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1946-2012

Professor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel

… at Hewat Training College in CT before joining UWC, he was one of only two black UWC lectures at the time. In 1978, he … senior academic positions. In 1980,…

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1935-2015

André Philippus Brink

… André Philippus Brink was born on 29 May 1935, in Vrede one of the small towns in Orange Free State. His writing … he wrote Meul teen die hang. Together with…

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1917

Bonakele Mali Khana

… Bonakele Mali Khana was one of 616 South Africans that died when the SS Mendi  sank …

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1841-1898

Nongqawuse

… by Major Gawler at Fort Murray, which is not deemed as one hundred percent reliable: Major Gawler: Do you know … homestead to see Nongqawuse and hear of the…

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1929-2001

Johannes (Joe) Modise

… Youth League (ANCYL) in about 1947 in Newclare and became one of the organisation's organisers. When the Strijdom … Areas Protest Committee. Modise was very…

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1915-1974

Michael Alan Harmel

… of Inkululeko, alongside  Edwin Mafutsenyane .Harmel was one of only two members of the Central Committee who opposed … South African Congress of Trades…

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1866-1935

Henry Burton

… in Kimberly and the Cape Colony in general. Sol Plaatje, one of the founders of the African National Congress (ANC), … Times obituary) In 1903, he asked, in…

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1934-2003

Buzwe Stanley Mabizela

… the Transkei, near the border of Lesotho where he did form one and form two in one year. After completing form two, the priests at Mariazel … at Alice and…

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1940

John Maxwell Coetzee

… uncommon occurrence in South African literature which, as part of the legacy of a divided society, is riddled with … reflects the political tensions he lived…

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1903-1972

John Beaver "J.B" Marks

… of the strike were arrested and charged with sedition.One of the leaders of the 1952 Defiance Campaign , Marks was … the Suppression of Communism Act . He…

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1949-2007

Percival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn

… during the match-fixing scandal in 2000. For the greater part of his career, he helped redefine South African cricket … role in making it an inclusive…

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1919

Olive Peace Landman

… her teaching training. During this time Olive took part in a strike led by Oliver Tambo . Her close friends at … raids became a way of life and the Landman…

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1919-2000

Mary Dorothy Benson

… South Africans who were active in the liberation cause. On one particular evening in 1962, Benson heard a knock on her … the Movement – 1986), and his then…

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Deborah Jean Budlender

… Wages Commission. During her honours year, she worked part-time in the Western Province Workers Advice Bureau … to support their work. Over this period, she…

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1932-2007

Sydney Sipho Sepamla

… of his poems, though satirical, had a political undertone. One of these was “The Blues is you in me”, and the collection … Sepamla has also written novels,…

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1972-2009

Thabo Motene Marera

… SABC. About ten years ago, he approached Velocity Films (one of the top 25 commercials film companies in the world) … United States, requesting a scholarship…

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1939-1997

Enos Mabuza

… He was appointed Inspector of Education in 1972, to become one of the youngest Black educationists in his country. He became a one of the first authors of…

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Nimrod Boyce Tantsi

… Tantsi was born in  Johannesburg  in 1895, the grandson of one of the founders of the AME in South Africa. His family … up by the  Communist Party (CPSA)  in…

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1920-2005

Raymond Mhlaba

… Mazoka village at Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape.He was one of eight children of a policeman. Five of his siblings … cause of freedom.... He grew to…

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1921

Thembile Benson Ndimba

… of the people from the African township of Korsten and one of Korsten's leaders since then. …

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Jomo Kenyatta

… village in Gatundu Division, Kiambu District ”” one of five administrative districts in the Central Highlands … surgery was successfully carried out on both…

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1958-1995

Nithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender

… with the increasing political opposition to apartheid. One would have expected him to accept the status quo without … at the University of Birmingham, United…

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1921-2012

Motsamai Keyecwe Mpho

… in Accra, Ghana. While he was on his way back to Botswana one of his comrades composed a song Fatshe leno La Rona (Our Land) which he taught them. Thus, Mpho…

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1943-2020

Devikarani Priscilla Jana

… the personal attorney of Nelson Mandela and, as such, was one of very few South Africans to have had unique access to … on Robben Island . It has been said…

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1904-1983

Alex Hepple

… Society of Engineers and was blacklisted for his part in the 1913 strike. Thomas and his wife, Agnes (nee …

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1980

Lindiwe Mazibuko

… her honours degree, Mazibuko was employed as researcher as part of the DA’s Parliamentary operation. She decided to …

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1871-1939

Robert Gwelo Goodman

… 1st Annual Exh,. Drill Hail, Darling St., 9 Dec., as part of the Loan Collection exhibited by SADC. 1921: SASA 20 …

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1944

Kevin Dowling

… of the Mass liturgy. He is convinced that the decision is part of a “systematic dismantling ”¦ of the vision, theology …

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1959-2011

Zimasile Ngqawana

… in Pretoria. He toured Europe after being invited to be part of the Moving into Dance Company, and also went to …

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1957

Anna Zieminski

… the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and 1984 she attended part-time courses in photography at the Ruth Prowse School of …

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