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1868-1913

King Dinuzulu

… complained about Zibhebhu's endeavours to increase his wealth and status and pleaded for Cetshwayo's return to … On 30 March and again on 21 July 1883,…

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Joel Joffe

… on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Abraham Joffe, a businessman, had come from Latvia and his mother, Dena (nee Idelson),…

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1817-1887

Jan Gerritze Bantjes

… administration which had been elected just before his arrival at the Vet River. On occasion he acted as Clerk … a document which is now of historical…

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1663

Autshumao (Herry the Strandloper)

… to speak Dutch and English, which made him very useful to his people, and the European settlers who were engaged in a trading relationship. As result of his…

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1909-1944

Samuel Makoanyane

… was born in 1909, Parys, Orange Free State. For most of his life Makoanyane lived in the village of Koalabata, in the Teyateyaneng district near Maseru. His…

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1962

Chris Kirchhoff

… Born in 1962 in Johannesburg, Kirchhoff spend his early years in Norway and Massachusetts before returning to Johannesburg to complete his schooling.  He…

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1929-2021

Norman Levy

… and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania, Norman Levy and his twin brother, Leon (a founding member and later the … and matriculated in 1946. He became an…

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1903-1979

Johannes (Jan) de Klerk

… Secretary of the NP in the Transvaal, and delivered on his mandate of providing a successful campaign for the party … of Labour and Public Works and…

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1951-2025

Rashid Lombard

… Province (now Eastern Cape) on 10 April 1951. In 1962, his family relocated to Cape Town , Western Cape Province.  … department of a large construction…

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1943-2009

Jan van Eck

… He came to South Africa when he was five years old with his mother and father, a classical piano teacher. He … was at university that he started to seriously…

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1886-1955

Richard Victor Selope Thema

… born in Ga-Mamabolo, Pietersburg district, in 1886. Both his parents were Pedi speaking but not originally belonging … contact with missionaries, were…

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1927-1978

Philemon Pearce Nokwe

… As a child he grew up in a working-class environment - his father was a shoemaker - and attended primary schools in … Africans. Nokwe became acquainted with…

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1950-2008

John Alfons Pandeni

… who were captured and imprisoned on Robben Island. After his release in 1985, he became the founding General Secretary of the Namibia Food and Allied Workers…

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John Moshoeu

… or the ‘dribbling wizard’ as he was popularly known for his skills in the field of play, began his soccer career at Giant Blackpool, playing alongside other …

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1958-2001

Mathews ‘’Loop-en-val’’ Motshwarateu

… Mathews Motshwarateu was born on 2 November 1958 in Soweto. His talent for athletics already became apparent in his primary school years, which he spent at…

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Gail Johnson

… Johannesburg , for refusing to enrol him because of his HIV status. His courage as a HIV-positive youngster gave him the … including the United Nations…

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1812-1917

Sir George Grey

… the only son of Lieutenant-Colonel Grey of the 30th Foot. His father was killed at the sack of Badajoz in the Peninsula … captain. In 1836, the Royal…

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1900-1972

Vernon Celliers Berrange

… born on 25 November 1900 in the Transvaal (now Gauteng). His lived and worked all his life in Johannesburg, having been admitted to the Bar in … Communist…

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1866-1942

James Barry Munnik Hertzog

… especially those from Britain. In 1881, together with his three brothers, he was sent to Stellenbosch for further … this by studying Law and not Theology as…

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1926-2004

Anthony Sampson

… on the Royal Navy from 1944-7. In 1951, due in part to his connection with then editor Jim Bailey, Sampson became … as Nelson Mandela , and writers like…

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1944

Graeme Pollock

… Graeme Pollock was born on 27 February 1944 in Durban. His father was a first-class cricketer and editor of the Port … School, a well- known sports school…

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1920

Marutle Flag Boshielo

… Executive Committee. The CPSA helped Boshielo to pursue his studies through evening classes. He was one of the … Bakery Workers’ Union and broader liberation…

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1910-1990

Gerard Bhengu

… Centecow, Bulwer district, Southern Natal. Bhengu received his early education at the Roman Catholic Mission School of … Centecow. Kohler used some of these…

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1939-1997

Enos Mabuza

… 6. He then attended the Emjindini secondary School and got his Junior Certificate in 1957. He went on to obtain a … Teacher’s Training College in Vryheid. He…

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1936-2010

Lewis Nkosi

… at M. L. Sultan Technical College in Durban. Nkosi began his writing career at the publication Ilanga lase Natal in … the staff of Drum magazine , which was…

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1960-2015

Ohm Collins Chabane

… Mothlanthe ,  Mosiua Lekota  and  Popo Molefe . During his time in prison he obtained a Diploma in Electrical … Management from Arusha in Tanzania. Chabane…

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Nimrod Boyce Tantsi

… of one of the founders of the AME in South Africa. His family moved a number of times during his youth, first to Natal and then to the Cape, where Tantsi…

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1919

Dr. Wilson Zamindlela "Zami" Conco

… of the next five years in the Transvaal, commuting to see his patients on weekends whenever he could. His friends praised him as a man of quiet, self…

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1900-1963

Roseberry Tandwefika Bokwe

… in 1900 in the Tsomo district of the Transkei. He began his education at the mission of his father, John Knox Bokwe , in Ugie, East Griqualand, and then…

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1794-1879

Thomas Maclear

… arrived in South Africa on 5 January 1834 to assume his duties as Royal Astronomer at the Cape. He immediately … survey and accurate mapping of the Cape…

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