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1889-1946

Alexander Macaulay Jabavu

… Workers' Union  of  Clements Kadalie  and soon became one of its vice-presidents. He was a treasurer of the Cape … William's Town,until 1940.In 1926 Jabavu…

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1924-1960

Ephraim Chaka

… bicycle every day to work. Chaka worked as a block-man at one of the local butcher shops. Ephraim Chaka's bicycle that … the last time he saw his father…

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1955-2008

Bhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku

… Unfortunately, the piano was chopped up to make firewood one winter. In 1975, Mseleku began his musical career when he … would go on to produce five more…

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1960-1999

Sifiso Nkabinde

… first democratic election, Nkabinde was elected as one of the ANC's provincial legislators. In an astonishing move during one of the legislature's debates he…

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1899-1995

Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana

… and journalist. In 1926 he joined the CPSA, becoming one of its most loyal African adherents in the years that … from 1945, of Inkululeko, the Communist…

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1944

Kaizer Motaung

… and his former team Atlanta Chiefs. Kaizer Chiefs is now one of the biggest teams in the country. Motaung also … His first son, Thabo, died in 2012. He was…

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1929-2006

Arthur Albert Hugh Adams

… a poor working class background and would later become one of the leading artists and poets in the country. Adams … by Oxford to attend the Slade School of…

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1906-1999

Dr. Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (Dr Goonam)

… caste connotations, and became known as Dr Goonam. During one of her visits, a child allegedly remarked “Oh mummy, the … became involved in the Natal Indian…

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1931-1994

Lucas Ted Sithole

… up in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was one of ten sons of a Zulu lay priest in the Zion Christian … himself Ted or Teddy, a name reflected…

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1919-2008

Noni Jabavu

… to live there for many years. She went on to become one of the first African female writers and journalists. In … she loved and of the people she met. The…

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1920-1973

Robert M. Resha

… that he was a particularly active member of the ANC and one of the leading activists in the Sophiatown Anti-Removal … is busy creating situations of divide…

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1931-1998

Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe

… Branch Committee. She earned a living as a hawker. She was one of the leaders against the removals from Cato Manor in 1956, and also one of the leaders of…

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Billy Paddock

… on the Students Representative Council (SRC), becoming one of its Vice-Presidents. Paddock was committed to the … on his position and was considering working…

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1915

Reverend Beyers Naudé

… who was close to his father, Jozua Naudé.  Naudé was one of eight children and was born into a family that was … was confiscated again. In October 1975 he…

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1905-1992

Helen Joseph

… African Women (FEDSAW) in the 1950s. In 1955, she was one of the leaders who read out the clauses of the Freedom … of the People. The Women's March on 9…

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1930-2005

Hamilton Naki

… cleaning cages to more advanced laboratory work. Naki was one of four highly talented technicians in the research … before his death in 2001, and Naki…

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1959

Thandi Modise

… reaction from police. When Modise was shot at by police one day as she was walking down the road, she became … Tanzania . In a camp of four companies, only…

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Stanley Silwana

… Stanley Silwana was one of the first African recruits to the  Communist Party of … he was jailed for three months in Cape Town after being one of the first…

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Ahmed Mahomed Cachalia

… and was used to a life of luxury and comfort, yet he was one of the strongest supporters of the Satyagraha Campaign. … Cachalia's courage. Gandhi himself…

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1915-1976

Johanna (Joey) Hendrina Scheepers

… leader and organizer Johanna Hendrina (Joey) Scheepers was one of the four daughters of Sarel Gerhardus Breitenbach and … the GWU decided on arbitration,…

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1927-2023

Blanche la Guma

… queues in Athlone as the lorries came and saw that each one got her share without doing herself more. We had to go … locations in certain areas. They were…

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1897-1961

Elias Phakane Moretsele

… club that was formed so that its members could help one another and provide social upliftment. This underscored … by virtue of the Suppression of Communism…

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1925-1968

Patrick Mosell Molaoa

… Johannesburg, and Kimberley until matriculation. He was one of the first activists of the African National Congress … in July 1959 he was elected its…

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1897-1972

Nils Severin Andersen

… been reproduced locally by E Schweikerdt (Pty) Ltd; and one from the collection of King Haakon VII of Norway was … at Durban Art Gallery whiles still a…

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1921-2010

Gordon Mulholland

… and children whose parents couldn't afford to keep them. One of five siblings, Mulholland was the only one to survive childhood. He then attended Marist…

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1938-2011

Jannie “Jan Bek” Momberg

… Party since 1957, and rose through the ranks to become one of its distinguished parliamentarians. Little is known of … his passing away in 2011. During this…

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1889-1981

Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize

… old. After his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first students to attend the Inanda Seminary and … South African Women (FEDSAW) in early…

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1929-1967

Selbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi

… Cape. The following year he enrolled to do a special one year art teachers course at the newly formed Ndaleni … run by Bantu, Indian and Coloured Artists …

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