arenstein

… (SAP). He was vociferous in opposing the move to the armed struggle, predicting that it would bring catastrophe to both …

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1866-1942

James Barry Munnik Hertzog

… most part, not bilingual. At the height of this language struggle the unification of the four provinces was being …

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1913-1998

Father Trevor Huddleston

… have made an outstanding contribution to the liberation struggle of South Africa. With increasing fears for Father …

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1924-2019

Robert Gabriel Mugabe

… awaiting trial. Following differences in ideologies and a struggle for power, ZAPU split in 1963. Mugabe and others … confidence on Sithole who was accused…

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1924-2002

Gertrude Hope (nee Posthumus) Cooper

… with the Cape Town City Council to have, after a long struggle, the lane was officially named Dudley Lane in honour …

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1944

Mongane Wally Serote

… honours the contribution of those comrades who served the struggle for liberation with their lives.  Serote’s work as a …

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1925-1961

Patrice Émery Lumumba

… [12] . Lumumba's assassination made him a symbol of struggle for champions of African nations' attempts to bond …

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1915

Reverend Beyers Naudé

… September 1984. He immediately threw himself back into the struggle against apartheid. He succeeded Archbishop Tutu as …

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1956-1985

Fort Calata

… generations of Cradock activists, who died during the struggle, including the Cradock Four, was unveiled by …

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1920-1977

Marimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker

… into a mass organisation with a militant policy of struggle and of unity of action of all the black people. In …

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1937

Sylvia Neame

… returned to Germany. Her contribution to the liberation struggle has been highlighted by the Barberton Museum which …

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1942-2018

Gerald Patrick Kearney

… and civil society bodies. For his commitment to the struggle Kearney was awarded an honorary doctorate by the …

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1825-1904

Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger

… Kruger became the champion of the Boer nation in their struggle to regain and keep their independence. His first two …

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1938

Ronald (Ronnie) Kasrils

… of his natural habitat and sanctuary during the liberation struggle”. Kasrils described the metamorphosis as “from fire …

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1910-1978

Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker

… welcome him on his release from prison, he declared: " Our struggle has lit fire in the hearts of other oppressed people …

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1934-2003

Buzwe Stanley Mabizela

… 7th of March in  Port Elizabeth, joined the liberation struggle at an early age when he first joined the ANC Youth … Struggle activist, President of the ANC…

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Helen Newton Thompson

… also aimed to enable white women to become a part of the struggle against apartheid. However, regardless of their …

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18 May1940-2008

Alan Keith Brooks

… by the massacre. Brooks played an important role in the struggle against the apartheid inside and outside the …

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1945-2025

Theresa Solomon

… T or T, born in 1945, Theresa dedicated her life to the struggle for justice and equality.” Her life was rooted in …

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1946-1977

Stephen Bantu Biko

… and Senghor’s ‘Negritude’, and for taking the liberation struggle forward and galvanising the youth movement. … The 3rd council also saw the question of…

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1958-1995

Nithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender

… Association and a close friend and fellow activist in the struggle for liberation, says: The philosophy of dialectical … African social system would change…

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