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1935

Anderson Khumani Ganyile

… was detained without charge for the full length of the post-Sharpville state of emergency from April to August 1960,then return to … months had escaped and…

B-0094552

1961-1988

Johannes Maisha (Stanza) Bopape

… and was elected in 1987 as the first General Secretary of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) in … to be a ‘security’ threat, the Security…

B-0007871

1925-1983

Kippie Jeremiah Moeketsi

… and other personal problems resulted in a life long habit of drinking and money squandering. However, these problems did not stand in his way of being a…

B-0008592

1946-1972

Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe

… Germany; Sweden; Denmark; Italy; USA 1972: University of California, USA (African Art). Goodman Gallery (SA … (Memorial Exhibition). Goodman Gallery (Third…

B-0009036

1956

Ndabenhle William Zulu

… the international exhibition celebrating the unification of East and West Germany. Then in 1995 he held his first solo … Rights to contribute a linocut image…

B-0009263

Treaty Mahlouoe Mopeli

… her to Uitkyk Farm No. 92 in the Groblersdal district of the [Northern] Transvaal [now Limpopo Province], where she … Chief Paulus Howell Mopeli. Despite the…

B-0094684

1929-2000

Esme Bodenstein

… association which attracted many former Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) members. The Society organised … although she never joined the CPSA. She was a…

B-0094568

Ramnie Dinat

… Ramnie Naidoo, the daughter of Ama and Narainsamy Thambi Naidoo , worked in the Transvaal … Youth Congress (TIYC)  since her childhood. At the age of nine,…

B-0095275

Mabel Balfour

… After many leaders from the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) were arrested in the 1956 Treason Trials, she became part of the Management…

B-0007810

1935

Mzwakhe Mbatha

… was inspired to make non-functional objects by a piece of wood which he discovered in the veld that reminded him of a bending female figure. Mbatha worked…

B-0008514

1955

Zamokwake Samuel Gumede

… he undertook a three- month carpentry course.On completion of the course he worked as a full-time carpenter and sculptor … Community Arts Workshop, Durban…

B-0008134

1870-1943

Sir Patrick Duncan

… Oxford, where he gained several distinctions. At the age of 23 he entered the Revenue Department at Somerset House, … South Africa in March 1901. Duncan was…

B-0008029

1912-1964

Daniel R Koza

… into trade union work and the philosophical framework of Gordon's Trotskyism,Koza became deputy secretary of the African Commercial and Distributive Workers'…

B-0067728

1966

Bellington Mampe

… police station.The Act he was detained under and the cause of death were undisclosed. Although Mr Mampe died in 1963,his … on 29 March 1983 regarding Mr…

B-0074813

Wycliffe MIungisi Tsotsi

… President of the  All African Convention  (AAC) from 1948 to 1959. Born … 1940s. Elected AAC president in 1948 as a representative of young militants, he was…

B-0009167

1898-1914

Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar

… The participation of women passive resisters was a key element of the Satyagraha Campaign of 1913 - 1914. Angered by the Supreme Court judgement in ……

B-0009182

2012

John Kutlwano Legingoane

… grandfather, Shadrack Ledingoane, first became aware of his grandson’s death when he came across a photograph of his grandson’s body published in the Daily…

B-0121597

1949

Sokhaya Charles Nkosi

… Ketye and Michael Ntuli). 1979: UN, Pietermaritzburg (part of centenary celebrations group). 1974-80: UFH (annual group … and Resistance Conference). 1982:…

B-0008806

1939

Wopko Jensma

… Cape Town. He received his education at the University of Potchefstroom , but his studies were temporally … Arts with Botshabelo Training College and the…

B-0008203

1891

Captain Lancelot Andrew Ariba

… RA Schools 11 London. His ideals were based on the notion of a symbiotic relationship between the artist and the … Delhi and was later transferred to the Cap…

B-0008046

1860-1926

Emily Hobhouse

… In 1899 Emily Hobhouse was appointed secretary of the South African Conciliation Committee, which was a … in June 1900 where women protested against the…

B-0008164

1947

Obie Oberholzer

… 1970 he obtained a Diploma in Graphic Design, University of Stellenbosch, a German National Diploma in Photography in 1972, Bavarian State Institute of…

B-0008850

1939

Allina Ndebele

… to her father's village with her four children. Because of her teaching activities at Rorke's Drift she had been … now established a small workshop and began…

B-0008755

Nombuso Mchunu

… On her completion of Matric in 1972, Nombuso did casual work such as typing … union, Nombuso moved to become the general secretary of the Chemical and…

B-0067935

1945-2013

Zolile Hamilton Keke

… Zolile Hamilton Keke was born on 31st of October 1945 in East London and grew up in Duncan Village … (PAC) as a 15-year-old in 1961, attracted by the vision…

B-0080383

mid 1800s-1921

Martin Lutuli

… had been among the first converts. Luthuli was the founder of the Natal Native Congress He was a farmer and wagon maker, … for economic and social changes,…

B-0008346

2012

Thembinkosi Gwelani

… to take food to his cousin, Musa Gwelani, who was part of the strike. Thembinkosi was shot in the back of the head by police at scene 1. He left behind 2…

B-0121603

2012

Bongani Mdze

… from behind 3 times – in the arm, lower leg and the back of his head. He left behind his wife and a young child. He … sister, Matshepo Letsaba, "He told us…

B-0121615

1894-1982

Madie Hall-Xuma

… the African National Congress (ANC) . She was a founder of the popular Zenzele self-help movement and in 1955 was elected president of the national council…

B-0009246