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1912-2003

Walter Ulyate Sisulu

… in the mines and his contact with Kadalie were formative political influences. In 1933 Sisulu returned to Johannesburg … This group constituted the MK’s high…

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1929-2010

Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews

… of more than two people. During this period, he undertook political work underground. From 1954 to 1956, while he was … Matthews and his father, Prof. ZK…

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1944

Subbiah Moodley

… moved to Wills Road, where their neighbours included political activists N.G. Moodley, Phyllis Naidoo , and George … feeling of politicisation. He was also…

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1930

Joseph Sallie Molefi

… in the early 1950s, but they were jettisoned for political activism and ‘to become a full-time political organiser at the time of the 1952 Defiance Campaign …

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Edward Sineke Tyaliti

In a letter to the NAD [Native Affairs Department] Secretary dated 14 August 1958, the CM [Chief Magistrate] claimed that [Kaizer] Matanzima was keen on…

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1932-2016

Diana Mary Mitchell

… stated that this was a key moment in her formation as a political activist [xiv] . In later interviews she stated … her husband took care of them financially…

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1902-1996

Jane Gool

… Jane. This was the beginning of a lifelong partnership and political collaboration between the two. Along with figures … became the All African Convention …

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1920-2004

Nimrod Sekeramane Nathale

… been introduced without our consent. As a result of his political activities Sejake was banished to Driefontein … intensified, limiting the possibilities for…

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1906

George Arthur Heard

… one of South Africa's best-known and most controversial political journalists in the 1930's and early 1940's. His … editor of the Rand Daily Mail and later…

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1935

Don Mattera

… from Sophiatown, that Mattera became more aware of the political dimensions of his life. He then joined the  African National Congress Youth League  and…

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1919-1999

Phyllis Altman

… Teachers’ Training College in Johannesburg . Due to her political activism, the Training College attempted to expel … White schools, Altman decided to quit…

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1949

Jeremy Patrick Cronin

… a student. His aim was to further both his education and political involvement, he studied for a master's degree in … Local Prison. Prior to his arrest…

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1956

Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini

… provided Manzini and her fellow campus activists with a political education, as they were supplied with banned political literature and often listened to…

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1930-2014

Nelson “Nana” Mahomo

… the PAC in the United Front and traveled extensively on political missions. For a period in the mid-1960s in Britain … and Change. In 1968 he earned a master…

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1964

Suzanne ‘Zan’ Louw

… output has been sporadic. More recent examples lack the political edge of her earlier prints, but retain the level of … her student works to communicate a…

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1859-1936

Meshach Pelem

… the Bantu Union, an organisation aimed at filling the political vacuum in the area and at prompting unity between … essentially conservative opinion,…

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1953

Mosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale

… He grew up amid the turmoil of the Black township's political upheaval. Sexwale attended St Martins Primary … He left Swaziland for the Soviet Union, where…

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1935

Satyandranath “Mac” Maharaj

… to return to South Africa and devote himself more fully to political work. He returned on 2 May 1962 with his first … Johannesburg whilst spending a great…

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1924

Andimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo

… railway police officer. In Cape Town, Toivo organised with political movements such as the Modern Youth Society (MYS) … of Namibia into South Africa, and…

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1940

Barend Jacobus Du Plessis

… concerned itself with student and educational rather than political issues it can be seen as his first foray into the political arena. He was elected as…

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Laurence Neill Nathan

… South African Students (NUSAS), which contributed to his political awareness. Nathan was elected President of NUSAS … of Pretoria. Although Nathan…

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1910-2001

Govan Mbeki

… scholar, a disciplined cadre, a builder and a teacher. Few political activists in our movement have paid such attention … He built and sustained a tradition…

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1930-2011

Magnus Malan

… for being a military technocrat, who was unafraid to quash political dissent with violence. He famously viewed domestic … that could only be answered with a …

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Xego Michael

… Mike Xego started his political career in youth politics. He was a member of the …

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1909-1972

Dr Kwame Nkrumah

… in London focussed on continuing his intellectual work and political organising. After developing a relationship with … the newly formed United Gold Coast…

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1962-2007

Humphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza

… matriculation in 1982 he became interested in drama. As a political activist he was very involved with the creation of … struggle for liberation from…

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1925

Lillian Diedericks

… language, mobilising and conscientising them about the political situation at the time. During the 1940s and 1950s, a lot of underground political work was…

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1940

James Edward April

… person. He was a supporter of Communism and used to attend political rallies at the Grand Parade, Cape Town in the … University of Cape Town on his second…

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1954

Lele Jacob Motaung

… source: Prisoners Of Apartheid , A biographical List of political prisoners  and banned persons in South Africa .p.68 … 12' trial was widely described as the…

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Dr Gomolemo Mokae

… promoter of African langauges. Author, medical doctor and political commentator, Dr Mokae writes in English and … an honorary doctorate for his literary…

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