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Omar Badsha
21 April 2026
A self-taught, award winning artist and photographer. Badsha played an active role in the South African liberation strug...
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David Hemson
12 November 2025
Lecturer, lawyer, author, trade union and labour activist.
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Rick Turner
6 January 2025
Visionary academic who inspired a generation of young activists (student's movements) and helped galvanize the labour mo...
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1973 Durban Strikes
26 January 2024
Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike....
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Harriet Bolton
19 January 2024
General Secretary of the Garment Workers’ Industrial Union (GWIU), Secretary of the Furniture Workers` Industrial Union ...
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Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
22 September 2023
South African politician and the founder and President Emeritus of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).
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Professor Fatima Meer
19 August 2022
Political leader, academic, publisher, author, human rights and gender activist and Gandhian.
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Harry Themba Gwala
6 August 2021
Teacher, member of SACTU, SACP and ANC.
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Bhekisisa Harold Nxasana
3 September 2019
Labour activist.