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1916-1993

Solomzi Ashby Peter Mda

… When AAC support dwindled towards the end of the latter part of the 1930s, Mda began to advocate African Nationalism, …

B-0008532

1954-2019

Paul Grendon

… still on display at Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum.  He was part of a collective of artists that painted murals at …

B-0008124

1925-2013

Alan Robert Lipman

… also joined the African National Congress (ANC) and took part in some of their militant anti-apartheid activities. …

B-0094738

1888-1956

Sonja Schlesin

… difficulties and Schlesin was therefore appointed as one of its trustees. In January 1911, Schlesin passed an … Prabhudas Gandhi, son of Chaganlal Gandhi,…

B-0068392

1949-1985

Sicelo Mhlauli

… and separated. Mhlauli and Mkonto were transported in one car, Goniwe and Calata in another. Both cars were driven … the four had been killed by “unknown…

B-0064864

1956-1985

Fort Calata

… to 1949. In 1956, when Fort was born, Canon Calata was one of the accused in the Treason Trial . Fort Calata and his … the four had been killed by “unknown…

B-0064862

1936-1999

Ahmed Gora Ebrahim

… not welcoming for some time. Eventually the boycott became one of the sharpest thorns in South Africa's side.  Ebrahim's … did not make his position in the…

B-0096554

1974

Stella Nyanzi

… protests of solidarity. For example, in 2013, she was one of the Makerere University academics who protested …

B-0150196

Helen Newton Thompson

… and founding member of the Black Sash , has for the most part of history, been a fleeting footnote mentioned once or … This league also aimed to enable white…

B-0150190

1953

Diana Ferrus

… started working but later managed to resume her studies, part-time, in 1988. In 1991, Ferrus started working as an … in. Keeping with the theme of slavery,…

B-0150858

1938

David Nthubu Koloane

… Studies from the University of London and in 1988 he was one of the judges on the Cape Town Triennial panel. He …

B-0008272

1943-2002

Duke Ketye

… artists and the Vukuzenzele Weaving Workshop artists and one-person exhibitions of work by artists such as Michael …

B-0008245

1949

Gill Marcus

… of Information and Publicity where she quickly became one of the ANC's more prominent voices. In July 1991, she was …

B-0008444

1919-2000

Jim Bailey

… moved the office to Johannesburg and took over the wheel. One of his first steps was to hire Anthony Sampson, whose …

B-0007807

1927-2019

Ben Turok

… Cape on the Cape Provincial Council 1957. Turok was one of the contributors to the Freedom Charter held at …

B-0068644

1963-2023

Tiego Moseneke

… movement and was detained in 1976 for taking part in a student demonstration. The following ten years were …

B-0151993

1952

Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa

… rally in Durban in December 1985. In march 1986 he was part of COSATU’s delegation which met the African National …

B-0008934

1922-1999

Julius Nyerere

… the Non-Aligned movement. Julius Nyerere is also known as one of the main thinkers and creators of the Organisation of …

B-0125265

1795-1875

Abraham Faure

… was born on 29 August 1795 in Stellenbosch. Faure was one of the leading personalities of his tune in church and …

B-0007766

1905

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld

… Tribunal, and governor of Uppland . [1] Hammarskjöld was one of the outstanding students of his day at Uppsala …

B-0125655

1930-1994

Elijah Barayi

… (Cradock ) Eastern Cape, on 15th of  June  in 1930. He was one of eight children of working class parents.  Barayi …

B-0007823

1943-1987

John Ndevasia Muafangejo

… 1983: International Graphic Competition, Frechen, Germany (one of seven prizewinners). 1985: Stanswa Biennale, Windhoek …

B-0008702

1920-2017

Violet Sarah Matlou (née Phiri)

… she stayed in the United States of America to care for one of her children who was involved in an accident. In 1998, … 2011]|Ndlovu S, (2010), Violet Matlou,…

B-0068680

1888-1948

James M. Thaele

… lunch hour. Dubbing himself "Professor," he established a one-man college in Cape Town, offering instruction to blacks …

B-0068553

1936-2009

Dawood Parker

… records in old telephone directories stacked under the new one so that raiding police could not discover the identities …

B-0068299

1956-1985

Andries Raditsela

… end of the inquest in June 1986, the magistrate found no one criminally responsible for the death of Raditsela. The …

B-0008928

1875-1966

Walter Gilbert Wiles

… Wiles was born in Cambridge, England in 1875. Wiles was one of the five artist-sons of the sculptor Henry Wiles. Of …

B-0009227

1964

Ntela Richard Sikhosana

… high office in government, he chose to remain a soldier. One of his greatest dilemmas was that as a member of the …

B-0078913

Professor Harry Ranwedzi Nengwekhulu

… by the government. He was forbidden from meeting with one or more people at a time and he was not permitted to …

B-0073829

1983

Portia Modise

… African National Women's team, Banyana Banyana, making her one of the most experienced women in the game in the world. …

B-0099532