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1886-1963

Hendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn

… time was still part of the Transvaal Republic. He went to school first on the farm and afterwards in the town. When … employed by a business firm, but two…

B-0009103

1989-2001

Nkosi Johnson

… Nkosi Johnson was born Xolani Nkosi to an HIV positive mother in a township on the east rand. When his mother became too ill to take care of him, she gave…

B-0096631

Alex Moumbaris

… Alex Moumbaris was born in Egypt to French parents and later became a naturalised Australian. He worked as a trade unionist and came to South Africa in 1973…

B-0068118

1969

Vicky Sampson

… Vicky Sampson was born in 1969, to Faye and Victor Sampson. Her father, Victor, was a member … vaudeville group. When Sampson was 6 years old, she moved to…

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1972

Zanele Muholi

… intersections in between. Her photographs are an attempt to create an archive and dialogue surrounding both blatant … of our herstories is the only way for…

B-0121549

1903-1966

Edward “Eddie” Roux

… in 1907. Roux's father was a free-thinker and a convert to socialism, and Roux, while still a student, helped found … of the Witwatersrand, Roux was awarded…

B-0068388

1954

Tony Sithembiso Yengeni

… in 1976. As a result of government’s determined effort to crack down on anti-apartheid movements, Yengeni … Africa. From Botswana Yengeni headed for Moscow…

B-0068905

1954

Lele Jacob Motaung

… Act at the Supreme Court, Pretoria, from 10 May 1977 to 7 April 1978. In fact there were two trials within this period, as a complete re-trial had to take…

B-0008660

1924-1968

Canodoise (Can) Themba

… with a first class pass. After graduating, Themba moved to Sophiatown, Johannesburg- a vibrant multi-racial … alongside other aspiring black journalists, who…

B-0009138

1818-1953

Emily Isabel Fern

… oil painting by a nun at End Street Convent. From 1899 to 1904 her parents lived in Port Elizabeth where she had art tuition at the Technical College…

B-0008064

1907-1987

Richard Gert Sibande

… of the first-string accused in the  Treason Trial  of 1956 to 1961. Gert Sibande was born in the Ermelo district in … farmer. He received no formal schooling…

B-0068451

Nombuso Mchunu

… union , while she looked for permanent work. Her exposure to union documents resulted in her familiarity with the … her stint with the Garment workers union,…

B-0067935

1937-1965

Frederick John Harris

… Resistance Movement (ARM) and the first and only white man to be hanged for a politically inspired offence in the years … banned in February 1964, a few…

B-0008145

1874-1939

Charlotte Maxeke

… who was born in Fort Beaufort on 28 July 1873, according to 'The calling of Katie Makanya'. However, since Charlotte … wrote in Xhosa , also reinforces this…

B-0008503

1953-2019

Jonathan Clegg

… until the age of seven, before he and his mother emigrated to South Africa after her marriage to a South African journalist who worked as a crime reporter. ……

B-0094958

1932-2008

Jeremiah Baden Leeuw

… Leeuw was one of the group of Africanists that broke away to form the  Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) . He was arrested … campaign (see  Sharpeville Massacre …

B-0008308

1886-1977

Mary Agard Pocock

… of London and obtained a BSc in 1908. In 1913 she returned to South Africa, and four years later returned to England to study at Cambridge. However, at this…

B-0008899

2012

Thabiso Mosebetsane

… at scene 2 after being shot twice in the head. According to his brother, Nomakhephu Mosebetsane, "Thabiso's brother … worked in the mines, but he got injured…

B-0121617

1895-1951

Dorothy Ruth Boxall

… Town , Eastern Cape , South Africa. She dedicated herself to the promotion of music in South Africa. She studied under … in every child’s education. She…

B-0007882

1978

Hestrie Cloete

… started training at Lichtenburg High School . She was said to have possessed a very strong will, making it difficult for other coaches to train her. Cloete…

B-0007946

1954

Marlene van Niekerk

… Niekerk matriculated from Hoërskool Bloemhof and proceeded to study Language and Philosophy at the University of … completed a Masters’ Degree in 1978. In…

B-0064907

1925-2005

Fihla Christmas Tinto

… for his role in the march, his outraged father sent him to work on the mines in Boksburg. At the mines, Tinto continued to be involved in protest actions. He…

B-0009148

1933-1993

Eschel Mostert Rhoodie

… that standard diplomatic activity was insufficient to improve apartheid South Africa's negative image abroad, … One example of this was the use of public…

B-0008953

1875-1928

George Matthias Winkles

… was born in Birmingham, England, 1859. Winkles came to SA in 1889 to help a widowed sister stranded on the Kimberley diggings. He never returned to England…

B-0009234

1950

Thenjiwe Mtintso

… compromised her education. Consequently, she was forced to leave school and work full-time in various factories to finance her part-time studies at secondary…

B-0093589

1908-1982

Monica Hunter Wilson

… parents, Scots Presbyterian missionaries, emigrated to Lovedale at the end of the 19th century; Monica was born … daughter in Lovedale, Monica Hunter Wilson…

B-0009232

Joel Joffe

… Joffe was born to a Jewish family on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal … as a solicitor in 1956 and six years later was called to the South African bar…

B-0066325