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1803-1894

Rev. Aldin Grout

… States. In 1830 Grout graduated from Amherst College and continued to study in theology at the Andover Theological … in January 1934. He married Hannah Davis…

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1940

Mary Maria Burton

… in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of three children of Molly and Peter Ingouville, Burton and her family moved around in a few small towns in … She attended…

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1920-2008

Brian Percy Bunting

… in Johannesburg.he is the son of  Sidney Percival Bunting  and  Rebecca Bunting . He matriculated at age 15 at Jeppe high school and attended Witwatersrand…

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1919-2020

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

… She obtained her Surgical Nursing Certificate in 1943 and a Midwifery Certificate in 1944. She went on to work as a … a strong awareness of the link between…

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1908-1970

Paul Herman Robinson

… Paul Herman Robinson was born in Durban and attended Durban High School. He studied art briefly at … He did his apprenticeship in commercial art at the EP…

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1901-1966

Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

… on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His father was a shopkeeper and a deeply religious man who…

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1949-2024

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan

… of Pravin Gordhan may never be truly understood and appreciated by millions of South Africans. For those of … who have had the privilege to work very closely…

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1946

Hailu Mergia

… Showa Province, Ethiopia, in 1946 to parents of Amhara and Oromo descent, Mergia grew up absorbing traditional Amhara, Tigrinya and Oromo songbook melodies…

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1943-1980

Pierre Jacy Fourie

… in South Africa. Fourie was the son of Petrus Fourie and his Welsh wife, Violet Morris. He grew up in a poor environment and was only thirteen years old when…

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1954

Jayaseelen Naidoo

… 1954 in Durban. He was the eighth child of Bakkium and Valatham Nadioo, a court interpreter. Naidoo matriculated … meetings. Here he listened to people like …

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1974

Wim Botha

… artist working mainly in the mediums of sculpture and installation. He was born in Pretoria in 1974 and grew up in a suburban town on the eastern side of … a…

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1958-2008

Ncumisa Chwayita Kondlo

… was active in the Azanian Students Organisation (AZASO) and later the South African National Students Congress … Kondlo joined the South African Youth…

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1956

Ben Mclennan

… (then Southern Rhodesia) where he worked as a reporter and photographer for the Rhodesian Herald. On returning to South Africa in 1979 with his wife and…

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1956

Azhar Cachalia

… Scotland on 26th of June 1956. He attended school there and then later in Benoni, Gauteng province, South Africa. He … at Damelin College in Johannesburg in…

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1865

Chief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi

… the son of Chief Macinga of the abakwa Zondi chieftaincy, and his mother, principal wife of Macinga, was the daughter … renowned for his athletic skills, the…

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1947-1985

Twasile Champion Galela

… continued with his education at Ebhongweni Primary School and Zikweni Primary School before proceeding to Kwazakhele High School. Galela married to Rita…

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1936

Bhekisisa Harold Nxasana

… Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU). In 1967 he was arrested and convicted of furthering the aims of a banned organisation … National Congress (ANC). He served…

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1933

Allister Sparks

… Allister Sparks was born to Harold Sparks and Bernice Stephen on 10 March 1933 in Cathcart, Eastern … people. Sparks studied at Queen’s College in Queenstown…

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1903-1957

Dr. Jacob Mfaniselwa Nhlapo

… Jacob Nhlapo was born in 1903 to Isaac Hulumeni and Catherina Maseko. He received primary schooling at his … in 1928 he obtained a Junior Certificate (Grade…

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1938-2002

Stephen Vukile Tshwete

… up in the village of Nkonkqweni, in King William's Town and in East London. Both of Tshwete’s parents were workers, … Tshwete’s parents felt that education…

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1924-1992

Zuleika Sarojini Christopher

… the eldest daughter of Advocate Albert Christopher and Ghadija Gool, was born in 1924 in Greenwood Park, Durban … involved in politics during Gandhi’s stay…

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1948-2021

King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

… He is the eldest son of King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon and his second wife, Queen Thomo. He was educated at the Bekezulu College of Chiefs and then…

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1868-1913

King Dinuzulu

… arrangement on the Zulu people. He banished Cetshwayo and divided Zululand into thirteen separate territories, each … the Mandlakazi. These events deeply…

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Joel Joffe

… father, Abraham Joffe, a businessman, had come from Latvia and his mother, Dena (nee Idelson), from Palestine. After a … in Johannesburg, qualified as a…

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1923-2013

Reginald (Reggie) September

… Town on 13 June 1923, the son of Florence, a housewife, and Nicholas September, a carpenter. He first attended the Broad Road Primary School and then…

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1953

Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana

… Steve Biko , she was involved in political activism and promotion of the BCM during the 1970s. Raised by an activist mother and educated at the girls-only…

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1920-1995

Harry Themba Gwala

… 30 July in 1920 near Piettermarizburg.He was a politician and teacher, Gwala known as Munt'omdala or The Lion of the … joined the  South African Communist…

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1948-2026

Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota

… He joined the South African Student Association (SASO) , and when the full-time organiser, Abaham Tiro , had to flee …  He was charged under the Terrorism…

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1932-2018

Roelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha

… known attended the Hoer Volkskool, Potchefstroom, and was a good all-round pupil, becoming chairman of debating … member of the rugby team, an officer in the…

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1925-2012

Professor Emeritus Phillip Tobias

… was born on October 14, 1925. He went to St Andrew School and later moved to Durban High School in 1939 where he … of diabetes.  He asked the family doctor…

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