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1909-1961

David Pratt

… this man, but lay him up for a month or more to give him time to think things over." (The Star, 13 September 1960). … hit the Prime Minister in the right…

B-0068322

1932-2008

Miriam Makeba

… was born in March 4th, in 1932 Johannesburg , during a time of economic depression. Her mother, a domestic worker, … According to her biography, the 1980s…

B-0008394

Nise Bulelwa Malange

… formed township in the Ciskei . She describes it as the time in which she started taking politics incredibly … terrible, so I [became] … more politicized. …

B-0008413

1928-1986

Paramount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo

… so unsafe that literally we feel we may be shot at any time". Insulated, perhaps, by the belief that Kaiser, his … K.D. was not prepared to let him off so…

B-0088575

1910-1977

Percy John "Jack" Hodgson

… and membership of some 20 organisations. From this time onwards, together with many others, he was forced to … in South Africa from the United Kingdom…

B-0008166

1920-1964

Vuyisile Mini

… term in Pretoria prison for MK activities at the time of Mini's execution. He recalled the last moments of … he was given a heroes funeral in Port Elizabeth…

B-0008562

1924-2020

Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy

… and Marxism like many of the young people at that time. In late 1943 his interest in South Africa was sparked … about mine workers going to Johannesburg. At…

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1927-2020

Advocate George Bizos

… was a prominent citizen, having been the mayor at one time. In 1941, when Bizos was thirteen years old, seven … African’. The ban lasted over 30 years. …

B-0007857

1952-2010

Sarah Gertrude Holland

… to orphans and abused and abandoned children. At the time, the structure she was using was nothing more than a … area of Ingogo, providing them with a cooked…

B-0149437

1922-1997

Hettie McCleod

… Party of South Africa (CPSA) and started to work full-time as a Party organiser. The following year, she was … United Kingdom only in 1965. As Reginald was…

B-0150327

1916-2006

Anton Edward Rupert

… degree at the same institution, where he lectured for some time after completing his studies. His first business …

B-0121674

1917-1998

Winnie Motlalepule Kgware

… an organization that was banned from the campus at the time. In 1962-1963 she and her husband toured the United … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele …

B-0070046

1927-2011

Professor Carel Boshoff

… early life on a cattle farm in the Waterberg. During this time he had met  J G Strijdom  and  H F Verwoerd  who …

B-0007874

1930-2006

Mazisi Raymond Kunene

… major works, in both English and isiZulu, during this time. His three epics, Emperor Shaka the Great, 1979; Anthem …

B-0008288

1915-2003

Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima

… Africa to give chiefs more local power, but at the same time use them as puppets to control the homelands. In 1963 …

B-0008481

1915-1984

Thelma Gutsche

… of the Africana Museum Advisory Committee. Around the same time she also served as a founding member, trustee and life …

B-0008135

1942

Vera Gow (Adams)

… forms of social living in the Western Cape . During this time, District Six was declared a white area, and …

B-0008119

1915-1972

William Frederick Nkomo

… beliefs as the ANC advocated non-violence at that specific time. While teaching Nkomo obtained a scholarship to study …

B-0008800

1947-2010

Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo

… Portuguese musicians who were touring Mozambique at the time were so impressed that they invited her to join their …

B-0065035

1812-1893

Johannes Willem (Jan) Viljoen

… him from death after the Transvaal Boers had in the mean time become engaged in a war with the Bechuana tribes. Sekomi …

B-0068728

1925-2000

Alfred Baphetuxolo Nzo

… National Conference held in South Africa for the first time after the unbanning of the liberation movements. He was …

B-0068295

1931-1964

Suliman “Babla” Saloojee

… who he married on 1st July 1962, recalls that the last time she saw him he had a bandage on his head. When she tried …

B-0064871

1921-1993

Andries Treurnicht

… the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in Oudshoorn. During his time there he played rugby for South Western Districts and …

B-0009155

1938

Ngoako David Thebehali

… department at the University of Witwatersrand during which time he also married. He then enrolled with the University of …

B-0009134

1928-2004

Dolly Rathebe

… expression went into utter decline and was to take a long time to recover. Although Rathebe’s career was to be briefly …

B-0008942

Vusi Mahlasela

… to the people . It comprises of songs as far back as the time when he first started out singing. During his 20 years …

B-0096899

1944

Graeme Pollock

… and issued a joint statement: “We cricketers feel that the time has come for an expression of our views. We fully …

B-0096457

1924-2011

Henry Mutile Fazzie

… of white shops and businesses in Port Elizabeth.At the time the Consumer Boycott Committee which comprised people … Gerhart, G. M. & Karis, T. (eds) (1977)…

B-0067999

1943-1967

Basil Paul Petersen February

… and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1964. It was around this time that February met fellow comrade James April . He and … Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele …

B-0071685

1935

Judge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs

… the effects of the bomb blast, he devoted himself full-time to preparations for a new democratic Constitution for …

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