SAHO global search

1926-2024

Zuleikha Mayat

… down. She continues to fight for social justice and the rights of the disadvantaged. For example, she has been … role in creating public awareness about…

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1870-1945

Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama

Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama was born in Bombay in 1870. After passing the Intermediate Examination at the University of Bombay, he worked in the Bombay Port Trust…

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1942

Pitika Ntuli

… that runs campaigns against the abuse of Human rights and promotes social change, such as the campaign that … that urge the viewer to challenge perceptions…

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1922-2013

Vesta Smith

… in bringing an end to Apartheid had access to legal representation, was a combination of her respect and support …

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1979

Lewis Baker

… Lewis Baker was married to Villa Baker. He was a civil rights lawyer, and a member of the South African Communist … civil rights lawyer, member of the South…

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1935-1981

Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge

… records that he paid the supreme price for defending the rights of the oppressed South Africans to exist in conditions …

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1959

Gideon Mendel

… career his focus has been on responding to the key global issues facing his generation.Gideon is widely regarded as one …        Drowning World at the Oak…

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1940

Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize

… Rural Women’s Movement (RWM), an organisation focused on issues that specifically affect women in rural areas. Through … for her exceptional contribution to…

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1852-1917

Isaac Williams Wauchope

… and contributions. Isaac wrote extensively on a number of issues that provide a significant lens on the dynamics and … a teacher’s trade union dealing with…

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1872-1940

Abdullah Abdurahman

… council he sought in particular to influence policy on issues of health and education. Although an articulate … more than to be judged on merit, exercise…

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1854-1925

Alfred Milner

… the British subjects suffered – the lack of political rights or any voice in government, maladministration, … to facilitate rapid communication. The two most…

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Professor Sir Raymond Hoffenberg

… University, who found his integrity and concern for human rights very inspirational. This particularly angered the … matters, especially when they affected…

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1916-1976

Dawood Seedat

… Cassim Amra also played a leading role and several issues carried an announcement that he had written all the … any way willing to grant the simplest of…

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1937-1986

Bessie Amelia Head

… her own newssheet, The Citizen, which depicted local issues and Apartheid absurdities. She also met Randolph … her second novel, Maru. The selling of the…

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1941-2021

Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane

… Ngubane first came into contact with the broader political issues that were prevalent in the country while he was in … boards he served on include the…

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1928-2013

Phyllis Naidoo

… Christopher and  Enver Hassim , discussed and debated issues, she learned ‘the mechanics of politics.’ The NEUM was … Natal University (Non-European section)…

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1959

Romeo Zamani Makhanya

… became instrumental in the two artists revisiting issues dealing with the dynamics of a universal African life. … Durban Art Gallery in 2001. In this work…

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1926-1982

Poomoney Moodley

… access to family, friends, colleagues and even legal representation. Describing her first experience of solitary …

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1928-2023

Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi

… supported the idea of a federal republic to protect ethnic rights and his power base. In the run-up to the election, he … of the Party. At the launch of the…

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1923-2007

Raymond Hoffenberg

… University, who found his integrity and concern for human rights very inspirational. This particularly angered the … matters, especially when they affected…

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1918-2000

Ismail Chota Meer

… South Africans against the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act that laid the seed for the 1952 Defiance … democratic South Africa, struggle for…

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1945-1996

Ruth Naomi Leon

… Leon developed breast cancer, along with other health issues. She subsequently died in Nigtevecht, Utrecht on 15 …  Women’s rights activist, gay rights…

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1957-1990

Teboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini

… history of Africa’s struggles, American slavery, the Human Rights Movements in the USA and about the evil of apartheid. …

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1927-2019

Adelaine Florence Hain

… capital city and citadel of apartheid, fighting for civil rights. In local black townships like Atteridgeville, Lady …

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1950

Charles Nupen

… conditions of African workers in Durban and then make representation to the Statutory Wage Board. Around the same … couple of times while delivering the…

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1940-2010

Frederik van Zyl Slabbert

… accountable mix of constituency-based and proportional representation, was quietly shelved by the Government. Van …

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1933-2019

Jennifer Davis

… Africa in 2000, she continued to consult on international issues. She served as an active member of the boards of … the field of education and her commitment…

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Tim Bruwer

… myself because I knew virtually nothing about any of the issues. After a while I had developed a reasonably clear … while some of the senior students were…

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1954-2019

Paul Grendon

… Stem, and mimics Mexican muralists from the 20’s in the representation of the history of an oppressive and divided …

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