Biography Index

Member of the ANC, MK, was killed in combat engaging South African Security Forces, recipient of the National Order for Bravery 

Founder of the first Bantu-language newspaper in South Africa, political leader in the Cape and educator.

Political activist, member of the ICU

Academic and writer

Writer and journalist

Political activist, Eastern Cape UDF Executive member, businessperson

teacher, principal, rector of Bechet College, member of APDUSA and Chair of KESP

A medical doctor and part of the Young Communists league.

Journalist

Artist

Medical Doctor; Matabele Induna; Member of the Pioneer Column; Chief Magistrate of the British South Africa Company; Administrator of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); leader of the Progressive Party; Prime Minister of the Cape Colony; leader of the Unionist Party.

Human rights lawyer and underground ANC operative; member of the South African Law Commission; former Member of Parliament; South African ambassador to the Netherlands and Ireland, Deputy Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission and author.

Musician

South African Appeal Court judge.

South African artist, academic and curator

Photographer

Medical doctor, Chairperson of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress, the Transvaal Indian Congress and the Transvaal anti-SAIC Committee, member of the ANC, Member of Parliament, patron of the United Democratic Front.

Trade unionist, SACTU member and 1956 Treason trialist

African National Congress (ANC) Director of International Affairs, ANC’s political commissar in Tanzania and Ambassador to United Nations (UN) and an Award winner of The Order Luthuli in Silver.

South African writer, former anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. He is best known for his 1979 escape from Pretoria Local Prison (part of the Pretoria Central Prison complex), along with Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris.

A medical doctor.

Artist

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

A member of the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA), banned by the apartheid government.

Political activist

Member of the ANC, Regional secretary of the African National Congress Women’s League and FEDSAW, and member of the

Miner, Worker, Marikana Casuality

Youngest Black women to graduate from a South African university

A member of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA)

A member of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA)

HIV child activist

banished person

Miner, Worker, Marikana Casuality

Author and poet

Director of the SAIRR, writer, researcher, and editor, member of Senate

Activist and member of the Black People's Convention.  He was arrested with Steve Biko in 1977.

A member of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and the Springbok Legion

Rabbit hunter, politician and founder member of the CPSA.

Poet

Community activist

Anti-apartheid activist, lawyer, lecturer, soccer administrator, Member of Parliament, Danny Jordaan was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Gold for ensuring that  South Africa secured the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup  and for the suc

Painter, sculptor and graphic artist

Former Minister of Arts and Culture, political activist, analyst and writer.

Novelist, author and academic

Teacher, social worker, political activist, political prisoner, banned person, trade unionist, founder member of the Congress of Democrats, recipient of the ANC's highest award, the Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe Medal for her devotion to the South African liberation struggle.

Photographer and political activist

Author, poet, political activist, World War II prisoner of war, founder member of Al-Jihaad , member of MK.

Commandant General, Acted as President of the Transvaal

Teacher and celebrated novelist

journalist, librarian, poet, writer, editor and painter

Member of the ANC, banished person

Banished person