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1920-1977

Marimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker

… 1945 until 1952, when he was ordered to resign from all political and other organisations. In the meantime, he had … and 19060s are too numerous to list here…

B-0068163

1939-2012

Sedick Isaacs

… school. At the age of 13, he was involved in distributing political pamphlets and attending meetings of the Teachers … describes in detail the inhuman and…

B-0080352

1825-1904

Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger

… Kruger had an arch-enemy in Cecil Rhodes and his Cape political associates. The latter regarded the western parts … or ‘uitlanders’ to the area. This was a…

B-0064847

1910-2002

Bettie du Toit

… guidance Du Toit involved herself in trade unionism and political activism. Her involvement with the trade unions … being a trade unionist Du Toit also…

B-0008034

1911-2004

Freda Levson

… later used as a safe house for Nelson Mandela and other political activists. Levson's involvement in liberation … then followed became one of the major…

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1930-2013

Professor Bernard Magubane

… lectures he gave... That's when I became interested in the political economy of race, and that's when I really started … and then in Connecticut. His best…

B-0095733

1953

Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana

… Movement (BCM) alongside Steve Biko , she was involved in political activism and promotion of the BCM during the 1970s. … as a researcher. This experience…

B-0080909

1951

Frank Chikane

… African Student Organisation (SASO) at university. His political activism led to his repeated detention which in … Mission. He was subsequently defrocked in…

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1940

Johnson Phillip Mlambo

… to Pretoria Prison where he was joined by other PAC political prisoners. Together with others, Mlambo was then … in South Africa. Among these was…

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1905-1978

Moses Mauane Kotane

… became known for his ability to master the most abstruse political writings.Starting to work at 17 in Krugersdorp, … of the trade union federation and a…

B-0008274

Ishmael Mkhabela

… Ishmael  Mkhabela began his political activism in the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). … Community Development Association. Though he began as a political…

B-0149422

Michael Mike Matsobane

… the PAC in Krugersdorp. Their efforts fell under the non-political YACM (Young African Christian Movement) whereby …

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1960-1999

Sifiso Nkabinde

… his first year, but this may have been ignored due to his political connections. During the 1980s Nkabinde started making inroads in the political arena. He…

B-0068252

1949

Gill Marcus

… ANC members and supporters worldwide to stay in touch with political developments inside South Africa. Meanwhile her … exile in 1990, after the unbanning of…

B-0008444

1899-1995

Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana

… at various times as a teacher, a miner, and a full-time political organiser and journalist. In 1926 he joined the … the Transvaal. For most of the 1930s he…

B-0067969

1927-2019

Ben Turok

… obtained three degrees, in engineering, philosophy and political science. He authored about 20 books on Africa’s … development economics and politics. He…

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1914-2011

Jean Bernadt (nee Alkin)

… in organisations such as the People’s Club. Her political origins are traced back to when she joined the … the police. After her ban was lifted she withdrew…

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1866-1935

Henry Burton

… council election. He helped Merriman investigate economic reforms to help poor whites and blacks alike (Lewsen … of Finance and was the minister who presided…

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1932-1968

Benson Tsele

… an elite group that had undergone years of military, political and physical training to return to South Africa, … Congress (ANC) . This was no mean feat at a…

B-0145431

1968

DJ Ready D (Deon Daniels)

… and Ready D’s goals were not aligned. Ariefdien was a political activist who spoke about Mandela and Biko. Ready D, … sung about on ‘Rapper’s Delight’. [8]…

B-0125398

1929-2006

Arthur Albert Hugh Adams

… After completing his Matric (Grade 12), the highly political young Adams applied to study at the University of … and the pair became an integral part of the…

B-0007774

1959

Connie September

… mother would send her for holidays. September began her political activism in the trade union and labour movement. …

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Boy Mvemve

… by the harassment, jailing and the possibility of political assassination of key political activists that was a common occurrence at the time. Before exile,…

B-0149403

Dr Morris Zwi

… he grew up in South Africa, under the abhorrent Apartheid political system. Zwi contributed towards the 1983 edition of …

B-0149762

Dr Morris Zwi

… he grew up in South Africa, under the abhorrent Apartheid political system. Zwi was also a contributor towards the 1983 …

B-0149600

1918

Mangisi Pheneas Nene

… He was born in Natal in 1918, began taking an interest in political affairs at an early age, and joined the ANC in …

B-0068235

1938

Robert Cedric Wilcox

… African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa), political prisoner, incarcerated for terrorism on Robben …

B-0078948

1955

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

… settlements and African independent churches, promoting economic self-reliance and running skills training …

B-0008578

1918-1975

Thomas Patrick Murray

… and the longest-serving member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council to which he had been appointed at …

B-0008713

1921-2009

Livingstone Mqotsi

… they made it very clear that a man with Mr. Mqotsi's political beliefs may not enter any of the schools under … of the Council demanding that he be dismissed…

B-0149337