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Potlako Leballo

… was born in 1924 near Mafeteng, Basutoland (now Lesotho), the son of an Anglican minister. In 1940, while a student at … his age and enlisted in a non…

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1926

Leonora van den Heever

… . She went on to complete her MA in English at the University of Pretoria , and started to work at the normaalkollege in Bloemfontein. She then became a…

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1927-2019

Ben Turok

… Leading member of the South African Congress of Democrats (CoD). He was born … his family to South Africa in 1934. After graduating from the University of…

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1948-1985

Thamsanqa “Thami” Mnyele

… "For me as craftsman, the act of creating art should complement the act of creating shelter for my family or liberating the … Sack,S. (1988). <em>The…

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1919-2020

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

… in Mhinga Village, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo ), into the Mhinga traditional royal family, where her father was a … during which time she developed a…

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1961-1994

Feroza Adam

… Feroza Adam was born on the 16 August 1961. She was drawn into political activity in … Nirvana High School. While studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the…

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1897-1979

Edgar Harry Brookes

… with his family in 1901.In 1920 he was hired to teach at the University of Pretoria while working towards a doctorral degree which he … white academic and…

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1809-1882

Bishop Nathaniel James Merriman

… Born in Marlborough (England) on the 4th of April 1809, died in Grahamstown on the 16th of August 1882. Educated at Marlborough, at … Bishop of Grahamstown. …

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1895-1951

Dorothy Ruth Boxall

… , Eastern Cape , South Africa. She dedicated herself to the promotion of music in South Africa. She studied under Prof. P.R. Kirby of the Department of Music…

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1919-1976

Dr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe

… James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe was one of the most dynamic leaders of the  African National Congress (ANC) after its turn to mass … Medical doctor, Member…

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Esmé Berman

… author and researcher, was born in 1929. She enrolled at the University of Witswatersrand in 1946 and completed a degree in Visual … Upon completion she went…

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Nicholaas Frederic de Waal

… Born in Rotterdam in 1853, De Waal was the son of a banker who received a commercial education in Brussels … coverage of Dutch news and comment. He became…

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1908-1984

Frederick Hutchinson Page

… according to one critic, have made him known as ‘a kind of Hitchcock among painters’. Page always used a limited … in his work, mostly employing either…

B-0008859

1954

Lele Jacob Motaung

… Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Prisoners Of Apartheid , A biographical List of political prisoners  … .p.68…

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1918-2016

Kobera Manual

… Aunty Kobera Manual of Ocean View died at the age of 98 on Wednesday 27 July … I was born in Alfred Lane Simon’s Town on 25 June 1918, the youngest of three…

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1953-2005

Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu

… Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu, the second son of the king of the Ndebele, Ndzundza-Mabhoko King Mabusabesala …  - PRESS BRIEFINGS MONDAY 24TH JANUARY…

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1911-2002

Dr. Percy Yutar

… Yutar was born on 29 July 1911 in Cape Town. He was one of eight children in a family of Lithuanian immigrants. His … shop, leaving his hand badly mangled…

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1922-2001

Sonia Beryl Bunting

… Born Sonia Isaacman in 1922, she joined the Communist Party in 1942 and gave up her university studies to do full-time political work. After the banning of…

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1959

Gideon Mendel

… on 31st  August 1959 Johannesburg, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cape Town  where he majored in African … History and Psychology…

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Madi Gray

… immigrants from Germany, who came to South Africa during the inter-war period. Being a refugee from Germany, her mother understood the similarities between…

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T W Thibedi

… Before joining the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) in the 1920s, Thibedi was a member of the International … Member of the International Socialist…

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1951

Helen Zille

… Mary's Waverley in Johannesburg . She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. A prominent journalist and anti-apartheid …

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1950

Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli

… Churchill Masakeng Saoli was born on 3 January 1950 in the town of Acornhoek, Eastern Transvaal, now known as Mpumalanga Province. He was the second of six…

B-0008985

1908-1964

Molly Fischer

… Susanna Johanna Fischer (nee Krige) was born on the 23rd of February, 1908 on the family’s smallholding in Silverton , near Pretoria . Her … Political…

B-0008070

1935

Durant Basi Sihlali

… paternal grandparents in a rural village called Cala in the Eastern Cape. The wall murals Xhosa women painted captivated Sihlali, who … Sihlali moved back in…

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1920-2008

Brian Percy Bunting

… Brian Bunting was born on the 9th of April in 1920, at  the buntings Regent St home in Johannesburg.he is the son of  … Journalist, Native Representative in…

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1905-1988

Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu

… Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu was the only son of Johannes and Miriam Kolo Zulu (nee Hlabisa). His father … father died when he was a young boy and his mother died…

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1943-2009

Winston Monwabisi Ngozi

… was born on 21 June 1943, in Retreat, Cape Town. He was the first-born in a musical family. In the 1960’s the Apartheid government continued its project of…

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1959

Jane Alexander

… Her figures are characterised by their mixture of human and non-human elements and a disquieting presence. … and exposed bone, whiteless eyes and deformed…

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1960-1999

Sifiso Nkabinde

… His father was a policeman and a local chairman of  Inkatha Freedom Party  (IFP). Nkabinde attend the local primary school and secondary school, where he ……

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