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1960-2015

Ohm Collins Chabane

… He attended Shingwedzi High School, and at the age of 17 he joined the ANC underground. Chabane was also a member of the  Azanian Student Organisation (Azaso…

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1964

Thinus Mathee

… whilst serving in the defence force. After two years of national service he enrolled for a degree in architecture at the University of Port Elizabeth. A week…

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1967-1985

Sipho Philip Mutsi

… Richard Spoor, announced a state autopsy showed the cause of death to be a brain haemorrhage, the result of a blow to his head. The inquest commenced on 2…

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1962

Molatodi Thomas Lehupela

… at grade six due to financial constraints.  At the age of seven, Lehupela had already acquitted himself with making … group in Thaba' Nchu as having…

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1945

Joyce Patricia Nokhuthula Khoza

… art at various schools, including Appelsbosch College of Education and Ogwini Comprehensive High School. In 1989 … Officer, Durban Art Gallery, she has…

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1952

Gert Petrus Swart

… in major group exhibitions and has held a number of solo exhibitions, including one at the TAG. He is represented in the collection of that Gallery. …

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2012

Mafolisi Mabiya

… was killed at scene 2 after being shot in the back of his head by the police. He left behind his young wife and … financially supporting his mother and niece…

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2012

Mongezeleli Ntenetya

… Kolose Fundakubi, "We were weakened when we heard the news of his death. You would think that the family was going crazy, we all thought of the support that…

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2012

Fezile David Saphendu

… According to his brother, Thembinkosi Saphendu, "Some of Fezile's colleagues called Ntsikelelo to alert him that they could not find Fezile in the aftermath…

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2012

Thobile Mpumza

… his young daughter, sister, niece and four nephews, all of whom he supported financially. According to his sister, … died and how he died. After seeing the…

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1874-1932

Michiel Hendrik Nesser

… S.J. du Toit invited Nesser to join the editorial team of “Ons Klyntji” and “Die Patriot” in 1899. Unfortunately … Afrikaans language movement grew he…

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1804-1856

Chief Kgosi Sekonyela

… He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His father was Mantatisi, who was … in 1823. In the early 1830s Sekonyela…

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2012

Mgcineni Noki

… Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009 and was a leader of the strike. On 16 August 2012 Mambush was killed at scene … very least three times since his…

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1956

Garth Erasmus

… at Hewat Training College in Cape Town. He received a set of oil paints as a 21st birthday gift ”” this prompted him to … Arts Associates in the Cape, a…

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Rosalie van der Gucht

… position as assistant in speech training at the University of Cape Town (UCT), which she accepted. She soon found … many performances. In 1946 she was…

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1922-1997

Dr. Phuthuma Seoka

… Progress, Johannesburg (Tributaries). Market Gallery (Out of Africa). 1986: WITS (two-person exhibition with Dr Jim … Western Cape. WITS (Standard Bank…

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1958-1985

Vernom ‘Rogers’ Nkadimeng

… training before was deployed to  South African Congress of Trade Union  (SACTU) underground machinery in Botswana. … in a fierce pre dawn cross border attack…

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1929

Selby Themba Ngendane

… At the Pan Africanist Congress's inaugural conference of April 1959, he was elected secretary for foreign affairs. … Island . He has since been restricted to…

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Anneke Laurie

… birth, the family was forced to leave the country because of the civil war. Since then her family has moved to … in documentary photography since her third…

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2012

Thabiso Johannes Thelejane

… 2. He was shot 3 times by the police – twice in the back of his head and in his buttock. He left behind his wife, two … responsibilities and listened to…

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1930-2015

Maggie Smith

… and became the first woman news editor in Africa of the Sunday Times in Johannesburg in the 60s when the press … example. A highly political person and an…

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1908

Thomas Selema Masekela

… and then returned to Randjesfontein and became principal of the Masekela school there. He remained there for five … he came into contact with Dr C.P. Anning,…

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1949-2010

Robert Edward Jansen

… 1949.  The Cape Doctor, as he was popularly known, was one of South Africa’s most celebrated alto saxophonist, composer, … the early 1970s, Jansen shot to…

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1952-1985

Ruben Xulu

… Hiabisa mission station and embarked on a life-long career of producing religious sculptures for missions in Natal. Unlike Gcwensa, who because of ill-health…

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1951

Patricia Horn

… vendors and she is currently the International Coordinator of an alliance of street vendors, Street Net. … Trade unionist and interntiona co-ordinator of…

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1936

Moritz Isaac ("Manu") Herbstein

… in the Western Cape. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B.Sc in Engineering in 1958. From … in 1970. He wrote a historical novel called Ama…

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1972

Leoni Marinovich

… Leoni has co- produced one 24 minute documentary, Village of the Spirits, for SABC2 (2001), a 52 minute film on the … managed accounts totalling USD 1…

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1943-1987

John Ndevasia Muafangejo

… Muafangejo returned to Ovambo in 1976 and a collection of his prints, selected by Walter Battiss, was published. In … Awards: 1981: Republic Festival, Durban…

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1974

Herschelle Herman Gibbs

… became his first choice. His career began at the early age of 16 when he debuted for the national cricket team, the … 1999 and the other in 2003 in South…

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