SAHO global search

Kenneth Mosenyi

… involved in the  African National Congress  (ANC) prior to his return from Johannesburg in 1953 and had … to the ANC. Documentation related to his banishment…

B-0149340

1968

Irvin Jim

… anti-apartheid movement but poverty forced him to abandon his education to work in a Port Elizabeth tyre factory. He … of metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA…

B-0151906

1918-2002

Wolfie Kodesh

… Wolfie Kodesh was born in Benoni on 18 October 1918. His paternal grandparents arrived in South Africa after fleeing the pogroms in Eastern Europe. His…

B-0149515

Phindile Mfethi

… May ’76 to 16 May ’77 in terms of the Terrorism Act. After his release he was immediately served with a banning and house arrest order restricting him to his…

B-0149359

1949

Lex Mpati

… Lex Mpati was born in Durban. His maternal grandparents were from the Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, and this is where his parents sent him when he was a baby…

B-0149238

1949

Renfrew Leslie Christie

… state was involved with nuclear weapons. This is when his hunt for Apartheid’s nuclear bombs started. While … times for political activism. Christie did not…

B-0147009

1793-1876

William Cock

… , requiring supplies was even refused water. A cargo his agents purchased for his account, the seller refused to deliver when he found it … supplied the ship…

B-0149225

1918-2008

David Hepburn Craighead

… He was born to parents of English and Scottish descent. His father, who worked as a mine manager passed away when … political and personal work was severely…

B-0147369

1924-2002

Makholeka Matthews Meyiwa

… He then attended Mpolweni Mission where he completed his secondary school education. Meyiwa progressed to Adams College to study for his junior certificate…

B-0148002

1920

Joel Mabi Lengisi

… July 1954, Lengisi was ‘ordered forthwith to withdraw from his 'place of residence in the district Duncan Village, East … under escort to Barberton.’ In 1955…

B-0141697

1937

Fanele Mbali

… Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the Mbali surname as … Mkhonto family tree line. He spent the…

B-0149301

Aubrey Mokoena

… World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s bad health was brought up by Anna Khomo. He was still in contact with his family, and they…

B-0149453

Phindile Fethi

… restricted to Germiston, Transvaal (now Gauteng).  After his release, he was immediately served with a banning order restricting him to his house between 6pm…

B-0149235

1921-2009

Livingstone Mqotsi

… 18 April 1921. Mqotsi was born into a low income family, his father was a farmer. After completing primary school in … work in schools. The Native Affairs…

B-0149337

1977

Siyabonga “Bhele” Nomvethe

… , Natal (now Kwazulu Natal) was born on 2 December 1977. His carrer began in primary school in kwaMashu, where he … and Sabatha FC, the amateur clubs that…

B-0152332

1934

Moosa “Mosie” Moolla

… western Transvaal town of Christiana on 12 June 1934 where his father ran a successful import-export business. The … following the Great Depression of the…

B-0141674

1943-2017

Govin Reddy

… seeds of Reddy’s activism were sown as a youngster around his passion for sport, especially cricket. Facilities were … schools stirred a sense of injustice…

B-0151969

1946-1987

Phindile Mfeti

… Jiba. Mfeti was released from prison on 17 May 1977. Upon his release, he was placed under house arrest in Germiston.   … law.  The South African authorities…

B-0148800

1924-2009

Richard Owen Dudley

… in Cape Town and grew up in the house bought in 1852 by his great-grandfather in Palmboom Road, Newlands. The large house was shared by his father, Samuel,…

B-0148406

J. Congress M. Mbata

… and Cornell Universities in the United States. His writings include "Race and Resistance in South Africa," …

B-0008509

1895-1962

Elliot Tonjeni

… among whites, was banned from the western Cape. Moving his base of operations to the Cradock area of the eastern …

B-0068612

Abner S. Mtimkulu

… became embroiled in a political struggle that led to his defeat for the Natal presidency by A. W. G. Champion, who …

B-0068152

1924-1961

Petros Molefe

… unstable. It is known that while climbing over the fence his bomb prematurely exploded killing Molefe and injuring the …

B-0073992

1940-1981

John Marinus Ferus

… He was acquitted but banned and house arrested on his release.  In 1966 he was imprisoned for four months for breaking his banning order. In 1967 he was…

B-0141678

William Mosehle Sekhukhune

… of Paramount Chief Sekhukhune. It was alleged that his status gave him great influence in the area and he used … and violent armed attacks on the police. At…

B-0148500

Martin Nambala Wilpard

… that he was guilty of various misconducts.  He accused his wife of poisoning him and attempted to murder her, solicited money from his wife’s brother, forced…

B-0148477

1918-2011

Judge Erns Jansen

… from Afrikaans Boys' High School in Pretoria, attained his BA LLB cum laude at Pretoria University and began … He was appointed to the Appellate Division in…

B-0149432

1926

Tlou Theophilus Cholo

… at Kgakana Village, Polokwane. A son to a trade unionist, his father worked in Johannesburg where he was an active … Primary School in Limpopo. At the age of…

B-0149417

1916-2015

Sarah Carneson

… Coloured and Africans along with Whites as apprentices in his workshop in the backyard of the family home (297 Bree … the financial department of the Morning…

B-0007920

1934-2006

Vusumzi (Vusi) Linda Make

… minister,Make grew up in Mohlakeng township of Randfontein.His family subsequently moved to Evanon near Vereening.Make … writer and poet Maya Angelou from…

B-0008393