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1938

Ngoako David Thebehali

… 1938 in Orlando East,  Soweto . His parents were among the earliest residents of Soweto. From 1945 to 1952 he was a pupil at St. Mary’s … attend St.Peter’s …

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1958-2004

Martin Tose

… The quiet and yet temperamental Martin Qgibinsizi Tose was born in Germiston, Johannesburg during the first decade of Apartheid. His birth coincided with the…

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1926

Johannes Jacobus Degenaar

… 7 March 1926 in Ladysmith. As a young man he was sent to the Cape to study at the University of Stellenbosch, where he completed his M.A. in 1948 and a …

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1963

Justice Sfiso Mkame

… High School in 1979 and received formal art training at the Open School, Durban in 1982 and the Little E. Theatre, Durban in 1983. In 1986 he was a … Ainslie…

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1948

Alec Erwin

… from Durban High School in 1965. He then went to study at the University of Natal and received a B.Econ Honours degree in Economics in … 1970. After…

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1955-1991

Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo

… Mzala`s academic record was outstanding. He acquired the name, Comrade Mzala, as he was fond of addressing everyone as “mzala, mzala”.) In 1972, at the age…

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1947

Aaron Mosibudi Mangena

…  Aaron Mosibudi Mangena was born on 7th of August 1947 in Tzaneen, in the Northern Province (now Limpopo) to Tlodipyane Makwela and Tebele Rephard Mangena…

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1920-2013

Zainab Ebrahim Asvat

… Ebrahim Asvat was born 1920 in Johannesburg , daughter of EI Asvat, came under the tutelage of her father as a young girl. She accompanied … him to political…

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1930-2013

Professor Bernard Magubane

… a farm near Colenso in Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He was the son of labour tenants on a white-owned farm in the Colenso district of KwaZulu-Natal. His father…

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1948

Timothy Peter Jenkin

… Boys' Prep and Boys' High School,[1][2] matriculating at the age of 17.[3] After leaving school, he avoided conscription into the South African Defence Force…

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Dawid Kruiper

… Dawid Kruiper was born in the Kalahari National Park (now Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) in 1936.  He referred to himself as “Die Ou Ram” (The Old Ram). He…

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1762-1834

Henry Bathurst

… born in Gloucestershire, England on 22 May 1762. He was the eldest son of the second Earl of Bathurst. In April 1789 he married the …

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1852-1917

Isaac Williams Wauchope

… The esteemed teacher and journalist, Samuel E.K. Mqhayi … a broad-faced man, in height a little more than five feet, of light brown complexion, which is to…

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1923-1986

Moses Mabhida

… 1923, into a poor family which was later forced off the land. Mabhida could not pursue his studies because of the financial constraints experienced by his…

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1869-1944

Kasturba Gandhi

… 11 1869 in Porbandar, in present day Gujarat. She was the daughter of Gokuldas Makanji Kapadia, a wealthy merchant. Kasturba had … Kasturba and Mohandas’…

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1917-1978

Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh

… , Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 12 June 1917. She was the eldest daughter of Latchmee and Chatrapul Singh. Her parents sent all three of their daughters to…

B-0009065

1941-1971

Ahmed Timol

… Ismail Dindar. His father came to South Africa in 1918, at the age of 12, from India. He was one of six children, with two … Mohammed and Haroon. As there…

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Molefe Pheto

… As a talented young boy who displayed many interests in the arts, he was sent to London to study music and eventually … teacher. In 1970, as a young man he…

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1928-2013

Judge Jan Hendrik Steyn

… on 4 March 1928. His mother, Zerilda Steyn, was a pioneer of social welfare in South Africa, founding the Urban Housing League. His father, Hendrik, had…

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1967-2005

Buyisile Patient (Billy) Mandindi

… He completed a full-time diploma course in Fine Art at the Community Arts Project in Cape Town in 1986, and also studied as a non-degree student at the…

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1917-2013

Mfanasekaya Pearce Linda Gqobose

… College in 1935. As a student, he was influenced by the writings of Samuel Krune Mqhayi. With no other prospects for a viable career, Gqobose joined the…

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1936-2009

Dawood Parker

… Dawood Parker was the Chairman of the Wynberg Civic Association. He played a prominent role in … Travel agent, Chairman of the Wynberg Civic Association,…

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1915-2003

Abdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat

… Docrat was born in the village of Kathor, India on 15 September 1915. His grandfather was a … in South Africa in 1930, he was prohibited from entering the…

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1899-1996

Mary Agnes Stainbank

… Mary Agnes Stainbank was born in 1899 on the farm Coedmore in Bellair, Durban. She was educated at St. … Anne's DSG at Hilton. Stainbank was an artist way…

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1919-1984

Cassim Amra

… He attended Sastri College, Durban  where he represented the senior cricket team. Amra was exposed to George Singh and … crucial role in charting a more…

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1927-1994

Mizream Maseko

… completing his studies in Transvaal. He was inspired by the artworks in the houses he painted and took up painting designs and … work was included in a…

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1925-2000

Alfred Baphetuxolo Nzo

… born on 19 June 1925 at Benoni, Transvaal, into a family of five children. His father was a clerk at Modder B mine, … at KwaDukathole in Germiston and was…

B-0068295

1922-2014

Stanley Huette Uys

… Province). His parents, Dirk and Francina, were members of the Dutch Reformed Church. His mother died young and Uys … a boy, Uys read voraciously. He had…

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1956-1985

Andries Raditsela

… became deeply engaged in politics after becoming a member of the Chemical Workers' Industrial Union (CWIU), an affiliate of the Federation of South African…

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1932

Amy Thornton

… Western Cape). Both her parents were actively involved in the struggle, and it did not take long for Thornton to follow … 1948 when she was just sixteen…

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