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1929

Peter Papela Nthite

… Born 1929, the son of a labourer, he grew up in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. From …  during the 1952  Defiance Campaign , he became chairman of the Sophiatown…

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Trineke Weijdema

… to support the freedom struggle in Angola . The whole of southern Africa became a zone of concern, and with the AC’s aim being reached in Angola in … African…

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2012

Thobisile Zibambele

… and left behind his wife and 10 children, the majority of which are still at school. According to his wife, Nokuthula Zibambele, "I am attending the…

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1966

Zola Budd

… 1984 she gained international recognition when, at the age of 17, she broke the women's 5000m world record. As this … Africa had been banned from competing…

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1935

Anderson Khumani Ganyile

… was detained without charge for the full length of the post-Sharpville state of emergency from April to August 1960,then return to … months had escaped and…

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1961-1988

Johannes Maisha (Stanza) Bopape

… and was elected in 1987 as the first General Secretary of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) in … to be a ‘security’ threat, the Security…

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1925-1983

Kippie Jeremiah Moeketsi

… and other personal problems resulted in a life long habit of drinking and money squandering. However, these problems did not stand in his way of being a…

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1946-1972

Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe

… Germany; Sweden; Denmark; Italy; USA 1972: University of California, USA (African Art). Goodman Gallery (SA … (Memorial Exhibition). Goodman Gallery (Third…

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1956

Ndabenhle William Zulu

… the international exhibition celebrating the unification of East and West Germany. Then in 1995 he held his first solo … Rights to contribute a linocut image…

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Treaty Mahlouoe Mopeli

… her to Uitkyk Farm No. 92 in the Groblersdal district of the [Northern] Transvaal [now Limpopo Province], where she … Chief Paulus Howell Mopeli. Despite the…

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1929-2000

Esme Bodenstein

… association which attracted many former Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) members. The Society organised … although she never joined the CPSA. She was a…

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Ramnie Dinat

… Ramnie Naidoo, the daughter of Ama and Narainsamy Thambi Naidoo , worked in the Transvaal … Youth Congress (TIYC)  since her childhood. At the age of nine,…

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Mabel Balfour

… After many leaders from the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) were arrested in the 1956 Treason Trials, she became part of the Management…

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1935

Mzwakhe Mbatha

… was inspired to make non-functional objects by a piece of wood which he discovered in the veld that reminded him of a bending female figure. Mbatha worked…

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1955

Zamokwake Samuel Gumede

… he undertook a three- month carpentry course.On completion of the course he worked as a full-time carpenter and sculptor … Community Arts Workshop, Durban…

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1870-1943

Sir Patrick Duncan

… Oxford, where he gained several distinctions. At the age of 23 he entered the Revenue Department at Somerset House, … South Africa in March 1901. Duncan was…

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1912-1964

Daniel R Koza

… into trade union work and the philosophical framework of Gordon's Trotskyism,Koza became deputy secretary of the African Commercial and Distributive Workers'…

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1966

Bellington Mampe

… police station.The Act he was detained under and the cause of death were undisclosed. Although Mr Mampe died in 1963,his … on 29 March 1983 regarding Mr…

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Wycliffe MIungisi Tsotsi

… President of the  All African Convention  (AAC) from 1948 to 1959. Born … 1940s. Elected AAC president in 1948 as a representative of young militants, he was…

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1898-1914

Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar

… The participation of women passive resisters was a key element of the Satyagraha Campaign of 1913 - 1914. Angered by the Supreme Court judgement in ……

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2012

John Kutlwano Legingoane

… grandfather, Shadrack Ledingoane, first became aware of his grandson’s death when he came across a photograph of his grandson’s body published in the Daily…

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1949

Sokhaya Charles Nkosi

… Ketye and Michael Ntuli). 1979: UN, Pietermaritzburg (part of centenary celebrations group). 1974-80: UFH (annual group … and Resistance Conference). 1982:…

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1939

Wopko Jensma

… Cape Town. He received his education at the University of Potchefstroom , but his studies were temporally … Arts with Botshabelo Training College and the…

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1891

Captain Lancelot Andrew Ariba

… RA Schools 11 London. His ideals were based on the notion of a symbiotic relationship between the artist and the … Delhi and was later transferred to the Cap…

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1860-1926

Emily Hobhouse

… In 1899 Emily Hobhouse was appointed secretary of the South African Conciliation Committee, which was a … in June 1900 where women protested against the…

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1947

Obie Oberholzer

… 1970 he obtained a Diploma in Graphic Design, University of Stellenbosch, a German National Diploma in Photography in 1972, Bavarian State Institute of…

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1939

Allina Ndebele

… to her father's village with her four children. Because of her teaching activities at Rorke's Drift she had been … now established a small workshop and began…

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Nombuso Mchunu

… On her completion of Matric in 1972, Nombuso did casual work such as typing … union, Nombuso moved to become the general secretary of the Chemical and…

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1945-2013

Zolile Hamilton Keke

… Zolile Hamilton Keke was born on 31st of October 1945 in East London and grew up in Duncan Village … (PAC) as a 15-year-old in 1961, attracted by the vision…

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mid 1800s-1921

Martin Lutuli

… had been among the first converts. Luthuli was the founder of the Natal Native Congress He was a farmer and wagon maker, … for economic and social changes,…

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