Phaswane Mpe
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Phaswane Mpe was born and brought up in Pietersburg, Northern Transvaal (now Polokwane, Limpopo).…
Browsing: South African History Online
Naboth Monyandioe Moreleba Mokgatle
Naboth Monyandioe Moreleba Mokgatle was the eighth and youngest child of Setlhare Hebron Mokgatle, a…
Dr. Es’kia Mphahlele
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Extract from media statement on the passing of Dr. Es’kia Mphahlele (1919 -…
Selbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Selbourne Charlton Sobizwa Mvusi (known as Selby) was born in Richmond, Natal (now…
Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Ndazana Nathaniel (Nat) Nakasa was born on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern…
Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele was born on 4 July 1948 in Johannesburg to Nimrod…
Lauretta Ngcobo
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Lauretta* (1) Ngcobo was born and brought up in a rural area of…
Lewis Nkosi
Lewis Nkosi was born in Chesterville, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal and was educated at local schools…
Alfred Temba Qabula
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Alfred Temba Qabula was born on 12 December 1942 in Flagstaff, Bhalasi in…
Dr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Mamphela Ramphele was born on 28 December 1947 in Bochum District, Northern Transvaal…
Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a prominent Nigerian author, activist and television producer. He garnered attention by…
Sydney Sipho Sepamla
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Sydney Sipho Sepamla spent most of his life in Soweto, the enormous township…
Mongane Wally Serote
Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg on 8 May 1944, just four years…
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was born in Uitenhage, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) around…
Canodoise (Can) Themba
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Canodoise Daniel Themba (Can Themba) was born in 1924, in Marabastad, Pretoria, Transvaal…
Lefifi Tladi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za The thinker, poet and painter, Lefifi Tladi was born in 1949 in the…
Miriam Tlali
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Miriam Tlali was born in Doornfontein in Johannesburg, Transvaal (Gauteng). She grew up in Sophiatown.…
Dr. Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi was born on 6 January 1906 in Groutville, Natal. Vilakazi…
Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Source: https://www.sahistory.org.za The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest…