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1889-1970

James “Sofasonke” Mpanza

… returned to the Orlando advisory board, he was one of those who supported the creation of the Soweto Urban …

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1956

Chris Ledochowski

… for the Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development as part of the South African Labour Development Research Unit … for the Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty…

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1868-1913

King Dinuzulu

… them of much of their land. By 1894, Zululand had become one of the main sources of labour supply on the … When he became Prime Minister of South Africa in…

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1870-1947

Horatio (Bud) Isaiah Mbelle

… School in Kimberley for many years. In addition he was one of the members of a promotion scheme which strove for the … Advisory Council for African affairs…

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Joel Joffe

… and his wife Venetta on a Robben Island tour in 1995, one that left Joffe with a renewed sense “of how fortunate … its foreword, Mandela wrote that the book…

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1933-1986

Florence Barbara Ribeiro

… racist animosity she unremittingly strove for justice. One incident in her life illustrates this clearly. In 1971, … of her early death as she told her…

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1906-1983

Victor Sidney Norton

… prejudice or oversimplification, they at least left no one in doubt as to where he and his newspaper stood. Perhaps … enjoyment of life and much goodwill…

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1938-2018

Keorapetse William Kgositsile

… from where he could voice his contempt for the system. In one interview he was quoted as saying: "In a situation of … of African-American poetry to Africa…

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1963

Robert John McBride

… associated with the Black Panther movement, became one of the most influential books McBride ever read. Through … Wentworth. He dropped out of Mechanical…

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1940

Johnson Phillip Mlambo

… and Douglas Simelane. Mlambo was listed as accused number one in their trial. He was charged with sabotage and plotting … stopped at Colesberg Prison where…

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1948-2026

Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota

… were not allowed bail. In November 1988, Lekota was one of four fellow trialists found guilty. Although UDF … interests. He received a written reprimand and…

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1946-1987

Phindile Mfeti

… Race Relations (SAIRR) in Johannesburg. In 1974, he formed part of the group which set up the Johannesburg-based  … to study at the University of…

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1959

Phathekile Holomisa

… In 1994, he was elected as a member of parliament as part of the ANC. After the first election, he was accused … article was written by Savannah Seara…

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Dieter 'Felix' Gerhardt

… to continue his career in the South African military. As part of his service in the Royal Navy, he trained at HMS … interrogated him for 11 days, during…

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Mrs. N. Parenithama Pillay

… of Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo , was part of the first group of Transvaal women who went to Natal …

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1946

Ashlatha Rambally

… community as well as in their school) she started working part-time as a researcher on Black Review – an annual … the feminist journal Agenda, which she…

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1950

Martin Plaut

… East. He liaised with the Anti-Apartheid Movement as part of his role as Secretary of the Labour Party’s Africa …

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1921-1980

President Seretse Khama

… post-colonialism and post–apartheid, seen to be a key part in the development of the Southern African Development …

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1619-1677

Jan van Riebeeck

… in April 1639 and then further on to Dejima (today forming part of Nagasaki) in Japan in 1643. In 1645 van Riebeeck was …

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Arthur Butelezi

… that: ‘”¦ no African – not even a culturally Europeanised one – was endowed with the creative ability to produce art …

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1921-1976

Leslie Massina

… the Dube location advisory board in Johannesburg. He was one of the accused for the full length of the  Treason Trial …

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1920-2015

Sylvester Stein

… of Drum , and partly an investigation into the death of one of Drum ’s reporters, Henry Nxumalo. Stein currently …

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1936-2009

Izak de Villiers

… author.  He wrote 54 books, including five of poetry and one on depression.  De Villiers also composed a number of …

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1962-1987

Mandla Nkosi

… portrait of an American art critic and his wife during one of the Thupelo Workshops. In 1986 he won a merit award at …

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1969

Jonathan Neil Rhodes

… National Director of Epilepsy South Africa, “Jonty is one of the most prominent figures world wide who openly … Former South African Test and One Day…

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1941

Jonas Mosa Gwangwa

… born in 1941 in Orlando East, Soweto. The young Gwanga was one of many musicians mentored by Alto Saxophonist Kippie …

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Laurence Neill Nathan

… and not pacifist reasons, his personal philosophy is one of nonviolence. …

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1928-1993

Sefofane Samuel "Solly Smith" Khunyeli

… as a security specialist in the Soviet Union ,and at one time was a member of the South African Communist Party …

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1909-1994

Oscar Mpetha

… unsuccessful appeal of his sentence, he was selected to be one of three co-presidents of the United Democratic Front …

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1929-2005

Isaac Bokala

… 1952 Defiance Campaign, and on 5 December 1956, Bokala was one of many that were arrested at dawn for treason.  He was …

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