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1954

Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu

… of  African National Congress  (ANC) veterans,  Walter  and  Albertina Sisulu . In 1971 Lindiwe completed her form 5 and enrolled for an Advanced Level…

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1936-2012

Dr. Neville Edward Alexander

… of Dimbiti Bisho Alexander, a primary-school teacher, and David James Alexander, a carpenter. It was in the rural … his father. Alexander was introduced to…

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1903-1973

Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams

… Lithuania. He was the son of Zecharya Alter Abramowich and Rachel Leah Sherman. As a young boy Abrahams emigrated … to England where he was educated at the…

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1940-2005

Nesta Mathom Nala

… Nesta Mathom Nala, born in 1940, lived and worked in the Thukela valley at Oyaya, near Ndondondweni, … grandmother). As a single parent, Nesta Nala has…

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1962

Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela

… was born in 1962 in Soweto . Her parents, Nomasonto and Bafana were both traders. She obtained a bachelor of Law from the University of Swaziland in 1987 and…

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1869-1945

Thomas Mtobi Mapikela

… the Eastern Cape, he trained as a carpenter in Grahamstown and later established a successful business as a builder and contractor in Bloemfontein.In 1892 he…

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1909

Isaac Bangani Tabata

… I.B. Tabata)  was born near Queenstown in the Cape in 1909 and received his secondary schooling at Lovedale. After … in Cape Town in 1931. He became employed…

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1918-1996

Rowley Israel Arenstein

… Durban attorney,the son of immigrant eastern European jews and a leader of the  Congress of Democrats (COD) .He became … to the South African Congress of…

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1934-2021

Ronnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)

… (now KwaZulu-Natal).  His father was born in Cato Manor and his mother was born in Fynnlands, Durban. His paternal and maternal grandparents came from South…

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1930-1978

Sewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum

… labourers in Natal. He started working at an early age, and as a young boy, Sewgolum took to imitating the golfers he … his unorthodox golf grip, Sewgolum…

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1936-2011

Joseph Johannes Marks

… politics in 1952 after hearing a speech  by Cissie Gool  and her father, Dr  Abdulla Abdurahman , both political … became a self-employed fish. In 1950 he…

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1962-2002

Steve Hilton-Barber

… a farming family. He received a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies degree from Rhodes University. In 1986 he joined Afrapix and worked as a stringer…

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1939

Jonty Driver

… Jonty (C.J) Driver was born in Cape Townin 1939 and grew up with his mother and younger brother in Kroonstad.  His father spent time … during the Second…

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Thomas G. Karis

… officer who was a critic of U. S. policy on South Africa and who became a leading historian of the South African … 18 at the age of 97. Professor Karis was…

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Mme Makwena Matlala

… attitude of the Acting Chieftainess”¦much difficulty was and is still experienced.’ Makwena Matlala’s consultative style of leadership and opposition to…

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Zulumathabo Zulu

… Zulumathabo Zulu is a software engineer and published author of more than eight books and hundreds of articles including The Sesotho Dictionary of … Tool of…

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Mavuso Walter Msimang

… Mavuso (Walter) Msimang was stationed and trained primarily in central Tanzania, at Kongwa, an ANC … 1960s. He became a leading member of the MK high command…

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1780-1820

Makhanda Nxele

… ‘Battle of Grahamstown’ in 1819. Except for his political and spiritual influences in Xhosa society, there is little … work in using the clues left to us by…

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1950

Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli

… by the drawings of his older brother, Chamberlain, and the carvings his grandfather made in wood and stone. He began attending classes at the Jubilee Art ……

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1932-2009

Aidan Walsh

… studied at the Natal Technical College from 1948 to 1950, and at the Hammersmith School of Art, London, from 1956 to 1957. Between 1959 and 1966 he taught…

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1972

Leoni Marinovich

… A documentary and fine art photographer, Leonie's (nee Swanepoel) work is represented in galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Johannesburg. Leoni has co-…

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1906-1996

Laduma Ncwaba Mikaeli Madela

… He was an author, illustrator, sculptor, heaven-herd and philosopher. He lived in the Ceza district where he … received training as an inyanga from both his…

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1956

Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini

… of Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) in 1956, and then moved to Soweto . Manzini suffered from polio as a child and as a result spent close to four…

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1879-1958

Madhlangala Dukuza Ndabezitha

… at the Sidumbini Mission Station in the Colony of Natal and his secondary schooling at the Lovedale Institution in … called) of the Colony under the Natal…

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Nicholaas Frederic de Waal

… a banker who received a commercial education in Brussels and studied law. He travelled to Europe and America before settling in South Africa in 1880. He met…

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1949

Joseph Alfers

… was the Assistant Native Commissioner. He attended school and university in Pietermaritzburg, graduating from the then … as a result of involvement in…

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1922-2001

Christiaan Neethling Barnard

… died at a young age due to a heart problem. Learning music and playing sport, young Chris did well at school. After he … to Minnesota University to study…

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1956

Kay Hassan

… traditional beer at a shebeen, defying apartheid laws and repeated raids by police. His cousin, William Shibambo, worked as artist on a part-time basis…

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1925-1961

Frantz Fanon

… To look after her family she opened a shop selling drapery and hardware. His mother was of the Alsatian origin, Frantz … Military career At the age of 17 he…

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1921-2015

Norman Stewart Middleton

… 1921, in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) and moved to Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) when …   He was a soldier during World…

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