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1967-1985

Sipho Philip Mutsi

… Sipho Philip Mutsi died in 1985 at the Odendaalrus police station, he was the youngest detainee to die in police custody at age 17. He was arrested with…

B-0075593

1948

Paul Michael Sibisi

… As there no art classes at Adams College, he acted on the advice of Masondo and applied to study at Ndaleni … under Lorna Peirson with financial assistance…

B-0009047

1968

Rebecca Malope

… in 1968 in Lekazi near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga . Beyond the fact that she did not progress that far in her education, … and her sister Cynthia hiked 400 km…

B-0008424

1943-2001

G. S. (Smart) Gumede

… was born and died at Ndwedwe, Natal. He attended school in the Ndwedwe district, excelling at craftwork. He went to … there he received a bursary to train as…

B-0008132

1976

Edward Mzolo

… Mr Edward Mzolo,aged 40, who died on 9th October 1976,was the third person to die at the Johannesburg Fort in 2 weeks. No details are available on the date…

B-0074833

1936-2009

Izak de Villiers

… a dominee, a published poet - considered by some to be the best mystical poet in Afrikaans - and a prolific author. … also composed a number of hymns that…

B-0007996

1930

Zachius Botlhoko Molete

… Zachius Botlhoko Molete was born in 1930 in Winburg in the Orange Free State of mixed Tswana-Ndebele parentage. His … League politics. In December 1949 he…

B-0068070

1923

Diamond Bozas

… Diamond Bozas was born at Isipingo. He studied at the Chelsea School of Art, London.  He was a founder member and Chairperson of the Zululand Society of Arts…

B-0007883

1890-1968

Eric Hendrik Louw

… Louw was a politician and a diplomat.  During the 1930s, he was South Africa’s first ambassador to the United States and the League of Nations. Eric Louw was…

B-0008337

mid 1800s-1921

Martin Lutuli

… Martin Lutuli was born in the mid-1800s, he was raised and educated at the American Zulu Mission at Groutville in Natal, where his parents had been among the…

B-0008346

Ahmed Mahomed Cachalia

… Ahmed Mohamed Cachalia  joined the Satyagraha struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was used to a life of luxury and comfort, yet he…

B-0007910

1956

Anthony James (Tony) Leon

… College. Leon went on to register a law degree with the  University of Witwatersrand . His leadership qualities … themselves while still at Witwatersrand…

B-0008317

1949

Linda Komape

… she began work in a factory in 1975. Here she joined the Metal and Allied Workers Union , and participated in a … she could not find another job. In 1977,…

B-0008273

1892-1973

John Ronald Tolkien

… John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State on 3 January 1892. After his father … job as tutor and escort to two Mexican boys…

B-0009152

1926-2008

Michael Gagashe Zondi

… Natal and was later trained in woodwork by Mr Magni at the Swedish Lutheran mission trade school. At the age of twenty-five while an instructor at the…

B-0009261

1938

Noria Mabasa

… Noria Mabasa was born May 10, 1938 in Xigalo in the Limpopo Province in South Africa. She received formal … for only one year, having to walk three hours a…

B-0008349

1925-1983

Kippie Jeremiah Moeketsi

… taste later in life. Kippie's first musical instrument was the clarinet which he played with his first band known as the Band in Blue. Kippie and the Band in…

B-0008592

1859-1929

Sir. Julius Jeppe

… his career as a mining and property magnate as a clerk in the firm of Schiffman and Company in Pretoria, and quickly rose to a managerial position. However,…

B-0008204

1917-1997

Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje

… Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje was born in 1917, in the northern Transvaal, the son of semiliterate Bapedi parents. Studious and able, he … minded students in…

B-0068312

1976

William Nomodi Tshwane

… a stolen vehicle and was shot dead while trying to escape.The family was only informed of their son's death on 14 October. Lawyers for the family were told…

B-0074846

1917

Elijah Thomas Zondi

… Zondi, an evangelist and Bellinah Mchunu.  He attended the Burnside Community School in Dundee from 1921 to 1926.  From 1931 to 1932, he then attended the…

B-0097662

1911-1990

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyer Hoogendyk

… was married to Jackie, an accountant. He enlisted with the South African Forces in 1942 to fight against Nazi … World War II and, on returning home, became a…

B-0008174

Mabel Balfour

… anti-apartheid activist. Balfour was first involved with the unions representing food and canning workers. After many leaders from the South African Congress…

B-0007810

1902-1972

Dezso Koenig

… South Africa from Hungary in 1931. After his training at the Hungarian Academy in Budapest he won a scholarship which … Israel and London, where he received…

B-0008269

1931-2016

Lulu Dube

… Lulu Dube was born in Inanda in 1931. She was the third child born to John Langalibalele Dube and Angeline … Her father, John, was instrumental in…

B-0123096

1955

Zamokwake Samuel Gumede

… District. As a boy he modelled cattle in clay. He attended the Langkloof Higher Primary School from 1962 to 1969.  In 1981 he was introduced to Sister…

B-0008134

1955

Caesarina Kona Makhoere

…  At a young age she was forcibly removed in terms of the Group Areas Act and relocated to Mamelodi with her family. During the next several years, she…

B-0008402

1927-2011

Elsie Nair

… working in Durban , Natal. She was about 15 years old at the time. Nair then got a job at a clothing factory, and … as a dressmaker to supplement her income…

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