Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932 was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founder member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which includes the city of
Henry Nxumalo 1917 – 31 December 1957, also known as Henry “Mr Drum” Nxumalo, was a pioneering South African investigative journalist under apartheid. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Legacy 4Awards 5See also 6References 7External links Early life He was born in 1917 in Margate, Natal, South Africa, and attended the Fascadale Mission School. Showing early promise as a writer, he submitted various
Sam Nzima 8 August 1934 in Lillydale, Bushbuckridge – 12 May 2018 in Nelspruit was the South African photographer who took what became the well known image of Hector Pieterson for the Soweto uprising, but struggled for years to get the copyright. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Post-journalism career 4Legacy 5References 6External links Early life Sam Masana Nzima was
Nathaniel Ndazana Nakasa 12 May 1937 – 14 July 1965 better known as Nat Nakasa was a South African journalist and short story writer. Contents 1Early life 2Journalism 3Death 4Reburial 5Books 6See also 7References 8Further reading Early life Nat Nakasa was born in outside Durban on 12 May 1937 to mother Alvina who was a teacher while his father Chamberlain was
Zakes Mda (/ˈzɛɪks/ /mˈdɑː/), legally Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda born 1948 is a South African novelist, poet and playwright and he is the son of politician A. P. Mda. He has won major South African and British literary awards for his novels and plays. He is currently a Patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Contents 1Early
John Matisonn is a South African political journalist and author. He was one of the founding councillors of South Africa’s Independent Broadcasting Authority and from 1986 to 1991 was the South Africa correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States. Matisonn grew up in the suburbs in Johannesburg and began his career as a political journalist on the Rand Daily Mail. In 1979,
Peter Magubane born 18 January 1932 is a South African photographer. Contents 1Early life 2Middle and later years 3Books 4Film and video 5Exhibitions 5.1Solo exhibitions 5.2Group exhibitions 6Awards 7References 8External links Early life Peter Sexford Magubane was born in Vrededorp, now Pageview, a suburb in Johannesburg, and grew up in Sophiatown. He began taking photographs using a Kodak Brownie box
Lara Logan born 29 March 1971 is a South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent. She was a correspondent for CBS News between 2002 and 2018. In 2019, she joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group, a conservative media company. In January 2020, she joined Fox Nation, a subscription streaming service run by Fox News. Contents 1Early life 2Career 2.1Haifa Street fighting 2.2Criticism of Michael Hastings 2.3Reporting
Archibald Campbell Mzolisa “A.C.” Jordan 30 October 1906 – 20 October 1968 was a novelist, literary historian and intellectual pioneer of African studies in South Africa. Contents 1Early life 2Writing career 3Exile 4Legacy 5References Early life He was born at the Mbokothwane Mission in the Tsolo district, Pondoland (later Transkei), the son of an Anglican church minister.
Dirk Daniël Hammann, known as Niel Hammann born 6 September 1937, is a retired South African senior journalist. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Afrikaans weekly family magazine Huisgenoot and its sister publication You (English). Hammann took the helm at Huisgenoot in 1978. At that stage, as it is still today, the magazine was the oldest published Afrikaans