SAHO global search

1922-1997

Hettie McCleod

… of Communism Act and forced out of teaching because of her political activity. She subsequently found employment as a …

B-0150327

Mceleli Bongwefile Buthelezi

… Rhodes University, 2012. From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat …

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1930-2015

Maggie Smith

… someone to be trifled with and led by example. A highly political person and an outspoken critic of apartheid and the … journalist, news editor, political…

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1956

Anthony James (Tony) Leon

… Law Department in 1986. Leon also occupied quit number of political positions. During the transitional period he held …

B-0008317

1926-2004

Ethel de Keyser

… up and detained or jailed, and, when the ANC and other political organisations were banned, many had to leave the …

B-0007984

1934-2012

Ellen Lambert

… banning of the ANC, Lambert carried on her anti-apartheid political activity underground. Consequently, she was …

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1941-1985

Judson Diza Kuzwayo

… to ten years on Robben Island,where he participated in political training and completed  his high school education. … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From…

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1950

Peter Hain

… banned in 1964,he acted as a liaison to facilitate their political work.In 1966 his family emigrated to Britain where … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From…

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Dr Aubrey Maitshwe Mokoape

… , a vehicle meant to unite parties on the left of the political centre. …

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1947-1972

Mthuli ka Shezi

… at the University of Zululand and later solidified his political career when he became vice president of the BCM … Playwright and political activist …

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1922-2004

Evelyn Ntoko Mase

… as she was not involved, and had no desire to be. in political activities. As a result, much of the focus on her … and deeply religious woman with no…

B-0125085

1935-1981

Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge

… convicted under the Suppression of Communism Act for his political activities in the ANC. He served a two-year … not enough to gain him admission because of…

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1914-2016

Selloane Ethel Leisa

… her home into a safe house, providing refuge for ANC political activists fleeing from the security police as the … unite women from all walks of life…

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1927

S. J. J. Lesolang

… of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - 1964. Hoover Institution Pres: …

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1942

Joseph Nong Thloloe

… Member of the PAC, political detainee, chairman of the South African National …

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale

… Fergusson College as Professor of Mathematics, English, Political Economy. In 1899 he was elected to the Bombay … Political activist …

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1956-2003

Muziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba

… functions as a vital vocabulary that relates cultural, political and personal experience’. He died in 2003. …

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1919

Isaac Zakes Nkosi

… important. Founded in the 1950s, mbaqanga soon took on a political dimension. Zakes Nkosi recorded an album titled Our …

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1895-1962

Elliot Tonjeni

… the Communist paper, as an instrument for promoting political consciousness among African and Coloured workers, …

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1930

Matthew Nkoana

… and got a job on the  Bantu World,  working his way up to political columnist, in which capacity he became a supporter … Political columnist for the Bantu…

B-0068268

1931

Abednego Bhekabantu Ngcobo

… of African Unity and speaking before the Special Political Committee of the United Nations. Shortly after …

B-0068237

1915-1971

H. A. Naidoo

… with the divisions that had up to that time plagued Indian political organisations and prevented them from making common … of African Politics in South…

B-0008731

1958-2004

Khotso Seatlholo

… released in 1990, when South Africa was in the midst of a political transition. After his release from prison, … Political activist, President of SSRC …

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1919-2000

Mary Dorothy Benson

… about the evils of apartheid and the torture endured by political prisoners at the hands of the country’s racist … to the UN to testify, this time…

B-0007841

1914-1998

Archibald Jacob Gumede

… in Sophiatown. He views this period as one of personal political development, during which he had the opportunity to … them to certain geographical areas and…

B-0008130

1932

Irene Menell (nee Manderstam)

Born in 1932, Irene Menell (nee Manderstam) spent her early life moving from one place to the next, completing her primary and secondary schooling in the…

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Moses Mphahlele

… time, then became an interpreter. Skota describes him as a political protégé of  S. M. Makgatho . In the late 1920s he … of African Politics in South Africa:…

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Karel Tip

… Natal in Durban. However, Tip soon drifted into studying Political Science under the mentorship of Rick Turner . It …

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1852-1927

Elizabeth Maria Molteno

… facilitation of meetings between Mr Gandhi and her many political connections. Women had a highly restricted role in … Claremont , Cape Town , she introduced…

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1922-1992

Hassan Howa

… proponent of non-racial sport. Strongly influenced by the political movements of the Western Cape, with its … isolation of apartheid sport as part of the…

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