Biographies
280 records
| Src | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-0065389 | biography | Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu | 1918-2011 | ✓ |
| B-0007992 | biography | Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai | 1932-1997 | ✓ |
| B-0065300 | biography | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela | 1918-2013 | ✓ |
| B-0150649 | biography | Rajes Pillay | 1944-2020 | ✓ |
| B-0068245 | biography | Lillian Masediba Ngoyi | 1911-1980 | ✓ |
| B-0141682 | biography | Stephanie Kemp | 1941-2023 | ✓ |
| B-0009229 | biography | Sophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn | 1938 | ✓ |
| B-0008735 | biography | Shanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo | 1935-2026 | ✓ |
| B-0065611 | biography | Satyandranath “Mac” Maharaj | 1935 | ✓ |
| B-0150859 | biography | Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy | 1958-2021 | ✓ |
| B-0141531 | biography | Peter Sexford Magubane | 1932-2024 | ✓ |
| B-0125869 | biography | Jessie Yasmin Duarte | 1953-2022 | ✓ |
| B-0124272 | biography | Sunny Girja Singh | 1939-2025 | – |
| B-0099279 | biography | Saleem Badat | 1957 | ✓ |
| B-0098414 | biography | Chris van Wyk | 1957-2014 | ✓ |
Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
IntroductionNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (née Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) was one of the prominent anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely…
Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai was born into an Indian family on 10 April 1932 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa…
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Childhood in the Eastern CapeNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief…
Rajes Pillay
Rajaluxmi Pillay (also known as Rajes) was born on 4 August 1944 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN). Her parents were…
Lillian Masediba Ngoyi
Lillian Masediba Ngoyi was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), in 1911. She enrolled in a nursing training course, but eventually…
Stephanie Kemp
Stephanie Kemp was born in the Karoo in 1941 and grew up with her two sisters in Malmesbury in the Swartland. The town was dominated by the…
Sophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn
Sophia Theresa Williams-de Bruyn was born in 1938, in Villageboard, a mixed area that had different nationalities living side by side. She…
Shanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo
Shanthivathie (Shanthie), the eldest of five children of Ama and Naransamy "Naran" Naidoo (Roy), was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now…
Satyandranath “Mac” Maharaj
Mac Maharaj was born on the 22 April 1935, the fourth of the eight children of Mr and Mrs NR Maharaj of Newcastle, Natal. He matriculated…
Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy was born in Durban on 1 September 1958. He was the youngest of four sons. The family resided in Sea Cow…
Peter Sexford Magubane
Peter Sexford Magubane was born on January 18, 1932 in Vrededorp (now Pageview) Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He is one of South…
Jessie Yasmin Duarte
Jessie Yasmin Duarte was born on 19 September 1953, one of nine children, in Newclare, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) to Julie and…
Sunny Girja Singh
Sunny Girja Singh was born in Cato Manor (uMkhumbane), Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1939 to a working-class family. His father,…
Saleem Badat
Dr Saleem Badat holds Bachelors and Honours degrees in the Social Sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Certificate in Higher…
Chris van Wyk
Chris van Wyk was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg in 1957 and grew up in Newclare, before moving to Riverlea…