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1942

Jeanie Noel

… She from then on maintained herself by catering for union meetings and congresses. Jeanie currently manages a …

B-0008810

1920-1993

Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi

… became Vice–President of the Transvaal African Teacher’s Union. He authored plays (e.g. Masungi , Makomba Ndlela ) and … became Vice–President of the…

B-0068292

1899-1980

Reverend Walker Stanley Gawe

… Priest.He joined the  Industrial and Commercial Worker’s Union (ICU) ,1920s and in 1926 he became a member of the … Member of the Industrial and Commercial…

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1934-1989

William Stewart Ainslie

… therfore rare. In the 1980’s Bill founded the Federated Union of Black Artists in Johannesburg. He died in …

B-0007777

1956

Dr Hersheela Narsee

… and thereafter got involved with the National Educators’ Union of South Africa. Hersheela was the chairperson of the …

B-0008747

1905-1992

Helen Joseph

… After the war she took a job with the Garment Workers Union (GWU) and came under the influence of Solly Sachs , …

B-0008217

1937-2002

Mono Badela

… was his founding role in the non-racial Kwazakhele Rugby Union (Kwaru), which began to attract white players like the …

B-0149509

1909-1983

Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo

… classes in Russian in order to learn more about the Soviet Union. Dadoo participated in a student demonstration in … from the Indian Government and a change…

B-0007970

1947

Dr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy

… Council (SRC). The SRC affiliated to the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). Here they met … move to merge with the South African Democratic…

B-0123670

1960

David Dabede Mabuza

… moved on to become a Chairperson of the National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) from 1986 till the … and a Chairperson of South African Democratic…

B-0124548

1942

Zweledinga Pallo Jordan

… A paper entitled  The Southern Africa Policy of the Soviet Union - with Specific Reference to South Africa: Some Notes  … into a lengthy debate on the…

B-0008215

1995

Enver Hassim

… association with Gordon he became more familiar with trade union activities. He went on to become an expert on trade … People’s Congress and the African…

B-0080308

1925-2013

Alan Robert Lipman

… charter. Lipman left the CPSA in 1956 after the Soviet Union invaded Hungary. He considered the situation "mad" and realized that the Soviet Union's…

B-0094738

1945-2005

Faith Gasa

… and was elected life president of the Natal Teachers Union. In 1973 she moved to the town of Vryheid in Northern …

B-0150428

1949

Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe

… On 1 June 1987, he began work at the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) as an education officer. He … because of his astuteness and ability to articulate…

B-0068113

1930-2013

Ismail Jacob Mohamed

… his mother became an active member of the Garment Workers Union (GWU). His mother’s activism propelled him into … with socialist groups and workers groups in…

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1958

Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe

… screened for the public in Durban as part of the African Union Film Festival, July 2002. Her work has contributed in …

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1954

Jayaseelen Naidoo

… Secretary General of the Sweet, Food and Allied Workers' Union (SFAWU), which became one of FOSATU's strongest …

B-0008732

1962

Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela

… officer at the Paper Printing Wood & Allied Workers Union where she worked from 1984 to 1987. Since 1987, …

B-0096669

1938-2011

Jannie “Jan Bek” Momberg

… Athletics Association and President of the Boland Cricket Union. Jannie had also mastered the art of wine making. Due …

B-0068083

1869-1945

Thomas Mtobi Mapikela

… member of the delegation to Britain to protest the Act of Union. As president of the Orange Free State Native Congress, …

B-0008439

1889-1981

Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize

… area. Mkhize joined the Industrial and Commercial Workers union (ICU) to fight against no notice pay, low wages and …

B-0008574

1942-1987

Job Shimankana Tabane

… we Sizwe  (MK), he was selected to go to Odessa in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for military … (SWAPO). In 1972 Tabane was sent back to the…

B-0148458

1932-1968

Benson Tsele

… roughly 30 guerrillas from the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu). Zapu commander John Dube was in charge, with … went on to receive military training in…

B-0145431

1938

Dorothy Alexander

… Dorothy went on to join the African People’s Democratic Union of South Africa (APDUSA), serving on its finance … member of Teachers League of South Africa,…

B-0150277

Mark Shinners

… They formed the Pretoria branch of the African Students Union of South Africa (ASUSA). The aim of ASUSA was to bring …

B-0149332

1971

Solomon David Lion

… father, Edward Lion, was expelled from Basutoland to the Union after his religious sect was banned. The …

B-0147760

1963

Deseni Soobben

… were distributed across the world. She photographed trade union gatherings,  End Conscription Campaign  meetings and …

B-0149599

1951-1985

Sparrow Mkonto

… for the Railways, where he joined the railway workers’ union. Mkonto married his wife Sindiswa also from Cradock in … His involvement in the CRADORA and work…

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