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1954

William Andrew ‘Willie’ Hofmeyr

William Andrew Hofmeyr, popularly known as Advocate Willie Hofmeyr, was born on 22 November 1954 in Cape Town, South Africa[i] . After matriculating from…

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1815-1892

King Sarhili kaHintsa

… Movement’ of 1856-7. The movement was spurred on by 1) the encroachment of colonialists over the lands and … father and he was assassinated by the British in…

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1942

Ben Wa Mokoena Arnold

… Culture). 1978: National Museum and An Gallery, Gaborone, 1 (Tuka Cultural Unit). Milner Park, Johannesburg (Expo …

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Rev. Joseph J Doke

… him in 1908. Reverend Doke Edited  Indian Opinion  in 191,1 during the imprisonment of Gandhi and Polak. …

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1868-1928

Enoch Mgijima

When government police ordered Mgijima's followers to remove their settlement from crown lands, they resisted and police opened fire, killing approximately 200…

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1870-1956

Honorine Margaret Withers

Honorine Margaret (Mabel) Withers was born in 1870 in London, England. Mabel Withers studied at the RCA and exhibited in London before coming to South Africa…

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2012

Sitelega Meric Gadlela

Sitelega Meric Gadlela (50) was from Dvokolwako in Swaziland. He began working for Lonmin in 1989 and was with the company for 23 years. Mr Gadlela was killed…

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1841-1898

Nongqawuse

… with Christianity. He returned to Xhosaland in 1853. [1]   Nongqawuse’s parents died in the battles of the … to pass on the following ancestral…

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1934-1989

William Stewart Ainslie

William Stewart (Bill) Ainslie was born on 10 April 1934 in Bedford (Eastern Cape). Studied at the university of Natal, Pietermartizburg (BA) 1952-1955 and (BA…

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1886-1964

Dorothy Moss Kay

  Dorothy Moss Kay was born in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1886. Kay (nee Elvery) studied at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. She came to SA in…

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1947-2012

Heidi Holland

Heidi Holland was born on 6 October 1947 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a British father and a Swiss mother.  When she was three years old, the…

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1983

Reginald Mabuza

Died of natural causes in Angola on 11 November 1983

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1979

Philemon A. Mahlakola

A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in  Mozambique on 11 November 1979.  

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1982

Ben Vusi Mahlangu

A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in Angola on 11 November 1982.  

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1976

Wellington Mlungisi Tshazibane

… at Rand Airport,Johannesburg.He was held under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act. On 11 December police informed his …

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1920-2001

Dorothy Shanley

Dorothy Shanley was born in 1920. She had three children aged 11, 9 and 7. They were cared for by friends and neighbours during the arrest and trial of Dorothy…

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1957

Dr Mathume Joseph “Joe” Phaahla

Mathume Joseph Phaahla was born on 11 July 1957 in Ga-Phaahla, Limpopo. Phaahla studied for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of…

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1772-1841

Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

British soldier, and Governor at the Cape from 1820-21. He named the burgeoning port of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth in memory of the death of his wife. He…

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1986

Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng

Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng was president of the Northern Transvaal region of the United Democratic Front (UDF). He was convicted of sabotage in 1962 and served…

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1955

Dumisani Abraham Mabaso

Dumisani Abraham Mabaso was born on 20 June 1955 in Soweto. He received his initial basic art training at the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) in…

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1870-1955

Allerley Glossop

… on SASA-related exhibitions c.1898 - 1950: 1902: SASA/SADC 1 st Annual Edi., Drill Hall, Darling St., 9 …

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1891

Captain Lancelot Andrew Ariba

… MMG, 9 - 22 Sep. 1948: SASA 45A Annual Ed. MMG, 20 Apr. - 1 May. 1949: SASA 46th Annual Exh., MMG, 22 Apr. : May. 1950: …

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1930-2007

Doc Bikitsha

Basil Sipho Neo Bridgeman Bikitsha, known as “Doc” Bikitsha, was born on 19 November 1930 at the Bridgman Memorial Hospital in Mayfair, Johannesburg. After…

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1949-2024

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan

… the steering committee responsible for organising Codesa 1 , which became the management committee after CODESA 1. In 1993, he was appointed to the Panel of…

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Deputy Chief Msizwana Mbata

Documentation related to Deputy Chief Msizwana Mbata’s banishment alleges that 10 years of community conflict in the districts of Estcourt and Weenen, Natal …

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1926-1982

Poomoney Moodley

… right to be a coward’, pamphlet dated 11 August, 1994, p.1 ↵ [ii] Ibid., p. 2. ↵ [iii] Ibid, p.2. ↵ [iv] NIC biography …

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1938-2016

Judith Mason

Born Judith Seelander Menge on 10 October 1938 in Pretoria, Judith Mason is one of the most well known South African artists. She matriculated from the…

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1878-1964

Charles Sidney Groves

… MMG, 9 - 22 Sep. 1948: SASA 45th Annual Exh., MMG,. Apr. - 1 May. 1949: SASA Members' Annual Exh., MMG, 14-27 Sep. …

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1932-2008

Jeremiah Baden Leeuw

Jeremiah Baden Leeuw was born in 1932. Originally a member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), Leeuw was one of the group of Africanists…

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1898-1914

Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar

The participation of women passive resisters was a key element of the Satyagraha Campaign of 1913 - 1914. Angered by the Supreme Court judgement in March 1913,…

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