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1954

Esdras Lusiba Ntloko

… Early life and the 1976 uprising Esdras Lusiba Ntloko was born on 18 … He became active in student politics during the 1970s, and in 1976 he took part in the…

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1945-2008

Phumzile John Gomomo

… one of seven children born to the late Ndabeni (Mnzotho) and Nonga Stofile (Mpondo). He received his primary education from Ntlaka lower Primary School and…

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1904-1986

Jean van der Poel

… Jean van der Poel was born in Cape Town in 1904, and went on to become a prominent historian. Her studies began at the University of Cape Town (UCT) , and…

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1886-1964

Charles Kwelemthini Sakwe

… Sakwe was born about 1886 in Idutywa in the Transkei and educated at Clarkebury Institution. After a period of … chief, he was elected to the district…

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2012

Nkosiyabo Xalabile

… was killed at scene 2 after being shot in his thigh and buttock by the police. He was the sole breadwinner in the family and left behind his wife, mother,…

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1962-2013

Jacob “Baby Jake” Matlala

… Nene later dethroned him for the title. Between 1986 and 1988 he suffered four successive defeats against Vuyani … Federation (IBF) flyweight title in…

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1889-1916

Harold Cressy

… KwaZulu Natal. He was one of the five children of Bernard and Mary Cressy. The local Roman Catholic Mission School provided Cressy's primary education and at…

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1852-1918

Schalk Burger

… de Villiers. Burger was elected as field cornet in 1881, and became part of the campaign against Nyabela, the Ndebele … on the Volksraad, he was appointed…

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Cijimpi Mnyandu

… Cijimpi Mnyaundu, a trade union leader and African National Congress (ANC) member, who worked in … only one permitted entry. He was told, ‘This is the paper,…

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1966-1986

Andrew Sibusiso Zondo

… Kwazulu-Natal). He attended Ngazane Lower Primary School and went on to Phakama Higher Primary School in KwaMashu. … He developed an interest in politics at…

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1936-2015

Letsau Nelson Diale

… dompas (Identity Document). The police beat him brutally and he was imprisoned. This was to be the beginning of … we Sizwe (MK), but he chose to remain…

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1908-1984

Frederick Hutchinson Page

… artist often claimed that he limited his palette to black and white because of his dire financial circumstances. Page’s … life was unsettled. He lost his…

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1932-1988

Johnstone Mfanafuthi Makhathini

… imposed Bantu Education he resigned from teaching and went on to pursue further studies part time at the … University of KwaZulu-Natal. Makhathini joined…

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1930-2014

Nelson “Nana” Mahomo

… After working for some time as a clerk for Arthur Blaxall and attempting a business venture with Joe Molefi, Mahomo … build a  Pan Africanist Congress  (PAC)…

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1917

Peter Nkutsoeu Raboroko

… president of the Transvaal African Students' Association and also joined the  African National Congress  (ANC). He was in the group that launched the Youth…

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1859-1936

Meshach Pelem

… Pelem was born in Mxumbu near King William's Town in 1859 and studied at Healdtown, where he qualified as a primary … years, he went to the  Griqualand West …

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1976

William Nomodi Tshwane

… been detained with other Soweto students on 25 July 1976 and held at Modderbee prison in Johannesburg.Police said that he had been caught handling a stolen…

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1956

Ndabenhle William Zulu

… Mission School. In 1968 he moved to Emondlo Township and attended the Ikhethelihle Lower Primary School where he … at the hospital who encouraged him to…

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1874-1959

Daniel Francois Malan

… doctorate of divinity at the University of Utrecht in 1905 and was ordained as a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. … Afrikaner nationalism led him into…

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1919-1984

Cassim Amra

… the senior cricket team. Amra was exposed to George Singh and other activists who played a crucial role in charting a … he joined the Durban-based Liberal…

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1919-1998

George Naicker

… 1 June 1919. He joined the  Natal Indian Congress  in 1941 and became an executive member in 1956 until his arrest on 1 … for 55 days under the notorious 90…

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1949

Leonard Tshela Mohapi Matsoso

… Art Centre under Cecil Skotnes, Sydney Kumalo, Bill Hart and Ezrom Legae. In 1972 he studied at the Bill Ainslie Studios and traveled to France, England and…

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1986

Blessing Mabaso

… 2000, amnesty was granted to Mathys Botha, Johannes Steyn and Laurence Wasserman for killing of Blessing Mabaso, Brian Memela, Luvuyo Mgobozi and Mbongeni…

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1927-2015

Reverend Cedric Radcliffe Mayson

… In 1973 he joined the staff of the Christian Institute and two years later became the editor of its monthly …   banned at the same time as the Reverend …

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1925-2010

Ethel Walt

… White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege while ignoring the realities of apartheid. However, her courage and conviction forced…

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1932

Amy Thornton

… Both her parents were actively involved in the struggle, and it did not take long for Thornton to follow suit, taking … Congress (ANC) , the Coloured People…

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1931-2000

Ismail Mahomed

… 1931, a second generation South African of Indian descent and first born child of devoutly staunch Muslim parents. He … a BA (Hon) in Political Studies, also…

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1955

Zamokwake Samuel Gumede

… of the course he worked as a full-time carpenter and sculptor at the Mission until 1984. During 1985 and 1986 he worked at the Community Arts Workshop,…

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2012

Mphangeli Tukuza

… being shot four times by the police, in his head, arm and knee. He left behind his two wives and 7 young children, including a 3 month old baby. He also…

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