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The last king of the independent Zulu nation from 1872-1879

For his exceptional contribution to and pioneering spirit in the formation of the African independent churches and his r...

Teacher and professor of mathematics.

Political activist, member of AZAPO, lecturer and minister in the Anglican Church.

Anthropologist, educator, author, scholar and academic.

Chairman of the Sophiatown African National Congress, accused in the Treason Trial of 1956-1961, coal dealer and propert...

Former Mayor of Soweto

Hendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn was born in Utrecht, Natal, 9 September, 1886. He was a Minister of the NG Kerk and secre...

Sobhuza I was the first king of the Swazi people as we know the group today. He was born in Swaziland in 1795 and succee...

Chief of Batlokwa

Pioneer missionary in South Africa and founder of the first Protestant mission station in Southern Africa.

Activist and lawyer, later Chief Justice (Constitutional Court judge)

Business Entreprenuer, who built the Checkers and Pick 'n Pay grocery store chains in South Africa.

Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar, part-time professor of Hebrew at the University of Cape Town, chairman of t...

KhoiKhoi leader and interpreter of the Gorinhaikonas.

Jan Gerritze Bantjes was born in Graaff-Reinet district. He was a member of Voortrekker leader Jacob de Clercq's gro...

Missionary

Academic and Afrikaner cultural leader

Acting Governor of the Cape Colony

South African Christian leader, writer and founder of Africa Enterprise, renowned for his initiatives at ecumenism, and ...

Anglican Missionary and Pamphleteer

Educationist, teacher, and civil rights activist

Born about 1800, in Zomba, Central Africa. From his youth the boy showed the signs of greatness and it was clear that he...

Chief Dalindyebo, of the Tembus, was born in 1865. At the age of 14 years he was admitted into St. John's, where he ...

Philosopher and Lecturer.

Dominee, poet, author and editor

Political Activist and a Baptist Church Minister.

Priest at the St. Joseph’s Mission, which became a place of refuge for activists in the Boputhatswana Homeland in the 19...

Church Leader

Former South African Constitutional Court judge.

Missionary and social reformer

Mining and property magnate, knighted for his pioneering role in the development of Johannesburg.

Community activist

Chartered accountant, Entrepreneur, Property developer, Resort operator and Founder of the Sun City.

Born in New Zealand on the 2nd of June, 1949. At the age of seven, Michael entered the Society of Sacred Mission and the...

Clergyman and educationist.

Made King of the Zulu’s once he defeated Dingane with the help of the Voortrekkers. He reigned as King from 1840 to 1872...

Chief

Linguist and educationist.

Justice of the South African Constitutional Court