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| Src | ||||
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| B-0095262 | biography | Emmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande | 1958 | – |
| B-0093139 | biography | Jennifer Schreiner | 1956 | ✓ |
| B-0065251 | biography | Luis Inácio Lula da Silva | 1945 | – |
| B-0068083 | biography | Jannie “Jan Bek” Momberg | 1938-2011 | – |
| B-0008215 | biography | Zweledinga Pallo Jordan | 1942 | ✓ |
| B-0007944 | biography | Martha Helena Cillie | 1866-1966 | ✓ |
| B-0096200 | biography | Arthur David Bensusan | 1921-2007 | – |
| B-0007787 | biography | Joseph Alfers | 1949 | – |
| B-0009021 | biography | Dulcie Evonne September | 1935-1988 | ✓ |
| B-0007806 | biography | Omar Badsha | 1945 | ✓ |
| B-0008180 | biography | Father Trevor Huddleston | 1913-1998 | ✓ |
| B-0124151 | biography | Navanethem (Navi) Pillay | 1941 | ✓ |
| B-0008981 | biography | Anthony Sampson | 1926-2004 | ✓ |
| B-0008013 | biography | Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat | 1915-2003 | ✓ |
| B-0008069 | biography | Advocate Abram "Bram" Fischer | 1908-1975 | ✓ |
| B-0122124 | biography | Jane Gool | 1902-1996 | ✓ |
| B-0009211 | biography | B J Vorster [John Vorster] | 1915-1983 | ✓ |
| B-0064845 | biography | Chris Hani | 1942-1993 | ✓ |
| B-0008773 | biography | Sandile Ngcobo | 1953 | – |
| B-0068163 | biography | Marimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker | 1920-1977 | ✓ |
| B-0096463 | biography | Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | 1949-2024 | ✓ |
| B-0124548 | biography | David Dabede Mabuza | 1960 | ✓ |
| B-0008695 | biography | Henry Selby Msimang | 1886-1982 | – |
| B-0007916 | biography | Edwin Cameron | 1953 | ✓ |
| B-0008768 | biography | Henry Reed Ngcayiya | 1863-1928 | ✓ |
| B-0008533 | biography | Zanemvula Kizito Mda | 1948 | ✓ |
| B-0009073 | biography | Nana Sita | 1898-1969 | – |
| B-0084128 | biography | Dr. Frene Noshir Ginwala | 1932 | ✓ |
| B-0098558 | biography | Haile Selassie I | 1892-1975 | ✓ |
| B-0007967 | biography | Herbert Henry Curson | 1892 | – |
BiographyEmmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
… on 14 April 1958. In the 1980s, he was a member of progressive education organisations, including National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA), Union of…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… and Else Schreiner. Else and Deneys were active members of the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA). Deneys did not join any political … Inorganic…
BiographyLuis Inácio Lula da Silva
… Lula da Silva was born on 27 October 1945 in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. He was the 35th President of Brazil. President Lula had little formal…
BiographyJannie “Jan Bek” Momberg
… a close relationship with the party’s Head. As a result of being a motor-mouth, Momberg was then nicknamed “Jan Bek”. Jannie Momberg was a member of the…
BiographyZweledinga Pallo Jordan
… and lecturer. Both his parents were active members of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM). Jordan's family … he followed in their footsteps. He started…
BiographyMartha Helena Cillie
… on 22 April 1866 in Wellington (SA). She was the daughter of Charl Daniel Cillié and his wife, Martha Helena Marais. … She came from an illustrious family…
BiographyArthur David Bensusan
… in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1921. The son of a physician, he schooled at St John's College, … He joined the South African Air Force at the…
BiographyJoseph Alfers
… in Pietermaritzburg, graduating from the then University of Natal with a BA.LLB in 1972. At University, he met Paul … law at the time. Alfers was called up…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… Dulcie Evonne September, the second eldest daughter of Jakobus and Susan September was born on the 20th August … and then moved to live with family in…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… up in a working-class Indian Muslim family, which is part of the country's small but influential Gujarati Vhora Muslim … from India in the first decade…
BiographyFather Trevor Huddleston
… to Golders Green, a suburb in North London. At the age of four Huddleston served as a ‘boat boy’ in the Anglican Church, and at the age of five he went to a …
BiographyNavanethem (Navi) Pillay
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). She attended the University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) where she graduated with BA in 1963 … Unity Movement…
BiographyAnthony Sampson
… with then editor Jim Bailey, Sampson became editor of Drum magazine in Johannesburg. During this time, Sampson … On his return to Britain he joined the…
BiographyAbdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat
… Docrat was born in the village of Kathor, India on 15 September 1915. His grandfather was a … entering the country, as he was not accompanied by any one of…
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… State. He was born into a prominent Afrikaans family, son of Percy Ulrich Fischer, at the time a member of the Bloemfontein Bar. Percy later became a much…
BiographyJane Gool
… Town on 19 March 1902 to Yusuf and Wageda Gool, the sixth of nine children. Her father, an immigrant from India, … took Mahatma Ghandi into his home for a…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served as Minister of Justice from 1961 to 1966. He was…
BiographyChris Hani
… Thembisile Chris Hani was born in the rural village of Sabalele, in the Cofimvaba region of the former Transke i. He was the fifth of the six children of…
BiographySandile Ngcobo
… 1953 in Durban, South Africa. Ngcobo was the beneficiary of a scholarship from Barclays Bank between 1973 and 1976. In 1975 Ngcobo graduated from the…
BiographyMarimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker
… some time in the 1950s was Durban branch editor-manager of the left-wing newspaper New Age . In the 1940s he was one of those responsible for bringing…
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
… The contribution of Pravin Gordhan may never be truly understood and appreciated by millions of South Africans. For those of us who have had the privilege to…
BiographyDavid Dabede Mabuza
… a National Teacher’s Certificate from Mngwenya College of Education in 1985. He furthered his studies at University of South Africa (UNISA) with Bachelor of…
BiographyHenry Selby Msimang
… career started in 1912 when he was a founder member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC, … During the following 30 years he participated…
BiographyEdwin Cameron
… Cameron later attained his LLB from the University of South Africa cum laude, and was awarded the Johannes Voet … 1986 conducted a human rights practice from…
Henry Reed Ngcayiya
… Aliwal North. In the 1890s he was ordained as a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), but after a … Church in South Africa and by 1910…
BiographyZanemvula Kizito Mda
… was a founding member and later became the President of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in … crossed the Telle River into Lesotho. On the…
BiographyNana Sita
… Please note: this is an extract from E.S. Reddy collection of articles. Nana Sita was born in Matwadi, a village in … influence on Nanabhai`s life. He…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… April 1932 in Johannesburg in what was then the Province of the Transvaal (now Gauteng Province). Her politics would … was a growing city in the 1930s. The…
BiographyHaile Selassie I
… was Lij Tafari Makonnen. He was the only surviving son of the governor of Harar, Ras Makonnen Wolde Michael. Selassie traced his … back to Menelik I, who was…
BiographyHerbert Henry Curson
… Herbert Henry Curson, the eldest son of Henry Charles Curson, was born on 22 September 1892 in … this time he won 14 medals and qualified as a member of the…