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1940

John Maxwell Coetzee

… in South Africa in 1948, beginning a racist and oppressive apartheid regime. Coetzee’s formative experience was … The painful and offensive reality of South…

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1953-2019

Bongani Mnguni

… dedicated his life to exposing the brutality of the apartheid system.  Mnguni was born in Soweto on the 18th of … Africans, telling the stories of black…

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1968-2019

Carol Moses

… at school. She joined the executive committee of an anti-apartheid community newspaper called Saamstaan (stand … months classroom protest that COSAS called…

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1936-2013

Sathima Bea Benjamin

… singer and in great demand in music and theatre. Yet as apartheid laws were implemented, black performers found it … and for her contribution to the struggle…

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1911-1980

Lillian Masediba Ngoyi

… gained wide recognition overseas as a radical opponent of apartheid. Together with Dora Tamana , she was arrested while … without a passport. She addressed…

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Elliot Mngadi

… farmers in Natal who were affected by policies of the apartheid government. In March 1954 Mngadi joined the LPSA at … Affairs Department (NAD) as a messenger…

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1957-1980

Leonard Tebogo Tume

… to him as “Communist” due to his dedication to fighting apartheid. Tume also spoke up openly against corruption … inside. He was shot dead on 13 June 1980 by…

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1943-1967

Denise Darvall

… , and her kidneys went to 10 year old Jonathan van Wyk. In apartheid South Africa that gave rise to some controversy, as …

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1957-1990

Teboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini

… Human Rights Movements in the USA and about the evil of apartheid. Mashinini was the chairperson of the debating team … vigorous mass action, and…

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1947

Dr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy

… Act . He became politicized facing the injustices of the apartheid government. The restriction of movement, the … , the prime minister of South Africa, the…

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1918-2002

Arnold Selby

… bargaining rights with their bosses under a myriad of apartheid laws controlling labour. This made fighting for … organised to take refugees away far from…

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1926-2004

Anthony Sampson

… and establishing links with the ANC in exile, as the apartheid era began to draw to a close. Sampson has narrated … banking) (1981) Black Gold (about the…

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1921-1993

Andries Treurnicht

… Kerk (NGK, or Dutch Reformed Church) renounced apartheid, Treurnicht was one of the organisers of protest … policy shift. The organisers maintained that in…

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1928-2004

Dolly Rathebe

… Drum photographer, JÁ¼rgen Schadeberg for contravention of Apartheid laws while on a photo-shoot, only served to swell … which flowered briefly before it was…

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1944

Graeme Pollock

… coloured player, Basil D'Oliveira in the team was against apartheid policies. Prime Minister J.B.Vorster refused … Barry Richards organized a protest against…

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1924-2011

Henry Mutile Fazzie

… leaders to have waged a massive offensive against apartheid through a campaign of a total consumer boycott of … later established that they were killed by…

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1935

Judge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs

… most of his work involved defending people charged under apartheid's racist statutes and repressive security laws. … judge, Justice Sachs was the chief…

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1966

Jodi Bieber

… "Democracy's Images - Photography and Visual Arts After Apartheid" "Kom Blom Met Ons" Gangsterism in Westbury, … Artimediar Gallery, Holland, 1999. "Blank -…

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1941-2007

Hilary Mutch

… of heightened political tension in South Africa as the Apartheid government cracked down heavily on political … living outside South Africa, her she…

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1959

Carl Niehaus

… (DRC) as he was opposed to their compliance with the apartheid system. He joined and became a deacon in the … both Summa cum Laude . By 1991, the process of…

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1945

Achmad Cassiem

… At the age of 15, he joined the armed struggle against the apartheid government. At the age of 17, Cassiem together with … for secretly mobilising students…

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1935-2013

Sipo Elijah Mzimela

… (ANC) and became involved in political protest against Apartheid. He left South Africa in 1962 and went into exile … Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. He…

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1939

Jonty Driver

…  (LP) that carried out sabotage campaigns against the Apartheid government’s infrastructure. His association with … studying, his South African passport was…

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1933

Abdul Samad Minty

… and he published his study on the defence strategy of the apartheid government in South Africa. His publication helped the Anti-Apartheid Movement to develop…

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1933

Audrey Coleman

… in the Free The Children Campaign resulted in the Apartheid government refusing to renew of her passport in … on the work the detention and death of people…

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1948

Conny Braam

… an important role in the international struggle against apartheid and Braam was the leader of this organisation. This … Vula. Amsterdam, 1992; G.L. Klein, …

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1916-1981

Mary Susan Malahlela-Xakana

… collapsed and died while doing voluntary service for anti-apartheid activist and Nelson Mandela family physician, Dr …

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Cecil Sols

… 1980s to early 1990s, helping to expose the atrocities of apartheid and to empower young black South Africans through …

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1924-2004

Peter McKenzie Brown

… Blacks from urban areas and farms made him a target of the apartheid state. This was a heavy blow to the LP. Two great … Rural Advancement (Afra) was formed…

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