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1886-1973

Maria Laubser

… of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) in 1907, long before she became a noted modernist. Her first recorded … Exhibition (the convenor was Professor…

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1904

Simon Tyeku

… The removal of Sophiatown destroyed his livelihood and the long years of the Treason Trial left him destitute. …

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1929-2017

Emma Thandi Mashinini

… attended the Bantu Secondary School, however it was not long after their arrival that their homes were flattened by … floor supervisor by management. She…

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1962

Molatodi Thomas Lehupela

… Lehupela learned how to do wood sculpture. It was not long before he was known throughout Thaba' Nchu. Despite the …

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1906-1968

Archibald Campbell Jordan

… at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. There, after a long illness, he died 20 October 1968. Yet his voice continued to be heard long after his death. In…

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1945

Refiloe Jackie Phelile Sedibe

… her role model. Sedibe then took his surname. It was not long before she was politically involved. At eight, she was … women who were chosen for the…

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1942

Pitika Ntuli

… placed on the South African and Swaziland authorities. Not long after his arrival in the UK, Ntuli immersed himself in … them was the release of Nelson…

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1922

Elsa Joubert

… by Joubert herself into English in 1980 as  The long Journey of Poppie Nongena ) - an epic tale of the … 1995 and translated into English by Catherine Knox…

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1859-1921

John Tengo Jabavu

… and put his whole heart into his lessons. It was not long before he became one of the brightest boys in school and … to the ministers, especially on Sundays,…

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1893-1975

Allison Wessels George Champion

… Council in 1942, and was re-elected in 1945 and 1948. A long time rival of the powerful  John L Dube  in Zulu … a general store in Chesterville location in…

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1985

Klass Makhosana Mahlangu

… stance against the homelands system. But this was not a long lived victory against his enemies because he was forced … into hiding in KwaZulu in 1985 but he…

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C. S. Ramohanoe

… Action, but the council played only a minor role. For as long as he remained provincial president, Ramohanoe succeeded …

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1952-1985

Ruben Xulu

… Gcwensa at Hiabisa mission station and embarked on a life-long career of producing religious sculptures for missions in …

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1906-1947

Molly Wolton

… on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall, she also wrote long and less popular theoretical pieces for Umsebenzi . In …

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1936

Mama Beshenga

… lived. Many were arrested for defying and were kept for long periods in detention. Men suffered great frustration and …

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1879-1940

Charles Templeman Loram

… as  The Education of the South African Native (1917), was long the standard work on me subject. Strongly influenced by …

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1925-1983

Kippie Jeremiah Moeketsi

… This, and other personal problems resulted in a life long habit of drinking and money squandering. However, these …

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1924-1960

Ephraim Chaka

… in a bad state. Mirriam Chaka passed away in 1971 after a long illness due to her deteriorating health. …

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1938-2009

Nosipho Dastile

… Dastile was one of the women celebrated in the year-long exhibition. Dastile died in May 2009 at the age of 71 after battling a long illness. At the time of…

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1955

Adam Glasser

… created an aspiration to work with local artists, and not long after winning, he worked with numerous South African … performed in collaboration with the…

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Thomas G. Karis

… of whether the courts were deterring Congress. His life-long interest in South Africa began in 1951 when he joined … in Pretoria, reporting on black politics…

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1932-2005

Arthur Maimane

… the African National Congress (ANC) . Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Father Trevor Huddleston also taught at St Peter's … into trouble. Under the byline of…

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1910-2002

Bettie du Toit

… had to travel to Soweto in disguise at night, but before long the police discovered her activities. Fearing long-term imprisonment after numerous arrests her…

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1810-1872

Charles Du Val

… 1810 of Irish parents. Du Val and his business manager and long-time associate, Arthur Fry, arrived in Cape Town at the …

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1955

Caesarina Kona Makhoere

… from another prisoner, Mama  Dorothy Nyembe , of the long history of women's resistance in South Africa. After her …

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1892-1973

John Ronald Tolkien

… recuperate in Birmingham. On 22 March 1916 he married his long time girlfriend Edith Bratt in Warwick. He applied for …

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1936-1990

Chris McGregor

… scene. During this period he played at the Vortex Club in Long Street where he worked together with met Stanley … group, the Brothers of Breath in 1969. He…

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1957-2006

Monty Johannes Motloung

… when he was tortured. His health deteriorated and led to a long illness that culminated in his death on 2 October 2006 …

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