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1921-2010

Gordon Mulholland

… April 1921. His mother, Nell, a Cockney from the east end of London, was the breadwinner at home. She worked as an … children whose parents couldn't afford…

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1941-2020

Joseph 'Headman' Shabalala

… Shabalala was born on 28 August in 1941 and town of Ladysmith (eMnambithi district) in the Kwazulu-natal region was a member of the internationally renowned…

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1915-1995

Yusuf Cachalia

… for him to travel to Mecca, where he began the study of Islamic philosophy. He then spent five years in India. … National Congress (ANC) that resulted in the…

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1928-1994

Maritz Barrymore

… He trained as a painter from 1950-1953 at the University of Rhodes, Eastern Cape, where he obtained a BA(FA). In 1954 … gained a Higher Diploma in Education…

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Josias Madzunya

… Josias Madzunya was born in the Sibasa area of the northern Transvaal in about 1909, a member of the Venda tribe, Madzunya came to Johannesburg in 1931, ……

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1889

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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1907-1946

Rosamund Everard-Steenkamp

… was born in Carolina, Mpumalanga, 1907. She was a daughter of Bertha Everard, had a brief career cut short by her death in a Spitfire accident in England…

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1947-2008

Mike Terry

… Terry was an active member of the British  Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) , which was … Sharpeville Massacre  and succeeded the Boycott Movement of 1959. The…

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Unknown-1987

Cameron Mbulelo Madikizela

… Madikizela graduated from Fort Hare.  He was a member of the Cape African Teachers Association (CATA) and the Society of Young Africa (SOYA). He taught at…

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1949-2009

Henry Eric Isaacs

… 21 in 1949,He grew up in Raisethorpe,a peri-urban area of Pietermaritzburg.His family was of diverse racial composition:one grandfather was an … as a cleck…

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1922-2004

Evelyn Ntoko Mase

… available in the public to construct a thorough biography of Evelyn Ntoko Mase before and after her relationship with … desire to be. in political activities…

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1937-2015

Mohamed Ismail Dinat

… meetings with his Father, Ebrahim Dinat, who was a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) .  In 1953,…

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1908-1993

Manonmoney "Ama" Naidoo

… fruit and vegetables to hotels. Mononmony was the fifth of nine children and the only daughter. Mononmony married … (mother) not only to her children but…

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1933-1986

Samora Machel

… Machel was born in 1933 and was raised in the village of Chilembene. He was a member of the Shangana ethnic group and his parents were poor. … he worked in…

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1851-1897

Barney Barnato

… Barnato was born in 21 February 1851, Whitechapel slum of London. His original name was Barnett Issacs but changed … in the diamond rush that followed the…

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1938

David Nthubu Koloane

… The use of artworks for public education by the National Roads Safety Organisation convinced Koloane of the role of art in communication. Together with Louis…

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1920-2002

Ismail "Tatamkhulu Afrika" Joubert

… they died from Asian flu leaving him orphaned at the age of two. He was then taken care of by friends and family before being given to a Methodist … he was…

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1913-1969

C. J. Mayekiso

… Mayekiso was a textile worker and later became president of the African Textile Workers' Union. He was a trade unionist and a leader of the  African National…

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Ahmed Mahomed Cachalia

… He was an extremely wealthy man and was used to a life of luxury and comfort, yet he was one of the strongest supporters of the Satyagraha Campaign. He was…

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1895-1985

Cythna Lindenberg Letty

… she had to record in detail the post mortem appearance of various animal diseases and abnormalities. This was before the time of colour photographs. In 1927…

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1930-2018

Anne-Marie Wolpe

… (now Gauteng ), South Africa. She was the daughter of Abraham and Pauline (Braude) Kantor. Wolpe was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand …

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1941

Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela

… born on 18 July 1941 in Johannesburg . She was the second of four children born to Pauline and Thomas Selema Masekela. … sculptor. Barbara grew up in Witbank…

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1773-1830

David Stuurman

… the Khoi and San people were systematically dispossessed of their traditional lands “on ordinance by the colonists”, … his farm. In 1799, the Khoi, on the…

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1936-2009

Izak de Villiers

… and a prolific author.  He wrote 54 books, including five of poetry and one on depression.  De Villiers also composed a number of hymns that were included in…

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1956

Zacharia Solly Shoke

… education at Orlando High School, Soweto Township, south of Johannesburg. Other academic qualifications include a … a Certificate in Defence Management from…

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1937-2011

Sizakele Sigxashe

… He left the country in 1964 and joined ANC ranks of those who were already exile. Sigxashe went to Russia … Tanzania where he worked as a lecturer at the…

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1934

Abdulhay Jassat

… Abdulhay Jassat became involved in politics as a member of the   Transvaal Indian Congress  (TIC), which was an affiliate of the Congress Alliance in the…

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1912

Goolam Hoosein Ismail Pahad

… Tilley in 1933 and was elected in 1934 as Hon. Secretary of the Kholvad Madressa Anjiman Islamia, the youngest person … South Africa in 1935 and was elected…

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1958

Jackson Mthembu

… school fees, uniforms, books." He went to the University of Fort Hare but was later expelled, and started working at … and Allied Workers Union from 1984 to…

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1950-2015

Virginia Engel

… in politics at Livingstone High School , where several of her teachers were involved in the Unity Movement and the … Affairs Department (Anti-CAD) activities…

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