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1935

Don Mattera

… charged with the murder of a rival gang member and spent time in jail as an awaiting trialist before his acquittal. It …

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1886-1973

Maria Laubser

… work proved ‘too advanced’ for public acceptances at the time, but today, Laubser’s artworks are sought-after.  …

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1914-2006

Nnoseng Ellen Kate Khuzwayo

… at any teacher training college for a black person at that time and so she began a career in teaching. In her late …

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1892

Herbert Henry Curson

… College in London from 1911 to 1914. During this time he won 14 medals and qualified as a member of the Royal …

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1889-1916

Harold Cressy

… of the Cape's segregated education system. At the same time he continued his studies and obtained his matriculation …

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1952

Tiyani Lybon Mabasa

… teaching at Meadowlands High School. It was around this time, that he joined the Black People’s Convention (BCP) led …

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1933-1986

Fabian Defu Ribeiro

… a practice in the Winterveld, a very poor area during that time, and treated patients for free. During the 1970’s he …

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1912-2001

Milwa Mnyaluza “George” Pemba

… South African who shall be remembered and admired for all time. Pemba, was also a writer of note, and penned at least …

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1912

Goolam Hoosein Ismail Pahad

… representative in Western Transvaal . At the same time he organised support for the NEUF in the same area. In … for the TIC in the Western Transvaal . At the…

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1919-1976

Dr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe

… In the 1960 emergency, however, he was jailed for some time in East London. From late 1963 until December 1973 he …

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Nomathamsanqa Xoliswa Ngwevela

… was appointed SA Consul General to New York. At the time of her departure from Pretoria, she was serving as the …

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1936

Bhekisisa Harold Nxasana

… involved in promoting the revival of SACTU. At the same time he worked briefly for the General Factory Workers … Press| G. Gerhart, T. Barnes, et al, n.d…

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1919-1999

Phyllis Altman

… where they lived for three years. It was during this time that she wrote The law of the vultures , based on her …

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1939-2024

Breyten Breytenbach

… death row. Resident in Paris, he currently divides his time between Europe, South Africa and the USA, mostly writing … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod…

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Molefe Pheto

… In 1977 he became exiled to Britain after spending some time in prison as a political prisoner as a member of the …

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1956

Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini

… she joined the ANC Women’s Section secretariat full-time and worked as an assistant editor for Voice of Women , …

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1927

Ayesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood

… India to visit her paternal grandmother. It is during her time in India that she met Yusuf Mukadam, who would be her …

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1906-1979

Cecil Williams

… was an anti apartheid production. With him being gay at a time when homosexuality was considered an illegal lifestyle …

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1955-2021

Cecyl Esau

… pamphleteering his father would take him along. At that time Esau did not grasp everything but found the activities, … developed a keener interest in…

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1948

Zanemvula Kizito Mda

… of Arts, at the University of Cape Town, studying part-time until he presented his thesis for assessment on 8 … Arrogance, was a satire which he directed. He…

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1935-1988

Sydney Kumalo

… Ancestors) Group, a loose association formed during the time they exhibited with Guenther. Other members included … gave up teaching in 1965, he rapidly…

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1928-2013

Judge Jan Hendrik Steyn

… Thompson. The early years were not easy. He lectured part-time at both Stellenbosch and Cape Town universities, wrote … Namibia in The Hague, and was…

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1901-1966

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

… He published a number of works dating back to that time, which are all still available at the library of the … supported his plea for a republic. This was…

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1953

Ashley La Grange

… allowed him to rent a council flat. After a year, a part-time photography teacher post came up at a local secondary … sets of swimming lessons for a Renault…

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1942

Terry Bell

… ).   In Zambia he worked as journalist, editor and part-time adult educator.  Bell was forced to leave in 1970 when, …

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1906

George Arthur Heard

… without a trace on 8 August 1945 caused a sensation at the time and remains a mystery.  After attending St Andrew's …

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1981

Graeme Craig Smith

… - including the highest score by a South African at the time (277) and a record breaking innings at Lords Cricket … wicket partner Herschelle Gibbs’s 175…

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1966-1987

Norman “Billy Holiday” Pietersen

… we Sizwe (MK) veterans and became an MK guerrilla. At the time of his recruitment, Pietersen was 15-years-old and the … and her three daughters had been in…

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1940-2023

Aziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad

… them from attending public gatherings. During this time, he was often detained for short periods for violating … Africa into exile. He lived in London, and…

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