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Hettie Du Preez

… made an outstanding contribution to the struggle against political and economic injustice in South Africa. She was a …

B-0150453

1923-1986

Moses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida

… worked as a waiter and manual labourer.Mabhida’s two early political motivators were his father, a dedicated member of … military training, as MK commissar…

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Madi Gray

… her mother tried to make her promise not to do anything political during her student years. Gray’s father died when … odd petition and participate together…

B-0068704

1933-2020

Denis Theodore Goldberg

… Cape. Bodenstein  (his wife at the time) also came from a political background with both her parents being political activists, which resulted in her being…

B-0008105

1909-1961

David Pratt

… the National Party at the polls. Although he had no political experience, he saw himself as playing a crucial … as the only person who had the solution to…

B-0068322

1969

Vicky Sampson

… that this “was [her] entry into the exciting world of political and community activism and which contributed … that her friends and family had thought she…

B-0125504

1939

Maggie Bopalamo

… way she served time in prison, following allegations of political activity and treason levelled by the Bophuthatswana … the ruling party of Bophuthatswana…

B-0007869

1931-2000

Ismail Mahomed

… BA with Distinction in 1953, he completed a BA (Hon) in Political Studies, also with Distinction and an LLB in 1957. … [vi] Mahomed also appeared as the…

B-0008381

1950

Mandla Langa

… without a permit, though Langa attributed the cause to his political involvement. Upon his release, he went into exile … Langa continued to produce poetry…

B-0099280

1995

Enver Hassim

… in years to come. Part of the things it did was to provide political study and theory. Hassim also interacted with a … of a partnership at A Christopher and…

B-0080308

1972

Zanele Muholi

… erased, and celebration to the stigmatized. Despite their political potency, Muholi’s portraits do not exploit their … a tool of intimacy, serving as…

B-0121549

1925-2013

Alan Robert Lipman

… worked in Durban for Bernard Jacks Architects until his political involvement began to have a negative impact on his … been implicated in the trial and put…

B-0094738

1886-1982

Henry Selby Msimang

… however, he settled in Edendale near Pietermaritzburg. His political career started in 1912 when he was a founder member … areas in January 1949. A year…

B-0008695

1946-2014

Mafika Pascal Gwala

… swiftly. This perpetual sharp and incisive curtailing of political and cultural expression contributed to what Gwala … with NUSAS. Not until 1971 did SASO…

B-0085150

1924-2008

Zolile Malindi

… arriving in Cape Town in 1944,Malindi frequented political meetings and within a few years had joined the … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest to…

B-0141683

1958-2012

Aaron Sipho Madondo

… became part of a music group known as ‘Roots’ with other political prisoners. He played the soprano saxophone. Other … for the dismantling of Apartheid…

B-0148753

1925-1988

Dr. Connie Mulder

… press he was trying to undermine. The scandal ruined his political career and lost the 1978 National Party electoral …

B-0008706

1967

Nkosinathi Christopher ‘Nko’ Mbuyabo

… against the homeland regime. After the unbanning of political organizations, Mbuyabo established a branch of the … SACP member, organiser, administrator,…

B-0068701

1925-2005

Fihla Christmas Tinto

… now part of Eastern Cape Province. His involvement in political activities started at an early age. In 1942, while … ANC Political Activist …

B-0009148

2006

Daniel Moabi (Dan) Mohapi

… Dan Mohapi grew up in Soweto.  He was first involved in the political struggle in the 1970s as a high school student. He …

B-0070663

1925-1988

Cornelius Petrus Mulder

… press he was trying to undermine. The scandal ruined his political career and lost the 1978 National Party electoral …

B-0068155

1909

Isaac Bangani Tabata

… liberation movement and a long-range strategy of political education rather than short-range action campaigns. …

B-0068521

1920-2009

Amina Desai

… 1969, Amina Desai took over the running of his business. Political activist, Ahmed Timol , who died at the hands of … Barron, C. (2009) “Amina Desai: Former…

B-0007991

1952-1981

Robert Mokwena (George Sello)

Robert Mokwena, also known by his guerrilla name as George Sello, was born on 4 April 1952 in White City Jabavu, Soweto in the Transvaal (now known as Gauteng…

B-0150238

1954

William Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr

… Apartheid government increased state and state-sponsored political violence to combat resistance, Hofmeyr joined the … The group was responsible for…

B-0068071

1931-2021

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu

… at junior level. After that he quit in protest against the political undermining of Black education. During his tenure … that his motive in writing the…

B-0064794

1966-2019

Sandile Dikeni

… editor of the Cape Times, editor of Die Suid-Afrikaan and political editor of This Day South Africa. He also served a … Political prisoner, poet, journalist,…

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