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J. Congress M. Mbata

… Secondary School, at Fort Hare, and at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1940 he joined the faculty of St. Peter's and subsequently became secretary of…

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1956-2003

Muziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba

… in 1956. His art is uniquely grounded in his experience of life and contemporary events in KwaZulu-Natal. He reflects … on this experience, as Andy Mason has…

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1794-1879

Thomas Maclear

… He was a keen amateur astronomer and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of astronomers. Maclear arrived in South Africa on 5 January … closely with John…

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1956

Christopher Nceba Faku

… from prison, Faku was elected as regional organiser of the Eastern Cape  African National Congress  (ANC) and … portfolio. In 1994, Faku was elected…

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1895-1962

Elliot Tonjeni

… went to Cape Town, where he joined the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) and was active in the Industrial and … and Coloured workers, particularly in…

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1643-1674

Krotoa (Eva)

… as Eva to the Dutch and English settlers) was the niece of Autshumao , a Khoi leader and interpreter to the Dutch (he … by the English and then by the Dutch)…

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1943-2009

Winston Monwabisi Ngozi

… the 1960’s the Apartheid government continued its project of racial divide, and the enactment of the Group Areas Act was the most prominent example. Ngozi’s…

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1936-2013

Sathima Bea Benjamin

… the cosmopolitan culture she grew up with in the shadows of Table Mountain , her youth was soon to be shattered by the declaration of her beloved birth-place…

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1930-2005

Hamilton Naki

… Hamilton Naki was born in the small village of Ngcangane in the Eastern Cape in 1930. His family was poor … he left for Cape Town to look for employment. At…

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1956

Murphy Morobe

… 2 October 1956 in Soweto. When he was young he spent a lot of time with his uncle, a Minister in the African Methodist … also organised cultural activities…

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1908-2000

Jock Leyden

… He settled in Durban which was to be his home for the rest of his life.  He attended part-time art classes at the Natal School of Art, Durban, and he decided…

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1959-2014

Nosipho Dorothy Ntwanambi

… Gugulethu ( Western Cape ). She was the Deputy President of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), was … Executive Committee (NEC) member. She…

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1911-1990

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyer Hoogendyk

… World War II and, on returning home, became a member of the Springbok Legion and the Congress of Democrats (CoD).  When he was arrested in 1956, he left ……

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1931-1981

Dr Nomava Eslinah Shangase

… she participated actively in the struggle for the rights of African nurses, having suffered the indignities of racial discrimination herself. In 1962, the…

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1926-1994

Lennox Sebe

… He made the biggest political move when he became a member of the Ciskei legislative Assembly and chief Minister in 1973. He got 26 votes to 24 of Mabandla…

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1926-2017

Helen Kies

… where she matriculated. She then enrolled at University of Cape Town where studied where she completed her B.A. in … her husband was dismissed from teaching…

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1928-2009

Ahmed Essop “Quarter” Khota

… in a “¼ pint”. During the 1950s, Quarter was a member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and a part of the corps of activists that contributed to the…

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Jafta Kgalabi Masemola

… Jafta Kgalabi Masemola, “The Tiger of Azania”, also popularly known as “Bra Jeff” by many … . In 1959, he joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) of Azania…

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1925-2013

Alan Robert Lipman

… War II, Lipman studied Architecture at the University of Witwatersand. Here, Lipman was inspired by the work of architects such as Le Corbusier, Walter…

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A. J. Sililo

… A. J. Sililo was a leader of the Location Advisory Boards Congress in  Durban , and … Council in 1937. In 1939 he was on the deputation of the joint  African…

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1938

Noria Mabasa

… out household chores throughout her childhood.  At the age of 14, Mabasa moved to her brother’s house in Soweto to … for economic survival, Mabaso began…

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1880

Ethel Edwards

… 1907 The Cape Argus Weekly Edition published a photograph of Ethel Edwards in its supplement on "Famous South African … impress, as he was perhaps the most…

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1795-1836

King Sobhuza I

… Sobhuza I was the first king of the Swazi people as we know the group today. He was born … in 1795 and succeeded his father, Ndvungunye, as king of the…

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1921-1995

Jo Thorpe

… in London. In 1959 she was appointed regional secretary of the South African Institute of Race Relations in Durban . During that year she became … Arts…

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1945

Marlise Joubert

… and a BA Honours in Philosophy from the University of Pretoria. After her studies, she worked as a journalist … also has a son and a daughter. Joubert is the…

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1955

Eric Miller

… Eric Miller  was born 19th of May 1955 in Cape Town. He grew up in Johannesburg. After … the corporate sector. Frustrated with the media’s misuse of power he…

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1947-2006

Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga

… Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga, was one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved fighters in the … [i] Malinga would go on to make a brilliant career out of boxing…

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1818-1953

Emily Isabel Fern

… was then taught pastel drawing by George Smithard. As one of the first students at the Johannesburg School of Art, she became a foundation member of the JSC…

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1926-2007

Edgar Dumile Ngoyi

… Ngoyi became politically active in the ANC as a member of the ANC Youth League in the 1950s. He actively involved organising activities of the Defiance…

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1894-1974

William George Ballinger

… William George Ballinger was born on 21st of September in 1894 in Britain. In 1928 he was sent to South … to the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union …

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