SAHO global search

1957-1990

Teboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini

… from the University of the North (Turfloop) for his political activities. Tiro had great influence in shaping Mashinini's political thinking and subsequent…

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1953-2020

Walter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela

… These writers played a significant role in shaping his political, philosophical and artistic outlook going forward. These books broadened their political…

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1861-1951

Sefako Mapogo Makgatho

… He was also the key figure in the formation of the African Political Union (APU) and the Transvaal Native Organisation, … Makgatho teamed up with Alfred…

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Nise Bulelwa Malange

… of student-actors with her brothers that performed socio-political sketches on topics like the 1976/7 student … Africa (NUMSA). She worked with women who…

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1916-1976

Dawood Seedat

… After qualifying as a bookkeeper, Seedat entered the political struggle in 1938. He was elected secretary of the … sold it at various outlets in the city. H…

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1974-2005

Kabelo Sello Duiker

… height of Apartheid, Duiker became very conscious of the political climate of the country he lived in. After …

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1967

Mpush Makambi

Mpush Makambi was born in 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. At school, Makambi was sporty but boxing was his first love. He turned professional in 1983 with a…

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1957-2010

Molefi Paul Sefularo

… from the University of Cape Town. Dr Sefularo began his political activism in the student movement. He was a founder …

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Deborah Jean Budlender

Deborah (Debbie) Budlender received a five-year banning order in late November 1976 alongside more than 20 other people working in the nascent black trade…

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1956

Susan Shabangu

Susan Shabangu was born on 28 February 1956. She attended Madibane High School in Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). From 1980, she became involved in politics…

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1923-2016

Daniel Kunene

… 1961. Two years later, after a stint in London, he sought political asylum for himself and his family in the United …

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1906-1968

Archibald Campbell Jordan

… 1934. That marked a new start of an exceptional academic, political and literary career. Jordan taught for 10 years at …

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1950

Peter Jones

… to be experienced.” The two spent a lot of time with their political counterparts in King William’s Town. “Steve and I …

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1920-2010

Robert Hodgins

… pinstriped suits, prison cells, historical references and political tyrants still reappear in his recent works. He …

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1939-2018

Hugh Masekela

… made music that reflected his experiences in the harsh political climate of South Africa during the 1950s and 1960s. …

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1915-1972

William Frederick Nkomo

… Xuma  were among the African leaders who discussed the political situation in the country with him. Concurrently …

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1812-1893

Johannes Willem (Jan) Viljoen

… to other Dutch Churches in the Western Transvaal. In the political disturbances which led to civil war in the …

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1925-2000

Alfred Baphetuxolo Nzo

… to protest the increase in fares. His involvement in political activities cost him his job. His expulsion from …

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1928-2004

Dolly Rathebe

… in 1928, but grew up within the unique cultural and political milieu of Sophiatown in the 1930s and 1940s. As a …

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1950-2014

Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba

… After being expelled from the University of Zululand for political activities, she studied radiography.  She then … Radiographer, literacy director of SASO,…

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1943-1967

Basil Paul Petersen February

… . He and April became very vocal ad radical about their political activities; they sprayed graffiti in protest … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From Protest to…

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1966

Jodi Bieber

… international photographers selected for a project around Political Borders. Series: Repatriation/Illegality between …

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1932-1988

Johnstone Mfanafuthi Makhathini

… the ANC's Pietermaritzburg Conference of March 1961. His political activism resulted in his detention by the police … head of the Department of International…

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1962

Greg Marinovich

… and discovered an interest in how people live under political extremis. After returning to South Africa, he got a …

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1949-2001

Jeffry Dumo Baqwa

… headquartered in Durban. As a result of his anti apartheid political activities, Baqwa was served with a banning order … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From…

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1959

Carl Niehaus

… previous Nationalist Party Government for the release of political prisoners. Immediately after his release Niehaus … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999)…

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1952

Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge

… onto its Central Committee. After the unbanning of all political organisations, in 1990, Madlala-Routledge served on …

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1945

Refiloe Jackie Phelile Sedibe

… she was distributing ANC leaflets and carrying messages to political activists. Soon after her 17th birthday, it was …

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1915-2006

Hilda Bernstein

… 1946. Hilda met Lionel (Rusty) Bernstein through shared political involvement. In 1941 they got married. She became a … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From…

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1915-2003

Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat

… was a stalwart who not only inspired a whole generation of political activists, but was involved in setting up study … or “Doc” as he was popularly known,…

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