Archibald “Archie” Mncedisi Sibeko 3 March 1928 – 27 March 2018 was a South African anti-apartheid activist, trade unionist and political leader. Contents 1Early life 2Political career 3Retirement 4See also 5References Early life Born in Kwezana in the Eastern Cape, Archie Sibeko grew up in a traditional Xhosa environment. His father was prosperous but died when Archie was 4 or 5. His
Richard “Gert” Sibande born 1907 near Ermelo, Mpumalanga, died 1987 was a South African political activist. He was one of the ANC co-accused to stand trial in the treason trial of 1956-61 alongside Nelson Mandela and 154 others. Sibande played a critical role in the Potato Boycott of 1959. The Gert Sibande district in Mpumalanga province of South Africa
Gertrude Ntiti Shope born August 15, 1925 is a former South African trade unionist and politician. Born in Johannesburg, Shope was raised and educated in Zimbabwe. She worked as a teacher before becoming a member of the African National Congress in 1954. Joining the campaign against Bantu education, she turned to teaching crafts instead. She then became active in the Federation of
Reggie September June 13, 1923 – November 22, 2013 was a South African politician, trade-unionist, Member of Parliament and executive committee member of the African National Congress (ANC). Life September was born in Cape Town in 1923 to a working-class family. He graduated from Trafalgar High School before gaining employment as apprentice in the shoe industry, and becoming a trade unionist.
Gertrude Ntiti Shope born August 15, 1925 is a former South African trade unionist and politician. Born in Johannesburg, Shope was raised and educated in Zimbabwe. She worked as a teacher before becoming a member of the African National Congress in 1954. Joining the campaign against Bantu education, she turned to teaching crafts instead. She then became active in the Federation of
Nimrod Sejake 8 August 1920 – 27 May 2004 was a labour leader in South Africa in the 1950s. He was a leading member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, initially as secretary of the Iron Steel Workers, and became active in the African National Congress (ANC) in Soweto in the 1950s. He was one of the defendants at the Treason Trial,
James Seipei 1974–1 January 1989, also known as Stompie Moeketsi, or Stompie Sepei was a teenage United Democratic Front (UDF) activist from Parys in South Africa. He and three other boys were kidnapped on 29 December 1988 by members of Winnie Mandela’s bodyguards, known as the Mandela United Football Club. Moeketsi was murdered on 1 January 1989, the only one of the boys to
Molefi Sefularo 9 July 1957 – 5 April 2010 was the Deputy Minister of Health of South Africa from 25 September 2008 until his death. The position of Deputy Minister of Health had been vacant since Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge was dismissed from the post on 8 August 2007. He previously served as the MEC for Health in North West Province from 1994 to 2004.
Refiloe Jackie Phelile Florence Sedibe born 1945 is a retired South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Major General. Sedibe was part of the African National Congress (ANC) prior to the end of apartheid and also a member of the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). She was one of the first women involved in MK and the
Harry Heinz Schwarz 13 May 1924 – 5 February 2010 was a South African lawyer, statesman and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid in South Africa, who eventually served as the South African Ambassador to the United States during the country’s transition to majority rule. Schwarz rose from the childhood poverty he experienced as a