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1780-1867

King Faku ka Ngqungqushe

… Eastern Cape, South Africa. From the traditional history of succession, King Faku was not originally born from … of Mpondoland. 1824 and 1828. Journal of…

B-0151697

1951

John William Roome

… in 1975. Roome then became a lecturer in painting and history of art at Rhodes University. Currently he teaches …

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1921-1980

President Seretse Khama

… Sir Seretse Khama Day. Below is Seretse Khama’s view on history, quoted from a speech at the University of Botswana, … were made to believe that we had no…

B-0008250

1946-2014

Mafika Pascal Gwala

… Ndebele’s papers focused on an economic interpretation of history and political development in South Africa, but with a … . . . the words we use belong to…

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1917-2004

Villa Baker

… the family.This did not stop her from being active in the women’s’ organisation, Black Sash . She marched, in Pretoria, with Helen Joseph and other white…

B-0097304

1852-1927

Elizabeth Maria Molteno

… rather than to marry, and immediately began a career in women’s education. This was in line with her feminist … between Mr Gandhi and her many political…

B-0008663

1916-2014

Epainette Nomaka Mbeki

… time, she was an active member of the Zenzele movement, a women’s self-help movement, of which she was recording … successful community farming project and…

B-0094629

1935

Durant Basi Sihlali

… called Cala in the Eastern Cape. The wall murals Xhosa women painted captivated Sihlali, who tried to imitate the … but was chastised for engaging in what…

B-0098973

1929-2007

Adelaide Frances Tambo

… of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Movement and the Pan-African Women's Organisation (PAWO). She also assisted in identifying … Besides her work as the national…

B-0009120

1928-2007

Rebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)

… for her invaluable contribution. In August 2006, on Women’s Day , she was recognised by then-President Thabo Mbeki as one of the leading women veterans of…

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Marion Monica Sparg

… returned to Zambia where she worked on the ‘ Voice of Women ’ a publication of the ANC that was compiled and …  Thirty charges were instituted against these…

B-0147251

1947

Phillmon Velangetshe Sangweni

… particularly concerned with the depiction of Zulu cultural history, of myths and folklore. He has participated in …

B-0008982

1927

Dinah Molefe

… there is a heritage of beer-pottery and beadwork made by women. Exhibitions: 1970: DAM (Sculpture and Ceramics from …

B-0008618

1862-1945

Anton van Wouw

… pieces of work is the figure of a woman used in the Women’s Monument near Bloemfontein. He collaborated on this …

B-0009195

1894-1961

James la Guma

… an ardent exponent of the Comintern's new approach to the 'colonial question': establishing independent, democratic, … as a step towards the overthrow of…

B-0008292

1959

Kiren Thathia

… Higher Diploma in Education from UDW. He was a lecturer in History of Art, specialising in Indian Art, at UDW, before …

B-0009133

1923

Lucas Manyane Mangope

… in the Hurutshe reserve against the extension of passes to women,he advanced rapidly from minor hereditary chief to …

B-0141685

1955

Laura Jean Levetan

… of the Cape and Wynberg. In 1982 she joined the United Women's Organisation and the Koeberg Alert campaign and …

B-0149486

1956

Graham Goddard

… Africa Exhibition: African Photography 1840 – 1998. 1998/9 History Dept, University Of The Western Cape, Practical photographic component of the Visual…

B-0008102

1948-2014

Jan Willem Jordaan

… the University of Pretoria, obtaining a BA (FA). He taught history of art at Potchefstroom University then from 1975 he …

B-0008214

1859-1942

Lord William Waldegrave Palmer Selborne

… the second Earl of Selborne was born in 1859. He studied history at the University of Oxford. He was Under-Secretary …

B-0009014

1929-2000

Esme Bodenstein

… the CPSA. She was a member of Federation of South African Women (FSAW) and the Western Cape’s representative to its …

B-0094568

1965

Tracy Payne

… Art Now', Michael Stevenson, CT, 2006 "Second To None: Women - South African Icons", Iziko South African National … South African Association of Arts, CT,…

B-0121773

1925-2010

Ethel Walt

… life afforded to middle-class White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege while … After spending some time in the prison cells,…

B-0095156

1926-1982

Poomoney Moodley

… . She was a staunch supporter of the organisation of women and their equal role in the liberation struggle; and in August 1956 she participated in a march of…

B-0068090

1947

James Gavin Younge

… between 1972 and 1976 he studied philosophy and art history at UNISA and gained a BA degree. In 1972 and 1973 he …

B-0009253

1945

Professor Raymond Suttner

… African Customary Law, sociology, gender studies, history, International Law and Politics. He has written …

B-0068511

1901-1975

Vivian Fitzsimons

… but quickly realised that his real interest lay in natural history so returned to Pietermaritzburg in 1895 where he was … whom he had two sons and who became…

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