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1935-1988

Sydney Alex Kumalo

… Sydney Alex Kumalo was born in the middle of the colonial conquest of Africa, the same year that Benito Mussolini’s foreign … At the Centre, Cecil Skotnes ,…

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1955

Diane Case

… was born in Woodstock , Cape Town in 1955, the daughter of an Indian father and mixed race mother of slave ancestry. The family later moved to Wittebome in ……

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1928-2004

Dolly Rathebe

… Dolly Rathebe was born in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg in 1928, but grew up within the unique cultural and political milieu of Sophiatown in the 1930s…

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1953

Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

… In 1958, his family was evicted to KwaMashu, north of Durban. He enrolled at the  University of  Zululand to study law. On campus he joined the Black … new…

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1961

Graeme Williams

… Williams completed his Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology and Statistics at the University of Cape Town. For him photography was a pass time activity ……

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1936-2009

Jeanette Eleanor Kasrils

… to visit his relative Jacqueline Arenstein , a member of the Communist Party of South Africa , when he first met Eleanor.  Eleanor joined … 1950s. She was…

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1906-1980

Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi

… in Engcobo, Transkei on 28 February 1906, the second child of Valelo James Butshingi and Angeline Nokwenjenje (nee … an insurance company agent and later…

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1909-2005

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

… Born in Newlands, Cape Town in 1909 and lived most of his life at Onrus, Western Cape.The son of D.C. Boonzaaier (qv.), Gregoire pursued art against his ……

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1910-1990

Gerard Bhengu

… Gerard Bhengu was born on 6 September 1910 in Outstation of Mariannhill Mission Station, Centecow, Bulwer district, … his early education at the Roman…

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1953

Jeannette Ndhlovu

… and secondary education in South Africa and completed half of her tertiary education at the University of Zululand before she went into exile. Jeannette and…

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1987

Mads Nørgaard

… City and her people. His work is, by and large, a body of social documentation. The subject of his lens shifts: from exploring the transport networks and ……

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1920-1993

Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi

… at the Shiluvane Mission Station in the Letaba District of Limpopo. He was the eldest child in a family of three. With only a Standard 6 certificate (but…

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1881-1971

Reverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane

… politically active. In 1919 he was elected as president of the Cape provincial branch of the  South African Native National Council  (SANNC, … Congress (ANC)…

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Piet Retief

… as Wellington today), Cape Province. He was the fifth of 10 children of Jacobus, a farmer  and Debora Retief. His ancestors were … Stellenbosch, Cape…

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1853-1917

Dr. Leander Starr Jameson

… Leander Starr Jameson was the son of Robert William Jameson and Christian Pringle. After his … for gout, Jameson was honoured with the exceptional status of…

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1926-1982

Poomoney Moodley

… and Kanniamah Moodley; who themselves were children of Indian indentured labourers in Natal. In 1930, when … eventually left school in Standard 5. [ii]…

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1889-1946

Alexander Macaulay Jabavu

… born in 1889 in King William's Town, he was the second son of  John Tengo Jabavu . After studying at Lovedale, he taught … he joined the  Industrial and…

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1947

Dr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy

… Primary School state–aided primary school consisting of one large classroom divided into two, catering for all … had a “platoon” section that catered for the…

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Esmé Berman

… was born in 1929. She enrolled at the University of Witswatersrand in 1946 and completed a degree in Visual … that she made the decision to write Art and…

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1940

Dawid (Dawie) Jacobus De Villiers

… de Villiers was born on 10 July 1940 in Burgersdorp, one of three children of Elsa and Coenie de Villiers. Dawie’s father was a railway … clerk, organiser…

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1903-1972

J B Marks

… his mother, a midwife. His father was a staunch supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1919, his parents … African National Congress (ANC) and…

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1959

Thandi Modise

… Thandi Modise, the youngest of six children, was born on 25 December 1959 in Huhudi … incorporated into Bophuthatswana . There was a great deal of resistance…

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1953-2022

Jessie Yasmin Duarte

… Jessie Yasmin Duarte was born on 19 September 1953, one of nine children, in Newclare, Johannesburg , Transvaal (now … By 1981 she was serving as the…

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1911-1980

Lillian Masediba Ngoyi

… Masediba Ngoyi was born in Pretoria in 1911 to a family of six children, and obtained her primary schooling in … Union (GWU)  under Solly Sachs, and soon…

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1940

James Edward April

… James Edward April was born on 20th of March in 1940, in Bokmakeri Athlone, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape).He is the youngest of seven…

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1966

Pule Pheto

… Pule Pheto, son of activist and poet Molefe Pheto , was born in Soweto 1966. At The age of 12, his parents were exiled and the family moved to London … in…

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1910-1987

Mattheus Uys Krige

… be counted among the most dynamic literary figures of the 20th century. He distinguished himself as an author, … and lecturer. He also served as contributor…

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1936-1973

Benni Gwigwi Mrwebi

… have had a big showman personality as he was loved by many of his peers and followers. He became the first black South … 14-piece band in the country. Mrwebi…

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1961-1994

Feroza Adam

… Nirvana High School. While studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University Witwatersrand, she became active in … in various community organisations and…

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1865

Chief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi

… spelled Bhambada) was born in Mpanza near the town of Greytown, Natal Colony. He was the son of Chief Macinga of the abakwa Zondi chieftaincy, and his mother…

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