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1942-1987

Job Shimankana Tabane

… in Hammanskraal north of Pretoria. Tabane began attending African National Congress  (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress … with other liberation movements like…

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1939

Marcus Solomon

… Charlotte and Bella, who were members of the South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO). Solomon and Charlotte … Solomon was a founder member of the…

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Dieter 'Felix' Gerhardt

… 1935, in Berlin, Germany, Gerhardt joined the South African Navy after his father successfully persuaded naval … naval officer, by offering his services to…

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1918-1977

Elijah Nkwenkwe Loza

… later at a bakery where he became an organizer foir the African Food and Canning Workers' Union.He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Communist…

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1935

Lydia Kompe

… She was involved in establishing the Congress of South African Trade Unions  (Cosatu) in 1985. In 1986, Kompe moved … affected him. In 1994 Kompe was one of…

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1933-2013

Colin Gardner

… In 1989, he was a member of a delegation of South African academics who met with the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia. A year …

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1957-1980

Leonard Tebogo Tume

… He left his home in November 1976 when he joined the African National Congress (ANC) to become an uMkhonto weSizwe …

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1940

Pieter Streicher Steyn

… contributions to understanding the chemistry of South African plant toxins, particularly the bufadlenolides, with … the Royal Society of Chemistry and a…

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John Jacques William Aitchison

… At Natal University he joined the  National Union of South African Students  (NUSAS),  where he was elected the … a high school in Pietermaritzburg going up…

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1969-1989

Robert Anthony Basil Waterwitch

… stated that she assumed that he was affiliated with the African National Congress (ANC ) by virtue of the colours … R. van Niekerk, ‘Memories of Robbie…

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1948-2020

Ntongela Masilela

… and also set up a research centre for the study of African intellectuals. Furthermore, he also taught at the … his academic focus rested largely on South…

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1941

Winston Ntshona

… and 1972. The two plays were widely performed in South African and internationally.  In 1974 the two plays went on … the Edison Theatre on Broadway. On their…

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1864-1929

Herbert Hayton Castens

… first rugby captain, and also captain of the first South African cricket team to tour overseas. After completing his … distinction of being the first played…

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Unknown-2019

Julia Nicol

… the midst of the freedom movement, particularly within the African National Congress (ANC). Nicol was involved in the …

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Patrick Chamusso

… of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and leader of the South African Communist Party. Slovo wanted to know why he wanted … who have consistently lived the humanitarian…

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1962

Joey Fourie

… in Cape Town, and later, the secretary of the South African Hairdressers’ Union, a position she held until 1953 … Party of South Africa (CPSA) – later…

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1933

Audrey Coleman

… order (the new term for a banning order) by the South African government. Refusing to be intimidated, she spoke …

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2008

Alfred Toto Metele

… especially Metele due to his devout  membership to the African National Congress (ANC) which he had joined in the …

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1979

Lewis Baker

… He was a civil rights lawyer, and a member of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The couple continued their … now as a member of the alliance with the…

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1932-2024

Peter Sexford Magubane

… given his first photographic assignment to cover the 1955  African National Congress  (ANC) annual conference held in … and holds honorary doctorates from a…

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1952

Bheki Cele

… His father, a senior “Induna” (Chief) at the then South African Railways, raised him by himself until he passed away … his father’s friend and previous…

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1969-2002

Wessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje

… was selected as a representative for the all schools South African cricket team in both 1986 and 1987. His made his … the Free State. Cronje made his Test…

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1926

Tlou Theophilus Cholo

… Reef. In 1948, Cholo became active in trade unions and the African National Congress (ANC). Like his father he fought … Africa. Cholo was one of the founding…

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1965

Mduduzi Richard Shabalala

… A year later he joined the newly formed Congress of South African Students (COSAS). While active in student politics, Shabalala came into contact with…

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1977-2008

Eudy Simelane

… local Springs Home Sweepers team, as well as for the South African woman’s national soccer team (Banyana Banyana) and … “ Life for Man in Rape and Killing of…

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1922-2011

Dorothy Cleminshaw

… for it as well.  Later, Cleminshaw worked for the South African Council of Higher Education (SACHED)after being … was tasked with investigating National…

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1920-1989

Albert Newall

… Whippman’s Gallery in Johannesburg in 1954 and the South African Association of Arts Gallery in Cape Town in 1953, … national competition to produce a public…

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1851-1930

William Henry Beaumont

… of the Division of Klip River, and was in charge of an African contingent and a corps of mounted of mounted infantry … Employees three years later in 1909…

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