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1936-2011

Bafana Cyril Dlamini

… Edwin Ndlovu was born in 1936 to the family of a prominent political and trade union activist. His father, Steven …

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1795

Sobhuza I

… central Swaziland, where he settled, became the social and political centre of the Swazi people. Sobhuza I continued to …

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1937

Bokwe James Mafuna

… Association,he agitated for a separate,explicitly political organization for black journalists that became the … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest to…

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Siva Pillay

… to eight years on Robben Island, which he, like other political prisoners, served with no remission from the State. …

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1950-2012

Zwelakhe Sisulu

… African recipient of the Lyons Award after journalist and political commentator, Allister Sparks. In 1990, he worked as …

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1930

Plaatjies Joseph Paul

… Mac Maharaj with the secret production and distribution of political pamphlets.He was an executive member of the … From Protest To Challenge, Political…

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1910-1987

Mattheus Uys Krige

… nonconformist and liberal who explored other literary and political avenues than the majority of his contemporaries. … War. Shootings in the streets, bomb…

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1920-2003

Rev. Theo Kotze

… Coast. There he developed some understanding of economic exploitation through White greed and Black poverty. …

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1948

Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele

… represented the University of Cape Town at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In 2009 the National …

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Anthony Holiday

… and had also been employed by the Rand Daily Mail as a political journalist. In November 1976 he was charged in the …

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Jabulani Sikhakhane

… communications, with his main focus being on financial and political reporting. He has worked for both the public and …

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1897-1961

Winifred Seqwana

… in Langa in 1930. She became increasingly involved in political activity in the region and was a founder of the … of the National Council of African Women …

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1938

Viacheslav “Ivan” Shiryaev

… attached to the ANC Regional Command, as the military-political adviser. Among his key tasks was to help the ANC in … radio communications, artillery, anti…

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1959

Phathekile Holomisa

… accusing them of using traditional leaders for their own political gain as evidenced by the large sums of money and … J.M. (2010)  Chieftaincy, the State,…

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1940-2020

Paul David

… his sister, Phyllis. David became actively involved in the political struggles when he joined Mewa Ramgobin and other …

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Sibongile Susan Mkhabela

… R20 a week. While still a young girl, Mkhabela would visit political activist, Ellen Khuzwayo , at her home where her political consciousness started to…

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1815-1892

King Sarhili kaHintsa

… rule and his life is characterised by a turbulent political climate in the shifting tides of precolonial and … agreements, assertion of British imperialism,…

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1874-1939

Charlotte Maxeke

… settled in Johannesburg, where they became involved in political movements. Both she and her husband attended the … issues, Maxeke also wrote in Xhosa on the…

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1956

Dikobe Ben Martins

… and Johannesburg Prisons where he served eight years as a political prisoner (1983-1991). He is a Member of the Political Bureau and Central Committee of the…

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1905-1988

Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu

… In 1968 he was elected Bishop of Zululand and Swaziland. A political controversy ensued as his predecessors were white …  in the same year and both believed…

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1925-1961

Frantz Fanon

… These were the events which led to Frantz’ final stage of political radicalism, as the result he began secretly helping … colonial government. This move…

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1956-1979

Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu

… crash courses in sabotage, military combat, scouting and political education. The Goch Street shoot-out 1977 Goch … increasingly vocal about the death…

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1908-1964

Self Mampuru

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

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1961

Julius C. Malie

… Bantu World.  He was temperamentally averse to militant political activity, but he joined the Liberal Party and in …

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1963

Zubeida Vallie

… anti-apartheid struggle as well as turning points in the political landscape. Her work has been widely exhibited and …

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1942

Ali Bacher

… isolation was far more than an act of malevolence by political malcontents. Through his work as a doctor at the … practioners had the potential to become…

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1935

Solomon Kerzner

… in the liberation of a society from decades of social and political repression. Especially when the man in question is … to ignore, too fantastic to be real,…

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