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1917-1997

Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje

… Pitje was born in 1917, in the northern Transvaal, the son of semiliterate Bapedi parents. Studious and able, he made … minded students in establishing a…

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1893-1975

Max Yergan

… born about 1893 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the grandson of a slave, he studied at Shaw University and Springfield … 1920 to 1936 he lived in South Africa as…

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1932-2012

Sister Bernard Ncube

… in the Transvaal region and in 1984 was elected president of the Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) . Sister Ncube was detained six … attention, she was…

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1889-1970

James “Sofasonke” Mpanza

… in 1889. Mpanza was founder and leader from the mid-1940s of the Sofasonke Party of Orlando township, Johannesburg, and a crusader for better … following…

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1923

James “Jobe” Hadebe

… 1923 in Frankfort in the Orange Free State. The son of a clerk and descendant of the Hlubi chief, Langalibalele, he became a teacher and active member of the…

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1948-1985

Thamsanqa “Thami” Mnyele

… "For me as craftsman, the act of creating art should complement the act of creating shelter for my family or liberating the country … autobiography, 1984)…

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1956

Trevor Andrew Manuel

… a young boy Manuel was exposed to the negative aspects of the apartheid regime when his Black neighbours were forced … when he joined the Labour Party Youth…

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1925-1961

Frantz Fanon

… He was born on the 20 July 1925, in the Caribbean Island of Martinique. He was fifth of the eight children; his family belonged to the middle class. His…

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1976

Dean Hutton

… their experiences made them tend towards being an observer of people more than a participant. They constantly drew sketches of people, striving for realism -…

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1952-2003

Fikile Magadledla

… Fikile Magadledla, South African artist and co-founder of the Soweto Art Association, was born in Newclare, … several books and wrote poetry to accompany…

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1931

Matsobane Morris Matsemela

… dairy farm in Lady Selbourne, and later joined the staff of the Pretoria General Hospital. He joined the African … (ANC) in 1957 in Lady Selbourne after…

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1927-2013

Francois Roux

… 1940 to 1946. In 1946, he studied at the Camberwell School of Art, London and travelled in Europe completing his studies … Roux, a master draughtsman, is…

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1946-2012

Professor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel

… “Jakes” Gerwel was born on 18 January 1946 in the town of Kommadagga in the district of Somerset East, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape). He is the seventh…

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1910-1984

Annie Silinga

… was born in 1910 at Nqqamakwe in the Butterworth district of the Transkei where she completed only a few years of primary school. In 1937 she moved to Cape…

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1935-2015

André Philippus Brink

… challenged the apartheid government. He is now Professor of English at the University of Cape Town.  André Philippus Brink was born on 29 May 1935, in Vrede…

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1933

Bishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba

… Polokwane, Limpopo. He was the last born in a family of six. His father Reuben Tshomoko Sethulane worked as a … did not work but was actively involved in the…

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1942

Helene Marie Passtoors

… on 9 August 1942. She immersed herself in the struggles of people other than her own for the cause of peace, freedom equality and justice. At the time of her…

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1919-2020

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

… during which time she developed a strong awareness of the link between the social system and health problems in … African National Congress (ANC) in 1952 at…

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Mme Makwena Matlala

… District, Transvaal (now Polokwane , Limpopo )] because of the attitude of the Acting Chieftainess”¦much difficulty was and is still experienced.’ Makwena…

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1903-1960

Ida Fiyo Mntwana

… and worked as a dressmaker. She was the first president of the  African National Congress Women’s League  and a leader of many mass women’s demonstrations…

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1949

Lefifi Tladi

… Tladi, was born in 1949 in the culturally vibrant township of Lady Selborne in Pretoria, Transvaal Province (now … a youth club known as De-Olympia in the…

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1963

Jeremy Vearey

… ‘informal’ settlement in a large family, with both sets of families.His grandfather and father did all the slaughtering of animals in the area, a skill which…

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1937-1986

Bessie Amelia Head

… mother, Bessie Amelia Emery, came from a wealthy family of Scottish descent. No information on her father exists … a Catholic church and school and remained…

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1959

Gideon Mendel

… on 31st  August 1959 Johannesburg, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cape Town  where he majored in African Economic History ……

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1928-2013

Phyllis Naidoo

… ) on the 5 January 1928. She was the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. His occupation … she was ten years old, her father took her to an…

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1958

Mkhuseli Khusta Jack

… Humansdorp on 31 May 1958.  Jack was the second youngest of eight children of Fikile and Alice Jack, a domestic worker. When Jack was … he gave his age as…

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1879-1966

Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo

… 4 January 1879 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. At the age of four his parents moved to Amajuba in the southeast of the Transvaal Republic where Kumalo herded…

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1929-1981

Joe Nzingo Gqabi

… the  New Age  as both photographer and reporter. His job of exposing the hidden crimes of Apartheid proved a remarkable experience in investigative…

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1964-2004

Brenda Nokuzola Fassie

… Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born on 3rd of November 1964 in Langa , a township near Cape Town . She … after the American country singer Brenda Lee. The…

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1933-2012

Evelina de Bruin

… on 25 December 1933, and she grew up in the small town of Postmasburg, Northern Cape . In the early days of her life, her parents moved to Upington . They…

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