SAHO global search

1926-1959

Lionel Forman

… Forman was a barrister and a journalist. He was author of the first book on the trial, 'You Can Hang For Treason'. … to international conferences. He was…

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1933-1986

Florence Barbara Ribeiro

… community worker Florence Barbara Ribeiro was the fourth of five children. Her father, Henry Mathe, was a labourer in … butchery and enrolled for a BCom…

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1965

Tracy Payne

… Tracy Payne’s hyper real paintings evoke a sense of sublime sexuality in the art of constraint, even if she is painting a flower. She was born … Africa. In…

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Vusi Mahlasela

… high school. He started off by playing cover versions of popular songs until his late teens when he began to write … in his late teens, having been exposed…

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1949-2004

Matome Maponya

… Maponya was born on May 14 1949 in the Thabakgone village of Lephapane in the district of Tzaneen, where his parents eked out an existence on their small…

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1983

Portia Modise

… at a young age over the more popular girls’ choice of netball. She started playing soccer at the age of seven. She grew up playing football in the street…

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1957

Anna Zieminski

… schooled at St Mary's Dominican Convent and the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and 1984 she attended part-time courses in photography at the Ruth Prowse…

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1962

Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela

… and Bafana were both traders. She obtained a bachelor of Law from the University of Swaziland in 1987 and three years later, an LLB at Wits … director at the…

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1889-1981

Nhlumba 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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John Gomas

… in Cape Town. He was a tailor by profession and a member of the Garment Workers' Union. He served as secretary of the Cape Town branch of the  Communist…

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1928-2011

Henry Gordon ‘Squire’ Makgothi

… in the Eastern Cape, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1950 and a teacher’s diploma 1951.He … and Michael Tsoke (Secretary) - who…

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1931-2018

Samir Amin

… on capitalism, colonialism and (under)development was one of the most important contributions to the discussion over … economy. As a critical Marxist thinker…

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1947-2006

Eric Molobi

… prison he obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Following his release from Robben … Island, he worked for the Munich Re…

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1962-1987

Mandla Nkosi

… born on 13 June 1962 in Pimville, Soweto, the third child of Joyce Nkosi. In 1981 he completed Standard Nine at the … to 1988. The two major ones were …

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1909-1994

Oscar Mpetha

… Congress  ANC in 1951 and in 1958 was chosen president of the Cape ANC in a disputed election. He was subject to … 1954 into the 1960s and was detained…

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1934

Albert Nzula

… worked as a court interpreter, and served as secretary of the local branch of the  Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) . He … and came into…

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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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unknown-2011

Rev George Wauchope

… Organisation (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s, and went on to join the … BPC was banned in 1977 by Jimmy Kruger, then…

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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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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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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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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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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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1939

Manfred Zylla

… in 1939, and arrived in South Africa in 1970. A series of woodcuts about the 1976 Soweto uprising, and the creation of large-scale drawings, prints and…

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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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