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1924-1993

Cornelius Judah Fazzie

… 1924 Queenstown Eastern Cape,but grew up largely in Tsolo.His migrant father worked in the Western Cape.He began school … the  1952 Defiance Campaign . After…

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1777-1855

Sir. Richard Bourke

… Bourke was born on 4 May 1777 in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to Major-General and proved … to the Cape Colony from 1826-28 as an…

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1955

Thamsanqa Rutherford (Thami) Jali

… the Festival of African Arts, University of Zululand, for his wood sculpture, Mama (Birth), which is represented on … people in ceramics. This enterprise is…

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1937-2020

Andrew Clement Verster

… radio plays. He has designed sets and costumes for operas. His work is represented in public and private collections in … have been published.  He has…

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1911-1990

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyer Hoogendyk

… of Democrats (CoD).  When he was arrested in 1956, he left his wife with a six-month-old baby. He was also an active … later withdrawn against him in 1958…

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1949

Lefifi Tladi

… removed forcefully to make way for White people. Owing to his goatee beard, Tladi was nicknamed Jomo after Kenya’s … hero, Jomo Kenyatta , who had a similar…

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1950

Yvonne Mokgoro

… the student’s registration and which resulted in the death of a parent, reporting to the University Council. She …

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1923-2003

Maggie Resha

… of the All-Africa Women's Conference. Following the death of her husband in 1973, Resha moved to London, where …

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1923-2003

Magdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha

… of the All-Africa Women's Conference. Following the death of her husband in 1973, Resha moved to London, where …

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1956

Graham Goddard

… Graham Goddard was born in 1956 in Woodstock, Cape Town. His parents were factory workers in the Woodstock/Salt River area. Goddard lived most of his life on…

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1934

Reverend Mcebisi Osman Xundu

… he went to live with a white missionary couple to continue his schooling at the All Saints Mission near Engcobo.  Xundu … Umtata until February 1978, along…

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1947

Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke

… While Moseneke was on Robben Island, he studied for his matriculation and successfully completed his tertiary education. He obtained a BA in English and ……

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1955

William Kentridge

… There, he met Dumile Feni and was greatly influenced by his drawings. He also worked as a set designer for film … route across the aftermath of Apartheid and…

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1922

George Edward Peake

… Town City Council. In 1962 he was jailed for two years for his involvement in a sabotage plot. Peake was subjected to … In early 1968 the Apartheid…

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1919-1990

Hyacinth Joseph Bill Bhengu

… mission and then he went to study private to finish his matriculation exams.He was a farm worker,domestic … Witwatersrand,he institute a law practice in 1961…

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1943-2001

G. S. (Smart) Gumede

… College before resuming studies at the UFH where he gained his BA(FA) (Hons) degree in 1988. He was a founding member of … work of Michael Zondi and said…

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1945-2008

Phumzile John Gomomo

… Ndabeni (Mnzotho) and Nonga Stofile (Mpondo). He received his primary education from Ntlaka lower Primary School and … 8), because of family poverty, and…

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1922

Greenwood Dumisa Ngotyana

… a congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions. After his return to South Africa he was elected to the Cape … Banned from 1955, he was endorsed out of…

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1909

Selby Bangani Ngcobo

… withdrew from political activity to concentrate on his academic career. He taught economics at Fort Hare and … adviser to the KwaZulu Government of…

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1933-1987

Eric Ngcobo

… impressionistic group compositions. In both media his work was based on a mixture of tribal mythology and urban … at the Republic Art Festival in…

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1912-1957

Gladstone Xala Tshume

… and King William's Town. Until banning orders forced his resignation in 1953, he served as secretary of the … A lay preacher in the Bantu Methodist Church,…

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Ben Khoapa

… about the political conditions of African Americans. On his return to South Africa, Khoapa became involved with Steve … house arrest in 1973. This may have…

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Vuyi Lesley Mbalo

… just before the matric exams. After finally completing his matric he became more active in Catholic youth … Khotso House. Mbalo became a member of Afrapix…

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1911

Sam Kahn

… Africans, he defended many as clients in the course of his legal career. A member of the Cape Town City Council from … gatherings, he was subsequently…

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1927-2005

Kalushi Drake Koka

… He enrolled for teacher training after completing his matric. In 1960, he became actively involved in politics, … activists, Koka became concerned with the…

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1979

Alexander Leor Fattal

… and Yacov Fattal. Alex moved to Boston Massachusetts where his younger brother Josh was born. He grew up in Elkins Park, … to the canal handover ceremony in…

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1913-1994

Stephen J.C. Dlamini

… workers with trade union rights and political education.His father was a farmer,migrant mineworker,road construction … prisoners to whom they taught Marxist…

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1955

Bantu Holomisa

… the Military Council of Transkei. Between 1988 and 1989, his government unbanned approximately 33 organisations which had been banned by his predecessors…

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1953

Edwin Cameron

… was born on 15 February 1953 in Pretoria. He completed his schooling at Pretoria Boys’ High School and thanks to an … and the Vinerian Scholarship. Cameron…

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1919-1984

Cassim Amra

… South Africa’s best known poets of this period, dedicated his first collection of poems Tell Freedom to his "close friend" Cassim Amra. Amra was a key member…

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