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1943-2005

Ronnie Levitan

… late 1970s where he worked as an architect in the design of housing where they used photography to research people and … (Architecture, Design and Art) in…

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Leon Madakeni

… Leon Madakeni, star of the South African film Wanaka, a member of the African National Congress  (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe …

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1936-2008

Joseph Ramapulane Maseko

… Joe Maseko, died in Johannesburg in May 2008 at the age of 71. Maseko is best known for his vibrant paintings of township scenes. …

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1904-1986

Jean van der Poel

… a prominent historian. Her studies began at the University of Cape Town (UCT) , and she completed her doctorate at the London School Of Economics, financed…

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1902-1976

J.J.R Jolobe

… James Ranisi Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major role in the compilation and translation of the English…

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1924

Ahmed Ebrahim Patel

… Born 1924. Agent. Key organiser since 1939 of the  Transvaal Indian Congress  on the East Rand, and appeared for the Congress before numerous hearings of the…

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1948-1996

Vuminkosi Zulu

… 24 November 1948 in Mapumulo, KwaZulu-Natal. From the age of thirteen Zulu attended school in Kranskop for six years … He created a monumental woodcarving…

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1934-1989

William Stewart Ainslie

… 1934 in Bedford (Eastern Cape). Studied at the university of Natal, Pietermartizburg (BA) 1952-1955 and (BA Hons Fine Arts) under Jack Heath 1955-1958. On…

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1977

Benedict ‘Bennie’ Saul McCarthy

… visiting side by two goals. After this game, the managers of Ajax an Amsterdam-based club, showed interest in the young … their shibobo moves. While TKZee…

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Flora Mogano

… church elder, foster mother to 9 AIDS orphans, and manager of 8 voluntary HIV/AIDS caregivers. She runs a crèche for the poor in a squatter camp area of…

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1952

Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana

…  in the Eastern Cape. He has been South African Minister of Labour since 1998 and is a member of the Communist Party. …  - Chronological biography of…

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1875-1943

Gustav Preller

… championed Afrikaner culture and became a literary critic of great significance. He worked as editor of Die Brandwag and produce some history books,…

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1910

J. Nkampeni

… and Commercial Union in 1925. In 1943 became a member of the African National Congress . Leader of the Korsten ratepayers and played an active part in ……

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1941

Azaria Mbatha

… passed in 1976. Mbatha studied Fine Arts at the University of Lund from 1977 to 1979. On completion of this degree he continued studying social sciences at…

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1941-1985

Judson Diza Kuzwayo

… in 1957,he organized community groups in the KwaMashu area of Durban,then joined an Umkhonto we Sizwe unit in 1962.He … research with Eddie Webster and…

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1810-1841

Rev. George Champion

… Reverend George Champion was born in the state of Connecticut, United States in 1810. After graduating from … from Cape Town on “The Dove” and proceeded to…

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1947

Henry Mshololo

… objects such as wooden spoons and meat platters. One of his special interests is carving violins and sculptures of angels. He has participated in group…

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1804-1856

Chief Sekonyela

… He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His father was Mantatisi, who was … in 1823. In the early 1830s Sekonyela…

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1986

Clarence Lucky Payi

… Prison. In 1984, Payi and Xulu, acted on the orders of a rogue MK commander, assassinated ANC underground operative Ben Langa (the brother of Pius Langa) on…

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1942-1999

Lucky Sibiya

… Seminary, Hammanskraal. His early art career consisted of carving decorative motifs on the surfaces of gourds for lampshade bases. He was given guidance by…

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1954

Vincent Oliphant

… where he matriculated. He then went to the University of the Western Cape, where he did a B.Sc. degree with … M.Ed. degrees at Rhodes University. Oliphant's…

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1847-1929

Millicent Fawcett

… Fawcett was part of the Ladies’ Committee that was sent over from Britain … in getting this group put together, but was not part of the committee that came…

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1936

Lionel Davis

… seven years on Robben Island between for committing acts of sabotage. It was during his prison years on Robben Island … him to complete a BA Fine Art degree…

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Hamilton Kraai

… Congress  (ANC). In 1918 he was arrested on charges of incitement in connection with the Rand "bucket strike" of sanitation workers. The charges were…

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Rev. Joseph J Doke

… the plague outbreak in Johannesburg. He was the Minister of the Johannesburg Baptist Church. He offered to resign from … Edited  Indian Opinion  in 191,1…

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1925

Stanley B. Lollan

… B.  Lollan was born in Johannesburg in 1925, he became one of the few significant coloured activists in the Transvaal in the 1950s. A clerk by occupation, he…

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1933-2002

Norma Kitson

… to Jewish parents in 1933 in Berea, Durban . She was one of four children, and had an elder sister Joan and brother … Her father was a chemist by training…

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1909

Frank Modiba

… in the Tzaneen district, he refused to tend the sheep of a European cattle farmer and received eight cuts. Modiba … African National Congress (ANC) delegate…

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