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1913-1967

Louis Washkansky

… Of Lithuanian Jewish extraction, Louis Washkansky came to … him suffering from congestive cardiac failure. The effects of this were huge cardiac swelling,…

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1956

Anthony James (Tony) Leon

… Leon went on to register a law degree with the  University of Witwatersrand . His leadership qualities manifested … still at Witwatersrand University. He was…

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Dr Aubrey Maitshwe Mokoape

… became invovled in politics at the young age of 13 and by the time he was 15 years old, he was a spokesperson of the Pan Africanist Congress youth, the party…

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1910-1969

Florence Matomela

… Florence Matomela was born on 1st of January ,in 1910 and worked as a teacher while raising … , she led a demonstration that ended in the burning of permits…

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1955

Gana Makabeni

… a Communist night school and joined the  Communist Party of South Africa  (SACP) as a young worker in the 1920s. In … was elected to the party's central…

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1943

Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin

… was a lecturer in African languages at the University of the Witwatersrand who concentrated on writing; he also … the school that was run by Father Trevor…

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1926-1959

Lionel Forman

… Forman was a barrister and a journalist. He was author of the first book on the trial, 'You Can Hang For Treason'. … to international conferences. He was…

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1929-2010

Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews

… Matthews born in Durban, on 17 June 1929, Matthews was one of five children of Frieda and ZK Matthews, a professor, academic lawyer and anthropologist at the…

B-0008499

1972

Zanele Muholi

… in South Africa. “This is a time for a visual state of emergence,” she says. “The preservation and mapping of our herstories is the only way for us black…

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1933-1986

Florence Barbara Ribeiro

… community worker Florence Barbara Ribeiro was the fourth of five children. Her father, Henry Mathe, was a labourer in … butchery and enrolled for a BCom…

B-0008954

1965

Tracy Payne

… Tracy Payne’s hyper real paintings evoke a sense of sublime sexuality in the art of constraint, even if she is painting a flower. She was born … Africa. In…

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Vusi Mahlasela

… high school. He started off by playing cover versions of popular songs until his late teens when he began to write … in his late teens, having been exposed…

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1920-1977

Elmon Malele

… in 1943, and stayed in Alexandra township. He was one of the residents forcibly removed by the apartheid regime to … December 1956.  He was freed in January…

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1892-1956

Manilal Gandhi

… born  on 28 October 1892 in Rajkot, India, the second son of Kasturba and  Mohandas Gandhi . He had three brothers, … important training centres and Manilal…

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1949-2004

Matome Maponya

… Maponya was born on May 14 1949 in the Thabakgone village of Lephapane in the district of Tzaneen, where his parents eked out an existence on their small…

B-0008440

1983

Portia Modise

… at a young age over the more popular girls’ choice of netball. She started playing soccer at the age of seven. She grew up playing football in the street…

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1951

Helen Zille

… Mary's Waverley in Johannesburg . She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. A prominent journalist and … Sparks ,…

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1957

Anna Zieminski

… schooled at St Mary's Dominican Convent and the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and 1984 she attended part-time courses in photography at the Ruth Prowse…

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John Gomas

… in Cape Town. He was a tailor by profession and a member of the Garment Workers' Union. He served as secretary of the Cape Town branch of the  Communist…

B-0008110

1962

Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela

… and Bafana were both traders. She obtained a bachelor of Law from the University of Swaziland in 1987 and three years later, an LLB at Wits … director at the…

B-0096669

1889-1981

Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize

… After his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the first students to attend the Inanda Seminary and … Durban City Council forced African…

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1924-1993

Cornelius Judah Fazzie

… School in East London where he came under the influence of the deputy headmaster who was an ardent African Nationalist .A member of the African National…

B-0008060

1931-2018

Samir Amin

… on capitalism, colonialism and (under)development was one of the most important contributions to the discussion over … economy. As a critical Marxist thinker…

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1891-1970

Arthur William Blaxall

… in 1891 in Britain. He was a clergyman who was convicted of aiding the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … superintendent until 1950. He became a…

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1962-1987

Mandla Nkosi

… born on 13 June 1962 in Pimville, Soweto, the third child of Joyce Nkosi. In 1981 he completed Standard Nine at the … to 1988. The two major ones were …

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1909-1994

Oscar Mpetha

… Congress  ANC in 1951 and in 1958 was chosen president of the Cape ANC in a disputed election. He was subject to … 1954 into the 1960s and was detained…

B-0068120

1934

Albert Nzula

… worked as a court interpreter, and served as secretary of the local branch of the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) . He … and came into…

B-0008846

1928-2011

Henry Gordon ‘Squire’ Makgothi

… in the Eastern Cape, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1950 and a teacher’s diploma 1951.He … and Michael Tsoke (Secretary) - who…

B-0064853

1925-2009

Elizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams

… , in the Western Cape . She was born into a large family of 8 children, and attended a multi-racial school in Paarl … her mother as the sole breadwinner,…

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