Ela Gandhi

Ela Gandhi

female
Ela Gandhi (b. July 1, 1940), granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is a peace activist and was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994-2004,...
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Zulu Kantombela

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Zulu kaNtombela, son of Ntombela kaMalandela, was the founder and chief of the Zulu clan from ca. 1709. In the Zulu language, Zulu means "heaven",...
Dennis Brutus

Dennis Brutus

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Dennis Vincent Brutus (born November 28, 1924) is a South African poet. A graduate of the University of Fort Hare and the University of the...
Imani Sanga

Imani Sanga

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Imani Sanga (born 1972) is a composer and an ethnomusicologist. Born in Matamba Uwanji (Iringa), Imani Sanga was educated at Chimala primary...
D. J. Opperman

D. J. Opperman

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Diederik Johannes Opperman, (1914 - 1985) was one of the best-known Afrikaans poets. He was born on 29 September 1914 in Dundee in Natal, where he...
Malegapuru William Makgoba

Malegapuru William Makgoba

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Professor Malegapuru William Makgoba (born 1952 in Sekhukhune, South Africa in 1952) is a South African immunologist and principal and...
Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi Kunene

male, deceased
Mazisi (Raymond) Kunene (born May 12, 1930 - died August 12 2006) was a South African poet best known for his poem "Emperor Shaka the Great"....
Karthy Govender

Karthy Govender

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Karthy Govender is a commssioner for the South African Human Rights Commission. Prof. Govender, along with Commissioner Jody Kollapen are two...