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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…

B-0008338

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,…

B-0068303

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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1938-2009

Nosipho Dastile

… where she was a full-time teacher. Following the growing political activism in South Africa after the … All of this catapulted her into becoming a well-known…

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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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1962

Christopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu

… was in 1977 when he heard of the passing of one of the political activists he admired, Steve Biko , the founder of … of former trade unionist and politician…

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1955-2010

Benny (!Khoisan X) Alexander

… goes onto say that since then he has dabbled in black economic empowerment (BEE) initiatives, only to ditch them … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest…

B-0007785

1919-1984

Cassim Amra

… forgets that there are as many soldiers ”” martyrs of the economic system ””who are walking the streets.” Amra, Dawood …

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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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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…

B-0007792

1939

Thomas Madikwe Manthata

… but was expelled after several years for being too political inclined. In 1967 he began teaching at Sekano … became known as a rigorous,critical teacher who…

B-0141687

1944

Mongane Wally Serote

… This was a defining period for the evolution of political consciousness among black South Africans, and Black … van Wyk , Mafika Gwala and Don Mattera…

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1924-2009

Dennis Brutus

… Convention,an attempt to forge unity among coloured political groupings and closer cooperation with africans.In … writing, speaking in public and attending…

B-0007892

1901-1968

Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews

… a major guiding and moderating influence on African political history in its most crucial period. He was at the … Convention in 1935 to 1936, Matthews found…

B-0008500

1921-2001

Athol Edwin Thorne

… were times when there was no money. Athol’s family was not political, they were religious and it was the Christian moral … attached to supporting the Soviet…

B-0125363

1787-1828

Shaka Zulu

… valley, some 27 km from the present town of Eshowe. Economic and social changes. The development of the military system caused major economic and social…

B-0009265

1903-1988

Alan Stewart Paton

… Offenders. This experience had a significant impact on his political development and he introduced several progressive … Liberal Party (LP) in the same year…

B-0067897

1936-2015

Letsau Nelson Diale

… African National Congress (ANC) where he was taught basic political skills. In 1958, he also joined the domestic … an eight-year sentence. It was here that…

B-0068675

1931-1964

Suliman “Babla” Saloojee

… Jassat and Farid Adam spending many nights painting political slogans and putting up posters. They named their … famous European painter, as a ploy to come…

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1921-1993

Andries Treurnicht

… he provided a mouthpiece of conservative opinion on political, theological, academic and cultural matters. … was a staunch supporter of the National Party…

B-0009155

1947

Pandelani Jeremia Nefolovhodwe

… (also known as Turfloop), where he continued with his political activism andbecame a member of the Student … his BCM comrades. After his release he went back…

B-0070372

1924-2011

Henry Mutile Fazzie

… in the 1980s, is remembered for being one of the key political leaders to have waged a massive offensive against … called on the regime to unconditionally…

B-0067999

1976

Pixie Benjamin

… Pixie Benjamin was a strong anti-apartheid political activist and prisoner banned from South Africa … harsh punishment under censorship and racist laws. Her…

B-0149949

1923

Lutchmee Marie

… her mother in supporting the family. Lutchmee got her political influence from her older sister, Poomony Moodley , … struggle. Lutchmee herself was not an…

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Tim Bruwer

… was responsible for the first germination of an opposing political view in my mind. He was a tortured soul, very … and smug Afrikaner would-be politicians…

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