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1949-1984

Jeanette Eva Schoon (née Curtis)

… was born in 1949 in Cape Town . In 1972, Curtis served as the Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students  (NUSAS) and … his accomplice,…

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1955-1985

Qaqawuli Godolozi

… and Nobubele Jafta. His family relocated to Peddie in the Eastern Cape where he grew up and spent his teenage life. … at a construction company as a clerk…

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1936-2008

Andrew Mandla Lekoto Masondo

… Primary School in 1946 and matriculated in 1954 from the Saint Peters Secondary School at Rosettenville in … Johannesburg. In 1955 he went to Fort Hare…

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1969-1988

Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu

… 1969 in KwaMashu , Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ). She was the fifth daughter born to Sonnyboy Nkwana and Queen Mantombi … League and Ntuzuma Youth League. In…

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1982

Jabulile Nyawose

… education. There was little time for their home life, so the youngest of their children, a little girl, grew up in the union offices. Her cot was two…

B-0149401

Mandla Michael Yende

… Yende was recruited into the PAC and APLA by Themba Phikwane in Alexandra Township , … APLA and PAC literature in Alexandra Township. Yende fled the country…

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1937-1999

Marius Schoon

… was born on 22 June 1937 in Johannesburg. He attended the University of Stellenbosch. Schoon moved to the University of Witwatersrand to continue with his ……

B-0076354

1930-2008

Walter Sidney Felgate

… from Pretoria Boys High School in 1949. He studied at the University of Natal from 1956 to 1959, earning an honours … in social anthropogy. Thereafter, he…

B-0008061

1933

Audrey Coleman

… Coleman. They had four sons, and became active members of the Detainees Parents Support Committee (DPSC) when their … and detained. Coleman became an…

B-0149513

Mkhubo Mngomezulu

… Mkhubo Mngomezulu, from the Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was accused of being one of the ringleaders responsible for unrest in the area. …

B-0149275

Mzondeki Makhunga

… from Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was the head induna [chief headman] of Ntunja Mngomezulu in this area. In 1965, after the death of Chief…

B-0149266

1957-1988

Makhosi “Tholi” Nyoka

… involvement and mobilisation, becoming a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the United Democratic Front (UDF) , and community…

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1967-1988

Nontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza

… at King Edward Hospital, Umbilo, Durban , in June 1967. The second child of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or … She became increasingly involved in…

B-0149952

1951

Helen Zille

… Johannesburg . She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. A prominent journalist and anti-apartheid … Mail , Zille's…

B-0009259

1944

Kevin Dowling

… was born in Pretoria and was ordained as a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer on 9 July 1967. He was appointed the … in the late 1980s and…

B-0008019

1964

Ntela Richard Sikhosana

… person, MK Commissar, Robben Island prisoner, member of the African National Congress and South African Communist … he was forced into exile in Mozambique,…

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1966-1986

Andrew Sibusiso Zondo

… He developed an interest in politics at a young age and by the age of 16, became a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and went into exile in … was…

B-0085558

1934

Abdulhay Jassat

… Abdulhay Jassat became involved in politics as a member of the   Transvaal Indian Congress  (TIC), which was an affiliate of the Congress Alliance in the…

B-0008200

1933-1986

Fabian Defu Ribeiro

… Fabian Defu Ribeiro was born on the 19th of June 1933 in Bantule, he was the third child of Joseph and Katherine Ribeiro (nee … were gunned down in their…

B-0008955

1947-1985

Twasile Champion Galela

… he was working for Town Talk Furniture and was a member of the General Workers Union of South Africa.  Galela became one of the key leaders of PEBCO after it…

B-0068168

1942

Helene Marie Passtoors

… Hélène Passtoors, a Belgian national was born in the Netherlands (from a Belgian-Dutch family) on 9 August 1942. She immersed herself in the struggles of…

B-0068677

1940

Mary Maria Burton

… small towns in Argentina, due to her father’s business. The family moved to Brazil  when her father was transferred … and in 1959 went to work for weekly…

B-0085586

1930-2011

Magnus Malan

… Avril Ire de Merindol, was a professor of biochemistry at the university of Pretoria, and later a member of parliament and speaker of the House of Assembly,…

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unknown-2011

Rev George Wauchope

… Rev George Wauchope was born in South Africa. He joined the South African Student  Organisation (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the…

B-0065257

1946-1987

Ntombikayise Priscilla Ngocobo (née Khubeka)

… Ngocobo (née Khubeka) lived in KwaMashu , a township to the north of Durban , Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and was affiliated with the African National Congress…

B-0149837

Paul Ramadiba Mokgathle

… a number of cattle and apparently used force to recover the cattle from the Chief. It was claimed by the Native Affairs Department … as it wishes with me”¦I…

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Mark Shinners

… He became involved in politics as a teenager and joined the Pan Africanist Congress(PAC) . This was shortly after the PAC Positive Action Campaign against…

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