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2016

Juda Ngwenya

… the anti-apartheid leader stood, beaming and raising his right arm, after casting his ballot. After retiring from …

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1938

Nana Henrietta Moabi

… defied the gender impediments of the time to assert the right for the people of South Africa to be free from racism …

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1910-1978

Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker

… participated in Indian opposition to restrictions on their right to own land, which were imposed by the Pegging Act … apartheid institutions created by the…

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1960

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer and, mother, a teacher – valued critical…

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1780-1867

King Faku ka Ngqungqushe

… – KZN) before moving to settle in the Eastern Cape in what is now referred to as the Mpondoland region. The Mpondo … life. Mamngcambe, the mother of King…

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1903-1966

Edward “Eddie” Roux

… He remained active until 1935, when the purge of alleged right-wing elements that had overtaken Bunting in 1931 … published in 1948 (and later updated and…

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Chief Maqoma

… 19th-century frontier wars. Born in 1798, he was the Right Hand Son of Ngqika, King of the Rharhabe division of …

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1955-2008

Bhekumuzi Hyacinth Mseleku

… where he suffered injuries to the upper joints of his right hand. Mseleku believed that had it not been for …

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1817-1893

Theophilus Shepstone

… trials should be open; and there should be unrestricted right of appeal to the king. No life should be taken without … disaster than the testimony of the…

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1817-1893

Sir. Theophilus Shepstone

… trials should be open; and there should be unrestricted right of appeal to the king. No life should be taken without … disaster than the testimony of the…

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1892-1969

Bertha Solomon

Bertha Solomon was born on 1 January 1892 in Minsk, Russia. At four years, she and her older sister were taken by their mother, Sonia Schwartz, to join their…

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1942-1993

Chris Hani

… fearful figures in the eyes of South Africa's extreme right: the Afrikaner Weerstandsbewging (AWB, Afrikaner … to the Mail & Guardian point to a conspiracy…

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1979-2019

Leigh Davids

… [Accessed on 24 February 2020] Mbali Phala, “What it’s like to be a transwoman fighting for sex workers’ …

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1956-1985

Andries Raditsela

… movement, Raditsela was an outspoken advocate for the right of women workers. As a result, he contributed to the …

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1878-1941

Simon Petros (Peter) Matseke

… clinics in the locations. Through his defence of Africans’ right to brew their traditional beer in their own homes he …

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1953-2014

Sally Gross

… granted a year of leave from the Church during this time. What followed was a time of immense self-discovery, which led …

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1906-1966

August Aime Balkema

… to Balkema, he continued in the field where he was to play what was probably his most crucial role. Balkema not only helped South Africans to learn what good…

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Thoko Phillip Mamogobo

… he fell onto the sharp end of a tree stem, which went right through his right leg. He still has a scar to show for … to join the trade union including…

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1933

Mildred Lesiea

… unions. Despite having lived in Cape Town all her life, in 1966 Lesiea was accused of not registering in time for a … On appeal, however, she was able to…

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1918-2011

Judge Erns Jansen

… v Minister of Prisons underlined the point. He upheld the right of prisoners to give written instructions to their …

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1910-1974

Raymond Francis (Ray) Budd

… trade unions. The Bill would also refuse Black workers the right to belong to a trade union. The Unity Committee failed … Advisory Council to Prime Minister…

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1815-1892

King Sarhili kaHintsa

… [17] Sarhili ascended without any dispute to his birth right. [18] However, the young King had a difficult start, … and so Sarhili struggled to assert…

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1922-2004

Evelyn Ntoko Mase

… of her time as Nelson Mandela’s first wife - and much of what is known of her comes from his words or the words of … difficult to discern who Evelyn Ntoko…

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1929-2017

Emma Thandi Mashinini

… and after months of strikes and go-slows, she won the right for workers to have unemployment insurance. After the …

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Alfred Mamagale Tebeila

The banishment of Alfred Mamagale Tebeila, Mamogase Sebei, Mashilo Tseke Nchabeleng, and Kgalabotwane Tseke from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, Transvaal …

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1911-1963

Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka

… by taking part in the 1944-45 rallies of the Campaign for Right and Justice. In 1945 he was involved with the communist …

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1916

Job Patja Kekana

… students who became successful wood sculptors in their own right. Kekana attracted a number of secular clients and …

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1930-1978

Sewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum

… from the Natal Open. In the ensuing years, denied the right to play the game he loved, Sewgolum was said to be a …

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