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1931-2011

Isaiah Stein

… literature publishers Heinemann. The outlet for Stein’s political energy was the South African Non-Racial Olympic …

B-0064870

1938-1999

Ezrom Legae

… Dying Beast Series (figure 1 and 3), completed during the political transition in 1993. In an interview with ‘Insight’ …

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1893-1975

Allison Wessels George Champion

… The national head of the ANC,  A.B. Xuma , welcomed this political coup and increasingly sought Champion's … Trade unionist, political activist and civic…

B-0007933

1922-1963

Solwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle

… In May 1963, an order banning Ngudle from participating in political activities was issued and he was confined to the …

B-0008782

1873-1917

Nokutela (nee Mdima) Dube

… since the early 20 th century. She was a pioneering political activist, educationist, and musician. Her many …

B-0093906

1942

Feziwe Bookholane

… Port Elizabeth. At the same time she also helped young political activists who were being sought by the police to … Political activist, political prisoner…

B-0095354

1933-2012

Evelina de Bruin

… couple had two children. De Bruin had no known history, political activism as such, until her name surfaced in the … Member of the ‘Upington 14', political…

B-0094076

1925-2020

Andrew Mokete Mlangeni

… done is to reply to the people's demands by putting their political leaders in gaol, and breaking up families" At time … Political activist, Member of the…

B-0008579

1937-2006

Stella Margaret Nomzamo Sigcau

… for her daughter's education. Sigcau dropped out of the political scene for a few years and disbanded the Transkei …

B-0009051

Potlako Leballo

… Additionally, he was well known to the police for his political activities in leftist campaigns against the state …

B-0008304

1922-2013

Vesta Smith

… – two events which would make a lasting impression on her political life. She remained active in the ANC until it was … Front, co-chair of the Anti-President…

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1944-1998

Basil Coetzee

… continue work in the craft he loved. However, in the 1980s political developments in the country brought Coetzee back to …

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1928-2010

Jean Clarice Middleton

… In 1998, Middleton wrote a book, Convictions: a woman political prisoner remembers that chronicled the story of her … Teacher, political activist, political…

B-0074116

1932

Harold Rubin

… between 1956 and 1962. In his artwork he addressed socio-political issues. In 1961 he published a series of drawings …

B-0008969

1924-1992

Zuleika Sarojini Christopher

… orders which forbade them, inter alia, from attending political meetings. They were found guilty and given … Chairperson of the Durban APDUSA branch, banned…

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1919-1998

George Naicker

…  in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners at the United Nations. With the return of …

B-0068192

1950-2012

Roy Padayachie

… KwaZulu-Natal. He worked to link local civic issues with political issues. In 1983, the apartheid government announced …

B-0082944

1892-1969

Bertha Solomon

Bertha Solomon was born on 1 January 1892 in Minsk, Russia. At four years, she and her older sister were taken by their mother, Sonia Schwartz, to join their…

B-0150747

1930-2019

Hassim Mohamed Seedat

… Pillay and Ebrahim Goga. Seedat defended a number of political activists and was detained for a month in 1965 in … Attorney, political prisoner, Natal Indian…

B-0141676

1937-2010

Tholakele Madala

… of the Prisoners' Welfare Programmes, which helped political detainees and their families. His other activities …

B-0149480

William Mothipa (Willie) Madisha

Willie Madisha grew up in the Atteridgeville Township of Pretoria. He completed his high school education in Attridgeville and then studied to become a teacher…

B-0149416

1949-1991

Mhlabunzima Maphumulo

Mhlabunzima Maphumulo was born on 6 September 1949 and not much is known on the location of his birth or his childhood. At the age of 24, Maphumulo inherited…

B-0149331

1950-2025

Colleen Lombard

… as Colleen Rayson), an anti-apartheid activist, former political detainee, and treason trialist, was born in … anti-apartheid activist, political detainee,…

B-0153117

Patrick Chamusso

Patrick Chamusso will be remembered for his role in the bombing of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in the 1980s as a protest against the apartheid regime. But his…

B-0153110

5 June1958-2021

Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu

… of the UDF at the time. Following the unbanning of political parties in 1990, Mthembu held various positions …

B-0150697

1969-1988

Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu

… target of police harassment for her active involvement in political mobilisation. Mthembu went into exile in Angola, in …

B-0150009

1947-1985

Matthew Goniwe

… They had two children, Nobuzwe and Nyaniso.  Matthew’s political views had been influenced by the Rev Canon James … and obatined a B.A. degree through UNISA,…

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