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1924-1998

Alan McLeod Cormack

… north of Scotland shortly before the outbreak of World War One. The Cormack family moved around the country a fair … Boys High School. He enjoyed playing…

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1920-1991

Dorothy Nomazotsho Zihlangu

… National Congress Womens League (ANCWL). Zihlangu took part in the ANC’s Defiance Campaign in 1952 . This Campaign, … extended to women. In 1960, Zihlangu…

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1780-1820

Makhanda Nxele

… gave an account of the Grahamstown Battle and was also a part of the British force that held Makhanda captive. [12] … or Qhagqiwa River. Makhanda’s father,…

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1937

Fanele Mbali

… It was at school that Mbali became politically aware. One of the students Vuyisile Mahaia introduced him to The …  presented him with a proposal to study…

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1936-2001

Margareth Baloi

… rightfully belonged. She took a firm decision to play her part to help bring about a better life for all people. In …

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1893-1952

Hendrik Andries Hanekom

… in C.J. Langenhoven’s “Die wereld die draai” with the part of Meester van Helderbos. Hanekom married Matilda de …

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1967-1989

Coline Williams

… Stone Institution in Athlone, Cape Town , and also worked part-time at a nightclub to earn extra money. She is … activism and as a MK operative. Williams…

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1914-2016

Selloane Ethel Leisa

… her feeling shocked and eventually spurred her to take part in the liberation struggle. She joined the African … for an under-the-radar stance, she…

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Mohammed Tikly

… Nordic states, in particular Sweden and Norway. That was one part of the work of the Trust. The other part included providing advice and negotiating with …

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1985

Klass Makhosana Mahlangu

… His role as both a community leader and a traditional one led many to question on who’s side he was exactly. Yet, … article was written by Savannah Seara…

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1926-2008

Nzimeni Elliot Mfaxa

… League, of which he became a provincial official.Mfaxa was part of the 1952 Defiance Campaign committee and was … Mfaxa became the PAC’s first national…

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1907-1983

Michael Guthrie Scott

… This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie … invitation of the Archdeacon of Cape Town,…

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1829-1871

Tiyo Soga

… Africa after the Bible (which he, too, played a large part in translating). He was a prominent writer in the …

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1921-1984

Peter Becker

… his post as school principal during the latter part of the 1950s, Becker accepted the editorship of the … the Basotho followed in 1964 and 1969 respectively…

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1929

Günther Komnick

… years as a farm hand before being given his big break by one Joseph Bromberger, who set him on his way to become a … an apprentice as a lithographer. The…

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1966-1987

Ashley James Kriel

… Police assigned a special unit to the area. Kriel was one of ‘The Five’ student leaders who were specifically … was only 18 years old. While he was…

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1920-2000

Fred Carneson

… communists for wanting to overthrow the government as part of their anti-communist campaign. Altogether, he was … their house was under a 24 hour police…

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1817-1893

Theophilus Shepstone

… of and views on African affairs played a significant part in the actions of the government. His particular … invitation with alacrity. Shepstone's Expedition…

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1817-1893

Sir. Theophilus Shepstone

… of and views on African affairs played a significant part in the actions of the government. His particular … invitation with alacrity. Shepstone's Expedition…

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1964

Menzi Mcunu

… went to the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, to take part in the Zabalaza Festival which comprised giant murals …

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1814-1882

King Sekhukhune

… into small "tribal" units that owed allegiance not to one central' Marota Authority but to "Native Commissioners". … Dinkoanyane detained a wagonload of wood…

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1929-2009

Ronald “Ron” Press

… Union, a post he held for over 20 years.  He was in one of the White worker-commando's during the 1922 Rand … the Marist Brothers.  At school he won most…

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1942

Ali Bacher

… on the cricket field" . Bacher, ironically, was not part of the protest, spending the weekend working at … that remained. The three-month period that…

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1919-1999

Phyllis Altman

… studying at the University of the Witwatersrand she took part in student demonstrations against the Greyshirts and the … for the black workers in South…

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1906-1979

Cecil Williams

… later serving as its Vice chairman. He later became part of an underground unit that included Norman Levy , Rusty … Though he was involved in the struggle,…

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1940

Sindiso Mfenyana

… as a boarder at St. James Primary school in Cradock . One of his most vivid memories of Apartheid came when he was … whereby prominent African National…

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Mabel Balfour

… were arrested in the 1956 Treason Trials, she became part of the Management Committee in 1957. Balfour was …

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1936-2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

… sister across the face while aiming for her arm. It was one of many instances for which her mother administered a … with her first child. In October 1958,…

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1894-1961

James la Guma

… next three years. In 1919 he was arrested but fined only one shilling by a sympathetic magistrate for his part in organising a campaign against coloureds…

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1886-1977

Mary Agard Pocock

… of the South African Women’s Auxiliary Service. Pocock was part of the South African Association of University Women, …

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