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1869-1945

Thomas Mtobi Mapikela

… Thomas Mtobi Mapikela born  in 12th of November 1869,in the Eastern Cape, he trained as a … the ORC Native Congress. In February 1909 he was a member of the…

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1936-2017

Philip Ata Kgosana

… in the northern Transvaal (current day Limpopo), the son of a minister.  He graduated from the Lady Selborne High … to study commerce for a Commerce degree…

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1956

Ben Mclennan

… moved to South Africa with his family in 1958 at the age of two. He received his early schooling in Grahamstown , in … with his wife and young son, Mclennan…

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1924-1999

Natvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia

… Congress movement in Baroda, and served several terms of imprisonment in that country, before returning to Durban … Babenia worked as a journalist for the…

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1936-2016

Hermanus Gabriel Loots

… Loots had not had the courage and integrity, in the face of considerable pressure, to report the truth’. [ii] However, beyond this significant event are…

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1929-2009

Ronald “Ron” Press

… His father a cinematograph operator became the secretary of the Cinematograph Workers Union, a post he held for over 20 years.  He was in one of the White…

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1812-1917

Sir George Grey

… George Grey was the only son of Lieutenant-Colonel Grey of the 30th Foot. His father was killed at the sack of Badajoz in the Peninsula War, eight days…

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1961

Janet Mary Cherry

… committed to social justice. Her father, Robin, the Dean of Science at the University of Cape Town and physics professor, and her mother Helen, … High in…

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1935-1988

Sydney Alex Kumalo

… Sydney Alex Kumalo was born in the middle of the colonial conquest of Africa, the same year that Benito Mussolini’s foreign … At the Centre, Cecil Skotnes ,…

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1916-2006

Anton Edward Rupert

… in the south-central Karoo. He enrolled at the University of Pretoria for a medical degree, however, due to lack of funds, converted his studies to a…

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1955

Diane Case

… was born in Woodstock , Cape Town in 1955, the daughter of an Indian father and mixed race mother of slave ancestry. The family later moved to Wittebome in ……

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1953

Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

… In 1958, his family was evicted to KwaMashu, north of Durban. He enrolled at the  University of  Zululand to study law. On campus he joined the Black … new…

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1936-2009

Jeanette Eleanor Kasrils

… to visit his relative Jacqueline Arenstein , a member of the Communist Party of South Africa , when he first met Eleanor.  Eleanor joined … 1950s. She was…

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1906-1980

Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi

… in Engcobo, Transkei on 28 February 1906, the second child of Valelo James Butshingi and Angeline Nokwenjenje (nee … an insurance company agent and later…

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1909-2005

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

… Born in Newlands, Cape Town in 1909 and lived most of his life at Onrus, Western Cape.The son of D.C. Boonzaaier (qv.), Gregoire pursued art against his ……

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1910-1990

Gerard Bhengu

… Gerard Bhengu was born on 6 September 1910 in Outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station, Centecow, Bulwer district, … his early education at the Roman…

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1953

Jeannette Ndhlovu

… and secondary education in South Africa and completed half of her tertiary education at the University of Zululand before she went into exile. Jeannette and…

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1987

Mads Nørgaard

… City and her people. His work is, by and large, a body of social documentation. The subject of his lens shifts: from exploring the transport networks and ……

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1920-1993

Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi

… at the Shiluvane Mission Station in the Letaba District of Limpopo. He was the eldest child in a family of three. With only a Standard 6 certificate (but…

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Mavuso Walter Msimang

… ANC military base in the 1960s. He became a leading member of the MK high command and in 1967 he was MK’s Chief of Communications’ during the Wankie Campaign…

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1881-1971

Reverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane

… politically active. In 1919 he was elected as president of the Cape provincial branch of the  South African Native National Council  (SANNC, … Congress (ANC)…

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1914-1947

Anton Muziwakhe Lembede

… his family relocated to KwaMphepheta in Mbumbulu. One of the reasons for the relocation was that Lembede should get … shaping his life.He started his formal…

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Piet Retief

… as Wellington today), Cape Province. He was the fifth of 10 children of Jacobus, a farmer  and Debora Retief. His ancestors were … Stellenbosch, Cape…

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1853-1917

Dr. Leander Starr Jameson

… Leander Starr Jameson was the son of Robert William Jameson and Christian Pringle. After his … for gout, Jameson was honoured with the exceptional status of…

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1926-1982

Poomoney Moodley

… and Kanniamah Moodley; who themselves were children of Indian indentured labourers in Natal. In 1930, when … eventually left school in Standard 5. [ii]…

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1889-1946

Alexander Macaulay Jabavu

… born in 1889 in King William's Town, he was the second son of  John Tengo Jabavu . After studying at Lovedale, he taught … he joined the  Industrial and…

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1914-1998

Archibald Jacob Gumede

… Archibald Jacob Gumede was born in Pietermaritzburg on 1st of March in 1914,the son of Lillian (born Mgqogqoza) and Josiah Tshangana Gumede  a … at the South…

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1947

Dr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy

… Primary School state–aided primary school consisting of one large classroom divided into two, catering for all … had a “platoon” section that catered for the…

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1916-1993

Solomzi Ashby Peter Mda

… Herschel district, bordering Lesotho. He was the first son of Mildred Mei, a school teacher and Gxumekelana Charles Mda, … to further his studies at the…

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Esmé Berman

… was born in 1929. She enrolled at the University of Witswatersrand in 1946 and completed a degree in Visual … that she made the decision to write Art and…

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