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Esmé Berman

… Esmé Berman, a Jewish South African art historian, author and researcher, was born in 1929. She enrolled at the University of Witswatersrand in 1946 and…

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1944

Mongane Wally Serote

… took place in the poverty-stricken township of Alexandra and later at Morris Isaacson High – the school in Jabavu, … involved with the Black Consciousness…

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1976

Dean Hutton

… social media as narrative; technology as self-reflection and provocation. Dean is exploring ways in which to build a … from their more personal work, to…

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1953

Mosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale

… Johannesburg as the third of six children of Godlieve and Frank Sexwale. He grew up amid the turmoil of the Black … St Martins Primary School in…

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1930

Josiah Khiphusizi Jele

… in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He was a son to Joseph Jele and Alvinah Khanyile Jele.Like many black South Africans, … Jele was exposed to the harsh conditions…

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1936-2016

Indres Naidoo

… Indrasena (Indres) Elatchininathan Naidoo worked as a clerk and became the main support of the family after the death of … an active member of the Transvaal…

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1961

Jo Ractliffe

… who captures the traces of violence, displacement and struggle in a landscape. The images evoke memory and history and the untold stories of the aftermath of…

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1926-2004

Wilfrid Edward Cooper

… of Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape Province) and lived in Mowbray until he finished his schooling. His mother, Rose Emma, was born in Cornwall,…

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1961

Brett Murray

… University of Cape Town (UCT) where he obtained a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Fine Arts with a specialization in … including the Venice Bienalle in 1995,…

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1881-1969

Daniël Francois Malherbe

… the Gedenkschool der Hugenoten in the Dal, or Valley, and the Boy’s High School in Wellington. After completing … school he studied at Victoria College in…

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1812-1917

Sir George Grey

… He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and granted a commission in the 83rd Foot in 1829. He left … Western Australia. Grey’s qualities of…

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1924-2020

Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy

… in promoting international sanctions against South Africa and assistance to struggle for freedom. Mr E.S. Reddy was … His father, Mr E.V. Narasa Reddy, was a…

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1926-2021

Maniben Sita

… family. Her father,  Nana Sita , who had met and been greatly influenced by  Mahatma Gandhi , joined the  … Indian Congress  (TIC) in 1928. He was an…

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1931-2020

Jürgen Schadeberg

… family of limited means. He studied at the School of Optic and Photechnic in Berlin and worked as an apprentice for the German Press Agency for … the age of…

B-0008991

1770

Chief Dingiswayo

… Paramount Chief of the Mthethwa and leader of various northern Nguni groups who lived in the … Godongwana (Dingiswayo's name before he took a new name) and…

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1938

Ronald (Ronnie) Kasrils

… 1938.  His grandparents were immigrants from Latvia and Lithuania, who had fled from the Czarist pogroms at the … of the 19th century.  His father was a…

B-0008229

1966

Pule Pheto

… Pule Pheto, son of activist and poet Molefe Pheto , was born in Soweto 1966. At The age of 12, his parents were exiled and the family moved to London where…

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1950

Biddy Partridge

… Bridget June Partridge was born in 1950 in Kenya and raised in South Africa. Biddy Partridge first began work … Education (SACHED). From 1978-1982, she was…

B-0008865

1926

Johannes Jacobus Degenaar

… of Stellenbosch, where he completed his M.A. in 1948 and a D.Phil in 1950. He later went on to study at the universities of Groningen, Leiden, Oxford, Berlin…

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1892-1975

Haile Selassie I

… Early years The 225th and last Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie was born in … I, who was credited with being the child of King Solomon and the Queen of…

B-0098558

1960

Sydney Derrick Sipho Mdanda

… He was born in Durban. He attended Mzuvele High School and matriculated in 1979. He studied at Fort Hare University from 1980-1985 and obtained a BA(FA)…

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1894-1982

Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart

… district. He was the son of Hermanus Bernardus Swart and Aletta Catharina Swart (nee Robberts). During the South African War (1899-1902) Swart's father was…

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1938-2016

Judith Mason

… from the Pretoria High School for Girls in 1956 and from 1957 - 1960 she attended the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and received a BA Degree in…

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1910-1978

Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker

… of Papiah Gangathura Naicker, a well-to-do businessman, and his wife Dhanalutchmee Pillay. The Naiker family arrived … study medicine. He qualified as a…

B-0068173

1928-2013

Phyllis Naidoo

… 1928. She was the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. His occupation prevented him from being … a result there were many interesting debates in…

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1930-2006

Mazisi Raymond Kunene

… Hospital. His mother Eva Kunene (nee Ngcobo) was a teacher and his father, Mdabuli Albert Kunene, a labourer.He grew up at Amahlongwa on the KwaZulu-Natal…

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1932-2010

Sheena Duncan

… Duncan was born in Johannesburg on 7th of December in 1932 and was the eldest of the five children in her family. She was educated at the Roedean School in…

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1921-1999

Baruch Hirson

… His father was an electrician. His parents, Joseph and Lily Hirson, were Jews who had immigrated to South Africa to evade the pogroms, persecution and…

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1918-1975

Thomas Patrick Murray

… eldest of the three sons of Patrick Murray, a boiler-maker and trade unionist, and his wife, Florence Mabel Essex. After completing his schooling at Malvern…

B-0008713

1950

Siphiwe Nyanda

… Siphiwe Nyanda was the eldest of the six children of Betsy and Henry Nyanda, a traffic inspector and area supervisor of liquor outlets for the Johannesburg ……

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