SAHO global search

1932

Nkosinathi Benson Fihla

… chairperson of the ANC in the Eastern Cape region and one of its key organizers. He was elected the first president … in 1990, and to Parliament in 1994…

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1930-1985

Molly Blackburn

… 1930.  She was the daughter of Elgar Bellhouse who was at one time the chairperson of the Progressive Party (PP) in … shootings at Langa on 21 March 1985…

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1909-1997

Frances Baard

… committe members. The following year in 1955 Baard became one of the few female members of its national executive of … death in 1997. In August 1983, at the…

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1945

Milner Langa Kabane

… born in the Transkei. Kabane studied at Healdtown.  He was one of the first students to enroll at the University of Fort …

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1925

Stanley B. Lollan

… B.  Lollan was born in Johannesburg in 1925, he became one of the few significant coloured activists in the …

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1933-2002

Norma Kitson

… born to Jewish parents in 1933 in Berea, Durban . She was one of four children, and had an elder sister Joan and …

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1847-1911

Jacobus du Toit

… history book and as an Afrikaner nationalist he became one of the founders of the Afrikaans language movement. In a …

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Chief Vuna Miya

… KwaZulu-Natal]. As a result, four people were banished. One of them was Chief Vuna Miya, who was first deposed in …

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1943

Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin

… at a secret meeting in Durban, addressed by Ernest Gallo, one of the leaders of the African Student Association (ASA), … knew her. She then became active,…

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1948

Hemant Kumar Waghmarae

… Maroothi Waghmarae and Indumati Bane Waghmarae. He is one of seven children. He attended the St. Paul’s Catholic … he had a different teacup, they said that…

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1935-2016

Lionel Morrison

… African Coloured People's Organisation and in 1956 became one of the accused in the Treason Trial. After leaving South …

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Pious Goodman Mei

… the South African Congress of Trade Unions in 1956. He was one of the accused in the Treason trial from December 1956 …

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1932-2016

Mewa Ramgobin

… for 17 years. Despite his banning, Ramgobin became one of the leading figures in the growth and the revival of … of Durban. In 1975 he was banned for another…

B-0008936

1955

Adam Glasser

… to pursue and study jazz piano. After only completing one semester at Berklee College in 1981, he moved back to … alto player Dudu Pukwane and his…

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1947-2006

Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga

… Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga, was one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved fighters in the … to Enoch Nhlapho, a three-time national champion and one of the…

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1910-2002

Bettie du Toit

… were taken to the Fort Prison in Johannesburg and fined one pound or 10 days labour. In an interview with Luli … the Trade Union Council of South Africa …

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1954-1982

Topsy Madaka

… a close friend and comrade of Siphiwo Mthimkhulu. He was a one of the founder members of Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organization (PEBCO). Madaka became one…

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1927-2009

Harriet Bolton

… thirty years odd years and so eventually we made it into one national union, it was the Transvaal garment workers and … and the Natal, the furniture workers,…

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1868-1928

Enoch Mgijima

… most significant prophecy came in early 1919 during one of his church services. He stood in front of his … Charles, who was his right-hand man in the Church,…

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1963

Lennox Madikane

… in Paarl, Cape Province (now Western Cape), Madikane was one of three PAC members sentenced to death for sabotage. The …

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1851-1897

Barney Barnato

… of the Rothschilds and Alfred Beit, to get control of one-fifth of Kimberley Central Mine for himself. Share prices … De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. by…

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1870-1938

Leo Rbc Francois

… they came to nothing. His death in 1938 marked the end of one era and the start of a new with the founding of the New … President from 1926. Under his…

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1969-2019

Philemon Masinga

… international games scoring 18 goals. In 2003 he was named one of the South Africa Bid 2010 ambassadors and was present … he has a considerable following,…

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1924-1972

Alfred ‘Tough’ Hutchinson

… requirements. From December 1956 until late 1958 he was one of the accused in the Treason Trial. Following his … person under South Africa law he was not…

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1939

Manfred Zylla

… in "Interaction" 1982 Source: starship-magazine.org One of his most controversial displays was "Inter-Action". … and social imbalances. Zylla has exhibited…

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1931

Raymond Ackerman

… stores that sold much of their merchandise for "one and eleven" - so many yards of calico, so many pairs of … This man had a huge influence on me. In those…

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1928-2010

Professor Fatima Meer

… and Ismail Meer , Fatima Meer’s future husband, who was one of the leaders of the Campaign. In 1949, Durban was … shanty town of Cato Manor . The Durban…

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1950-2008

John Alfons Pandeni

… Namibian John Pandeni was one of hundreds of People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) …

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