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1892-1950

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal

… Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal was the son of the Jariam Singh, a former President of the Transvaal Indian Association. He received his early … A year after his…

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1952

Aleta Michaletos

… 1952. She earned her BFA in painting from the University of Pretoria in 1974. Since 1971 she has actively served on the boards of several Foundations,…

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1850-1916

Lord Kitchener

… over the legend, "Your country needs you", as secretary of state for war at the beginning of World War I Kitchener organized armies on an unprecedented scale…

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1795-1875

Abraham Faure

… was born on 29 August 1795 in Stellenbosch. Faure was one of the leading personalities of his tune in church and intellectual circles at the Cape. … which…

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1930-1994

Elijah Barayi

… was born in Lingelihle, (Cradock ) Eastern Cape, on 15th of  June  in 1930. He was one of eight children of working class parents.  Barayi attended Lwana…

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1958-2004

Martin Tose

… born in Germiston, Johannesburg during the first decade of Apartheid. His birth coincided with the ruling National … victory. The year was also characterised…

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1953-1993

Sam Tambani

… Sam Tambane was born in the village of Tshiozwi Ha-Sinthumele in Venda on 23 August 1953. Sam was the first child of Kutama Fridah Tambani and Nkhumeleni …

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1915

Reverend Beyers Naudé

… who was close to his father, Jozua Naudé.  Naudé was one of eight children and was born into a family that was fully committed to the preservation of…

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1908-2003

Ismail Ahmed Cachalia

… was born in the then Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) of South Africa on 5 December 1908. At the time Cachalia’s father, who was the chairman of the British…

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1809-1882

Bishop Nathaniel James Merriman

… Born in Marlborough (England) on the 4th of April 1809, died in Grahamstown on the 16th of August 1882. Educated at Marlborough, at Winchester … with W. E…

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1925-2015

Ruth Mompati

… Khanyesa in the North West Province . She was the daughter of Seli Seichoko and her father was Khaonyatse/Gaonyatse … Teachers’ Union. The issues then were…

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1956

Paul Weinberg

… lawyer and his mother a music teacher. He was the youngest of three children. He completed his schooling in … science, economic history and law from the…

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1879-1931

Stephen William Black

… Stephen Black was the son of Henry and Sarah Black. He was born in September 1879 in … was engaged by George Kingswell who was owner and editor of The Owl…

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1866-1935

Henry Burton

… at St Andrews in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. He was the son of Henry Francis Burton, a magistrate and civil commissioner. … first studied literature and…

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1921

Richard Ernest van der Ross

… der Ross was born in 1921, he studied at the University of Cape Town where he received M.A., B.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees. For some years he was principal of a…

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1850s-1911

Pambani Jeremiah Mzimba

… Church minister on 2 December 1875. He became a teacher of biblical studies. After his ordination, he volunteered to … and taught at Lovedale Institution. In…

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1893-1958

Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom

… Born on 14 July 1893, J G Strijdom served as Prime Minister of South Africa from 30 November 1954 to 24 August 1958. … as Modimolle, in the Limpopo Province…

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Gwede Mantashe

… Gwede Mantashe was born in the village of Lower Cala in the Transkei (now Eastern Cape). He received a B.Comm degree from the University of South Africa …

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1903-1973

Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams

… born on 12 March 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. He was the son of Zecharya Alter Abramowich and Rachel Leah Sherman. As a … he was educated at the Jews College…

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1927-1994

Mizream Maseko

… work was included in a calendar. This resulted in a period of experiment with staining, painting and embossing imported modelling hide. The result was a…

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1911-2002

Errol T. Shanley

… Errol Shanley was born in Durban in April 1911, the son of Arthur Stanley, who was born in London of Irish parents and Anna Else Bernhardt born in Hamburg ……

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1950

Nyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi

… Cindi was born in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg on 18th of August in 1950. Cindi began his primary education at … failing to show the security police a …

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1957

Mohammed Valli Moosa

… Moosa got involved in politics. He attended the University of Durban-Westville, where he obtained his BSc degree in … for Durban-Westville, and in 1977 was…

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1931-2015

Dr. Oshadi Maphefo Jane Mangena

… 1960s and early 1970s Oshadi was the executive director of the Association for the Education and Cultural Advancement of South Africa. She was concurrently…

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1929-2011

Margaret Nash

… ), where Nash later matriculated.  At the young age of 16 she enrolled at Rhodes University for a teaching degree … in 1975, also obtained a PhD in Theology…

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1965

Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko

… School. Following this, she enrolled at the University of South Africa (UNISA) majoring in Education, English and … Strategic Leadership Course at (WITS)…

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1944

Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi

… were both school teachers in the area. He spent most of his early years staying with relatives in Limpopo and … In 1966 Rachidi began a B.Com at the…

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1937-2011

Fikile Charles Bam

… from 1956, and went on to study law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1960. Bam was a member of the Yu Chi Chan Club (Chinese for guerrilla warfare)…

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1930-2007

Elize Botha

… Transvaal (now Gauteng ). She enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, in 1948 and majored in … and Dutch languages and literature  earning…

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1911-1963

Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka

… Fort Beaufort in the eastern Cape. He read for a Bachelor of Arts degree with the University of Fort Hare. While still studying, Mosaka became involved … in…

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