Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu 10 July 1956 – 6 April 1979 was a South African freedom fighter, struggle activist and operative of the African National Congress (ANC) militant wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). He was convicted of murder and hanged in 1979. Contents 1Early years 2Military training 3Arrest 4Trial and sentence 5Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Sathyandranath Ragunanan “Mac” Maharaj born 22 April 1935 in Newcastle, Natal is a retired South African politician affiliated with the African National Congress, academic and businessman of Indian origin. He was the official spokesperson of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. Contents 1Involvement in the struggle against Apartheid 2Role in government 3Private sector 4Controversies 5Academic affiliations 6Quotes 7References 8See
Reverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane 15 August 1881 – September 1971 was a South African Politician.He was the President of the African National Congress from 1924 to 1927 and again from 1937 to 1940. He was also a Methodist pastor. Contents 1Early life 2Personal life 3Political life 4Original Writings 5References Early life Richard Zaccheus Mahabane
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and from 2009 until her death, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A
Phakamile Mabija was an African anti-Apartheid activist who died while in police custody in 1977. Contents 1Biography 2Aftermath 3Inquest 4TRC 5Naming of streets to commemorate Phakamile Mabija 6See also 7References 8External links Biography Phakamile Mabija lived in Vergenoeg, in the Northern Cape. As a member of the Anglican Church’s NOMAD team, he was a delegate
Moses Mncane Mbheki Mabhida 11 October 1923 – 8 March 1986 was a South African politician. Mabhida was leader of the South African Communist Party from 1978 until his death in 1986. Contents 1Biography 2Legacy 3See also 4References Biography Mabhida was born in Thornville, Natal to Stimela and a Phakathi woman as the fourth
Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 21 March 1914 – 30 July 1947 was a South African activist and founding president of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He has been described as “the principal architect of South Africa’s first full-fledged ideology of African nationalism.” Lembede had a strong influence on Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo. Lembede was regarded as
Stephen Bernard Lee is a South African former political prisoner best known for his 1979 escape from Pretoria Local Prison (part of the Pretoria Central Prison complex) with friend and fellow activist Tim Jenkin and a third inmate, Alex Moumbaris. Contents 1Biography 1.1Early life and activism 1.2Arrest 1.3Trial 1.4Prison 1.5Escape 1.6Life after prison 2In TV and film 3References 4Cited works Biography Early
Lennox Lagu, born Mongameli Johnson Tshali 16 October 1938 – 7 September 2011 was a commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a major general in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). He was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant General, and the only general in the
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo 29 June 1914 – 19 April 2006 was a women’s rights activist and politician in South Africa, and was a teacher from 1938 to 1952. She was president of the African National Congress Youth League in the 1960s. In 1994 she was elected to the first post-apartheid South African Parliament. Her