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1958-2004

Khotso Seatlholo

… He was a student at Naledi High School in Soweto when the 1976 Student riots ensued. Seatlholo, together with Tsietsi Mashinini , was part of the Soweto…

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1916-1981

Mary Susan Malahlela-Xakana

… (then Pietersburg). Her father had been ostracized by the BaPedi for becoming a Christian and for refusing to have his twin children put to death, as the…

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1960

Ismail Vadi

… Ismail Vadi was born in 1960 in Kliptown where the historic Congress of the Congress was held in 1955. He matriculated at the Trinity … Teacher, lecturer,…

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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.  He wrote 54 books, including five of…

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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…

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1929-1985

Simon Moroke Lekgetho

… He was self-taught, despite lessons in drawing taught at the occupational school in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. On completion of his training, he moved to…

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1949

Bee Berman

… Berman worked as a stage designer and actress at The Space Theatre in Cape Town. From 1980, she worked as a … news freelance photographer. Community…

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1941

Ray Berman

… few years.  He painted in his spare time. In 1961, he won the award for ‘Most Promising Artist’ at the Artist of Fame & Promise Exhibition in Johannesburg…

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1933-2017

Miriam Tlali

… up in Sophiatown . Miriam wanted to study literature at the University of the Witwatersrand but was not admitted due to the reservation … Novelist, short…

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1928-1980

Kate Dinkwetsi Molale

… car accident. In 1954 she was elected as Secretary General of the Sophiatown branch of the African National Congress (ANC) . She was actively … ‘Soweto’…

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1961

David Hartman

… mother was born in England and came to South Africa after the Second World War and married and settled down in Grahamstown where she was an active member of…

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1878-1942

Paul De Groot

… on 11 January 1878. Paul de Groot received training for the stage at the  Toneelschool  in Amsterdam. His directors were two … He was subsequently employed…

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1866-1954

Elizabeth Drake

… in Rochester, Kent, England. Her naturalistic renderings of landscape and architectural subjects in watercolour were … a frequent exhibitor. In 1941 she held…

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1935-2009

Cassim Saloojee

… it was difficult for Indians to rent property or land in the Transvaal, were prohibited from purchasing land. Later … remained poor. Saloojee began his…

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1905-1977

Hyman Meir Basner

… in South Africa in 1912.In 1922 to 1927 he studied law at the University of Califonia in Los Angeles in  the United States before coming to Johannesburg.He…

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Siva Pillay

… KwaZulu-Natal), when he joined uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the African National Congress’s military wing. The Natal MK Regional Technical Committee included…

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1982

Victor M Mgadi

… Victor M Mgadi was a political activist with the African National Congress(ANC) during the uprising agaisnt the Apartheid regime. He was also an … as MK)…

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1923

Lutchmee Marie

… mother worked as a domestic worker, washing clothes in the local white community. Her father was a factory worker. All of Lutchmee’s siblings went to school,…

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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…

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Unknown-1929

Hermanus Lethebe

… Towards the end of 1929, the Minister of Justice, Oswald Pirow, announced a new bill, an amendment … L, (1997), South Africa's alternative press: voices of…

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1938

David Nthubu Koloane

… The use of artworks for public education by the National Roads Safety Organisation convinced Koloane of the role of art in communication. Together with Louis…

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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 Educational … under Lorna Peirson with financial…

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1951

David Lurie

… Economics) and taught (Philosophy) at UCT before going to the London School of Economics where he did research and co-edited Millennium, … a part time basis…

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1929-2005

Isaac Bokala

… Newclare, Johannesburg. Bokala qualified as a teacher at the Wilberforce Institute, and in 1950 he began working at Total, the petrol company, in the same…

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1938

Enos Molapo Makhubedu

… he completed his higher primary school studies in 1951 at the Charles Max Secondary School. From 1951 to 1958 he attended the Kilnerton Training Institution…

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1912-1957

Gladstone Xala Tshume

… Gladstone Xala Tshume was born on 1912, he joined the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) in the late 1930s while working for a coal dealer in … Member…

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1955

Dumisani Abraham Mabaso

… in Soweto. He received his initial basic art training at the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in Dube in Soweto. In 1970 to 1974 he studied art…

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1922

Mary Goitsemang Ranta

… Ranta was born in 1922 and grew up in the  Pretoria  area. After leaving school, she worked as a ‘tea girl’ at the Pretoria mint, and later took employment…

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1937-1999

Marius Schoon

… was born on 22 June 1937 in Johannesburg. He attended the University of Stellenbosch. Schoon moved to the University of Witwatersrand to continue with his ……

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