A-Z Biographies
Anti-apartheid activists, politicians and trade unionists
Architects, fine-artists, photographers, sculptors etc.
Notable theorists, scientists & doctors
South Africa's great literary & philosophical minds
celebrities, sports stars, musicians, etc
In Focus
Notable women in South African Society
lists of people involved in the Liberation Struggle
Featured Profiles
- Nelson Mandela
- Richard Turner
- Ray Alexander
- Fatima Meer
- Christiaan Neethling Barnard
- Desmond Tutu
- Steve Biko
- Albert Luthuli
- Walter Sisulu
- Albertina Sisulu
- Lizzy Adrian Abrahams (nee Joseph)
- Dr Abdullah Abdurahman
- Sheila Weinberg
- Brenda Fassie
- Gerald Sekoto
- Helen Sebidi
- Dr. Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
- Vuyisile Mini
- Alan Paton
- David Goldblatt
- Omar Badsha
- Dumile Feni
- Oliver Tambo
- JH Pierneef
- Thami Mnyele
- Franco Frescura
- Jo Thorpe
Women's biographies
Charlotte Maxeke: (1874 - 1939) One of the first black South Africans to fight for freedom from exploitative and social conditions for African women.
Amy Biehl: (1967 - 1993) An American volunteer who was killed just before the 1994 democratic elections.
Ray Alexander Simons: (1913 - 2004) South African Communist Party and Trade Union stalwart, and seminal activist in the women's struggle.
Lilian Ngoyi: (1911 - 1980) Politician and activist, treason trialist and president of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL). One of the leaders and organisers of the 1956 Women's Anti-Pass March.
Mary Fitzgerald: (1885 - 1960) First woman trade unionist and first woman city councillor.
Valliama Mudliar: (unknown) Activist and Martyr. One of the youngest women imprisoned during the Passive Resistance campaign. She
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