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1910-1984

Annie Silinga

… In 1948 she joined the Langa Vigilance Association and, during the Defiance Campaign of 1952, she joined the … was arrested for refusing to comply with pass…

B-0009054

1953

Fanie Jason

… took off in the early eighties when he worked for Drum and Pace magazine in Cape Town. Jason's photographs have … Cape Times, Cape Argus, Rapport, Sunday…

B-0008199

1947

Obie Oberholzer

… in 1972, Bavarian State Institute of Photography, Munich, and in 1979 a Masters Diploma in Photography from the same … He has held twenty five solo…

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2012

Molefi Osiel Ntsoele

… once in the back by the police. He left behind his wife and 4 children, including 3 who are still attending school. … He was also financially supporting his…

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1942-2017

Joe “Sdumo” Mafela

… Joe Mafela, actor, songwriter and film producer was born on 25 June in 1942 in Sibasa, … These included the Venda (Mafela is a Venda), the Tsonga and to a…

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1942

Ali Bacher

… of honour. It was Ali Bacher, the young medical doctor and Transvaal batsman - shrewd, skilful and a deft manager of men - who led South Africa to a 4-0 ……

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1905

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld

… He was the youngest of the four sons of Agnes Hammarskjöld and Hjalmar Hammarskjöld. The latter was the prime minister of Sweden, a member of the Hague…

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1955

Dumisani Abraham Mabaso

… to 1974 he studied art further at the Mofolo Arts Centre and then taught at the YWCA for nearly 2 years. After … Union of Black Artists (FUBA) in Newtown,…

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1895-1972

Neville Allan Lewis

… Lewis was steeped in the tradition of British painting and internalised to a high degree the style of Augustus John … , are seldom recorded. The complex…

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1928-1999

Dr. Zacharias “Zac” Johannes De Beer

… 1928. He was the second of four children of Jean Isobel and Zacharias Johannes de Beer, a medical doctor. He attended … Beer completed his housemanship at…

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1882-1966

Constance Greaves

… at the Brighton School of Art. She lived between England and SA, but finally returned in 1930 to settle, at first in the Transkei, and then near Richmond in…

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1871-1939

Robert Gwelo Goodman

… was born in 1871, Taplow, England. Goodman's The Parade and the City Hall, Cape Town (1917) is a painting that has … venues used for SASA's first exhibitions…

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1957

Anna Zieminski

… February 1957. She schooled at St Mary's Dominican Convent and the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and 1984 she attended part-time courses in photography at…

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1952-2008

Sibusiso (Sihle) R. Mbongwa

… in 1985. Mbongwa was arrested for his MK involvement, and during his trial he famously subpoenaed then-imprisoned  … . Mbongwa was sentenced to 12 years on …

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mid 1800s-1921

Martin Lutuli

… Martin Lutuli was born in the mid-1800s, he was raised and educated at the American Zulu Mission at Groutville in … the founder of the Natal Native Congress…

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1943-1967

Denise Darvall

… heart transplant, performed by Professor Chris Barnard and his team at Groote Schuur hospital. Earlier that day she … Denise had multiple injuries including…

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1952-2008

Colonel Sibusiso (Sihle) R. Mbongwa

… in 1985. Mbongwa was arrested for his MK involvement, and during his trial he famously subpoenaed then-imprisoned  … . Mbongwa was sentenced to 12 years on …

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2012

Thembinkosi Gwelani

… the head by police at scene 1. He left behind 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He financially supported all of his siblings as well as his young niece and nephew…

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Ahmed Mahomed Cachalia

… struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was used to a life of luxury and comfort, yet he was one of the strongest supporters of ……

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1936-1988

Morgan Gonaseelan Naidoo

… of the city. His father died when he was still young, and he was forced to leave school in grade 9 to find work to support his mother and two sisters. Naidoo…

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1954

Vincent Oliphant

… education at the Alicedale Methodist Primary School, and his secondary education in Uitenhage and the Hoërskool (High School) Patterson in Port Elizabeth, ……

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1910-1960s

Jameson Gilbert Coka

… to junior certificate level. Attracted by the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU), he left school to join … leader in Vryheid. But  Kadalie's …

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1930

Joseph Sallie Molefi

… ‘was born in 1930 at Winburg in the Orange Free State and attended St. Peter’s School in Johannesburg, … 1950s, but they were jettisoned for political…

B-0067993

1948

Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph

… Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph was born in Pretoria in 1948, and was educated at Pretoria High School for Girls. As a … of her teachers (including Goldie Zaidel,…

B-0009255

1938-1990

Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana

… . The young Pukwana grew up studying the piano at his home and went on to play with the Broadway yanks and later the Four Yanks. In a turn of events that…

B-0095716

1953

Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

… where he worked for the ANC's international department, and in Lesotho, creating underground ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) structures inside…

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1933-2002

Norma Kitson

… in 1933 in Berea, Durban . She was one of four children, and had an elder sister Joan and brother Ronnie and a younger brother, Mark. Her father was a…

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1909

Frank Modiba

… he refused to tend the sheep of a European cattle farmer and received eight cuts. Modiba came to Johannesburg in 1926 and worked as a domestic servant and…

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1928

John Hlatywayo

… He studied under Cecil Skotnes at Polly Street Art Centre and later under George Boys who introduced him to the techniques of batik and mono printing. Around…

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