SAHO global search

1950-2012

Roy Padayachie

… (UDF) in KwaZulu-Natal. He worked to link local civic issues with political issues. In 1983, the apartheid government announced plans to … (CRA), a powerful…

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1889-1970

James “Sofasonke” Mpanza

… was one of those who supported the creation of the Soweto Urban Bantu Council in the early 1960s. Mpanza died in 1970, …

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1861-1951

Sefako Mapogo Makgatho

… along with his kinsmen, Makgatho may have straddled the urban and rural spaces in search of converts. But it was both … In his view, “this Act is fraught…

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Chief Vuna Miya

… was conflict around Bantu Affairs (BA) and various other issues in the Bergville area, [Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal]. As …

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1939

Manfred Zylla

… and drawing, and produces work that criticizes political issues and social imbalances. Zylla has exhibited in a number … Since the 1990’s, his focus has…

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1931-1972

Joseph Engenas Matlhakanye Lekganyane

… was in rural areas. Edward Lekganyane’s stronghold was in urban areas, especially Johannesburg, were many people still …

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1902-1972

Dezso Koenig

… figure studies, still life, landscape and especially the urban landscape. A few of his non-South African works reveal …

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1952-1981

Krishna Rabilal

… which had a strong political slant, focussing on community issues such as the bread price, workers’ problems, etc. He … and the military in the ANC, he was…

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1964

Joseph Manana

… 2004 Manana displayed an understanding of various social issues. He then progressed to visualising social harmonies in … (plate 308) and Privacy (plate 310)…

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1905-1982

John Collins

… struggles, becoming especially active on South African issues. John and Diana had four sons: Andrew, Peter, Mark and … reconciliation with Germany and to…

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1935-1988

Sydney Kumalo

… music and apostrophe and noble heritage, but also his urban sensibilities and admiration of contemporary … traditional African culture, but were aware that…

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1952

Tiyani Lybon Mabasa

… the SCM at Turfloop, which not only dealt with Christian issues, but tackled political issues as well.In his final year of study, in 1976, he was …

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1906-1980

Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi

… Vigilance Association. He was also a member of the defunct Urban Bantu Council before he became a Soweto City …

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1952-2006

Thozamile Richard (Thozi) Gqweta

… opened his eyes to the poverty and insecurity of black urban workers.He was asked by the Black Allied Worker's Union … | https://www.multinationalmonitor.org…

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David Bruce

… and Reconciliation . While he has a general interest in issues of policing, criminal justice and crime prevention his work is mainly focused firstly on…

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1938

Sophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn

… Congress and the ANC) at the time was grappling with issues such as the Group Areas Act , Separate Development Act … Together they helped to organize the…

B-0009229

1963

Justice Sfiso Mkame

… textures of varying depths and sets the tone for the issues that are to be addressed. Comments on social ills and … of the liberation struggle. Ka-Mkame also…

B-0008568

1957

Saleem Badat

… of Higher Education & Training on higher education policy issues. In June 2006, Dr Badat was appointed Vice-Chancellor … a series of children’s books that…

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1907-1983

Michael Guthrie Scott

… After serious disagreements with the Senior Priest on issues of African rights, he approached the Bishop of … to address what he found to be the root cause…

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1814-1893

George Christopher Cato

… Cato was asked to lay out a plan for a town to be called D'Urban. When the trekkers besieged the British troops at …

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1936

Louis Charles George 'Loet' Douwes-Dekker

… South Africa  (TUCSA). Later he became the Chair of the  Urban Training Project  (UTP), a Black trade union service … Assistant General Secretary of TUCSA,…

B-0080013

1945

Pieter Dirk-Uys

… using satire to address pressing social and political issues …

B-0095153

1956

Trevor Andrew Manuel

… (YCW). The group concerned itself with worker related issues. He was working for a construction company by then and … of the organisation. He remained…

B-0008437

1941

Navanethem (Navi) Pillay

… jurisprudence on rape as genocide, as well as on issues of freedom of speech and hate propaganda. Judge … at first, because of her views on abortion and…

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1917-2009

Helen Suzman

… Mandela . Helen never shirked from raising unpopular issues. Visiting political prisoners was only one example; … a much-favored speaker. She frequently…

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Mpiyeza Mlaba

Mpiyeza Mlaba supported Mzwangedwa Mlaba’s campaign to be chief of his community, in the Camperdown District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], but the community…

B-0149353

1958

Charlie Mlaba

Charlie Mlaba supported Mzwangedwa Mlaba’s campaign to be the chief of his community, in the Camperdown District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], but the community…

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1850-1913

Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer

… led introduction of legislation that sought to regulate urban locations for Africans and Asians, impose curfews and …

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1932

Dr. Frene Noshir Ginwala

… dominance [3] . Once they left and entered the segregated urban community, their traditional roles as sons, fathers, … once let out of their contract, they…

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