Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa Mbeki 9 July 1910 – 30 August 2001 was a South African politician, Communist and son of Chief Sikelewu Mbeki and Johanna Mahala and also the father of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki and political economist Moeletsi Mbeki. He was a leader of the South African Communist Party and the
Nomaka Epainette Mbeki née Moerane; 16 February 1916 – 7 June 2014, commonly known as “MaMbeki”, was the mother of Former South African President Thabo Mbeki and widow of political activist and Rivonia trialist Govan Mbeki. She lived in Ngcingwane, a rural hamlet near Dutywa, one of South Africa’s poorest municipalities. She was known for her auspicious relatives and, more importantly to her, her endeavours to
Seth Mazibuko was the youngest member of the South African Students’ Organisation that planned and led the Soweto uprising. He was arrested in July 1976 at age sixteen. Mazibuko was held in solitary confinement for 18 months in Number Four at the Fort Prison in Braamfontein before being charged, tried, and sent to Robben Island for seven years where he studied
Zachariah Keodirelang “ZK” Matthews 20 October 1901 – 11 May 1968 was a prominent black academic in South Africa, lecturing at South African Native College (renamed University of Fort Hare in 1955), where many future leaders of the African continent were among his students. Contents 1Life 1.1Early years 1.2Political activism 2Selected publications 3See also 4References 5External links Life Early years
Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews 17 June 1929 – 19 August 2010 was a South African activist and politician. Matthews was the son of Z. K. Matthews, an early leader of the African National Congress (ANC). He was born on 17 June 1929 in the port city of Durban. Matthews completed his primary education at Lovedale Mission Station in the Eastern Cape while his
Florence Matomela 1910–1969 was a South African anti-pass law activist, communist, civil rights campaigner, ANC veteran, teacher and mother who dedicated her life to fighting against Apartheid laws in South Africa. Matomela was the provincial organiser of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) and vice-president of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in
Joseph Mathunjwa born 26 May 1965 is the head of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). Mathunjwa was born in Amathikulu, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and his first job was as a Laboratory Attendant in 1986 at the Rand Coal where he earned between R300 and R400 a month. His interest in trade unions came
Teboho “Tsietsi” MacDonald Mashinini born 27 January 1957 – 1990 in Jabavu, Soweto, South Africa, died summer, 1990 in Conakry, Guinea), and buried Avalon Cemetery, was the primary student leader of the Soweto Uprising that began in Soweto and spread across South Africa in June, 1976. Contents 1Life 2Legacy 3See also 4References 5External links
Emma Mashinini 21 August 1929 – 10 July 2017 was a South African trade unionist and political leader. Living in Johannesburg, her family was forcibly displaced several times during her childhood. She started working at age 14 and soon became a union organiser at her garment factory. She became active with the African National Congress (ANC) in 1956. Mashinini
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola December 12, 1931 – April 17, 1990, also known as The Tiger of Azania and Bra Jeff, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, teacher, and founder of the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). He spent 27 years in South African prison during the apartheid era in South Africa, and was released in October 1989, shortly before the legalization