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1920-1991

Jonas Dinous Matlou

… armed wing. He underwent military training in the Soviet Union. In the mid-1960s Matlou was co-opted into the ANC's …

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1875-1945

Samuel E. K. Mqhayi

… D. D. T. Jabavu  said, "Of late the Black races of the Union and the Protectorates have somehow by tacit assent …

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1921

Richard Ernest van der Ross

… Convention" repudiated governmental bodies such as the Union Council for Coloured Affairs. Later in the 1960s, …

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Gaur Radebe

… ANC, he was among the founders of the African Mineworkers' Union. Expelled from the  Communist Party of South Africa … the CPSA and the ANC, founder of the…

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1906-1967

George John Golding

… and longtime president of the Coloured Peoples National Union, an organisation that superseded the African People's …

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1919

Olive Peace Landman

… been taught by both Miss Dunsmore who was at Emgwali in 1910, and Miss Janet MacGregor (L.L.A.) who was the Lady …

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1967

Francois Pienaar

… on 89 occasions. In 1992 the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) was inaugurated after personal intervention … players on a strike against the…

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1933

Mildred Lesiea

… involvement in radical politics extended to joining the union movement. She became a volunteer organiser for the Brick, Cement and Quarry Workers’ Union,…

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1901

John Stephen Gomas

… the at the age 18 Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU),the International Socialist League,which later …

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1874-1959

Daniel Francois Malan

… National Party had gained enough strength to defeat the Union Party in the 1948 elections. As Prime Minister Malan … National Party leader and First Prime…

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1879-1935

Tielman Johannes de Villiers Roos

… for South African farmers. Smuts was determined that the Union should also leave the gold standard, and Roos strongly … policies in this regard. He suggested…

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1932

Amy Thornton

… the historic 9 August anti-pass laws women’s march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In addition, she also did … she started working for the Food and…

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1920-1995

Harry Themba Gwala

… industries and established the Rubber and Cable Workers” Union in Howick. However, as many of the workers were migrant … As a result he could not pursue his…

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1940

Barend Jacobus Du Plessis

… an active role in the Transvaal Teacher Training College Union. Although this organisation concerned itself with …

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Laurence Neill Nathan

… into Armscor. At UCT, he was involved in the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), which contributed to … editor, conscientious objector,…

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1928-1993

Sefofane Samuel "Solly Smith" Khunyeli

… exile.He trained  as a security specialist in the Soviet Union ,and at one time was a member of the South African …

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1910-2001

Govan Mbeki

… the SACP, the African National Congress and the trade union movement. He was one of the leading pioneers in the …

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1909-1994

Oscar Mpetha

… helped to organise the African Food and Canning Workers' Union and in 1951 became its general secretary. He joined … General Secretary of the African Food…

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1934

Albert Nzula

… local branch of the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) . He then moved to Evaton, where he taught at … North branch of the Industrial and…

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5 June1958-2021

Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu

… triggered the beginning of his involvement in the trade union sector. Mthembu played a significant role in the formation of the Metal and Allied Workers…

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1954

Lele Jacob Motaung

… charged with 1. Undergoing military training in the Soviet Union;2. Being in possession of arms and explosives between …

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1942

Letta Mbulu

… many hits. She has been a member of the prestigious Union of South African Artists, where she became exposed to …

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1945

Barry “Anderson” Richards

… apartheid policies. In 1983 he joined Queensland Cricket Union as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership club …

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1922-2003

Fatima Seedat

… participated in the historic  Women’s March  to the  Union Buildings  on August 9th. She and her twin sister, …

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1899-1983

Ernst Heinrich Daniël Arndt

… to investigate the possible decimalisation of the Union of South Africa’s coinage system. He also served on the … the civil service. In 1933 he was official…

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1982

Jabulile Nyawose

… Petrus Nyawose worked long hours for Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU), focusing on delivery to members and paying … youngest of their children, a little…

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1942-2002

Alfred Temba Qabula

… truck drivers and they joined the Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU). Through their ceaseless fight at Dunlop they … MAWU. In February 1983, Dunlop…

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1918-2000

Ismail Chota Meer

… period he also helped found and run the Natal Teachers’ Union.  He was a close friend of Nelson Mandela , then, also, … Clements Kadalie of the Industrial…

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1920-2013

Zainab Ebrahim Asvat

… in December 1963, Zainab organised a women’s march to the Union Buildings to protest against group areas relocations … joined in this march. Unlike the…

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