‘Bra’ Hugh Ramapolo Masekela 1939-2018

In commemorating ‘Bra’ Hugh Masekela’s one year anniversary of his passing, we celebrate the extraordinary life of the “father of South African jazz” and pay homage to this Anti-Apartheid struggle icon. View the Hugh Masekela tribute video

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Roelof ‘Pik’ Botha 1932-2018

“Southern Africa is like a zebra, you cannot put a bullet in the white stripe & think the animal will not die.” “Pik Botha for twenty years, was pulling and pushing and dragging and arguing and getting himself nearly kicked out of the National Party. But he stayed the course, he stayed with his party, […]

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Winnie Madikizela Mandela 1936-2018

“I am hoping that before I close my eyes forever, we will have had the opportunity of fulfilling the dreams of our people.” View the In Her Own Words Tribute Video “We pray to God that our future generations never ever go through what we went through. No human being should be allowed to treat […]

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Nathaniel (Nat) Mokgosi 1946-2016

Born in 1946 near Sophiatown, Johannesburg, Nat Mokgosi became a full time visual artist in at the age of 29. The exaggerated social realism of his art mirrored the social inequities and political abuse of the time. He was universally loved and respected by his students as one of the countries most influential art teachers, […]

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Ruth Mompati 1925 -2015

There are some individuals who work in a quiet and understated way and yet, they change the face of a nation. One such individual is Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati. Her first job was as a typist in the law firm of Mandela and Tambo Attorneys – a role that put her amongst the great African […]

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Helen Suzman 1917-2009

The feisty and fierce daughter of Lithuanian Jews who immigrated to South Africa, Helen Gavronsky Suzman became the leading opponent of apartheid for 36 years within the dark chamber of the Afrikaner dominated parliament.  Refusing to be indifferent towards the injustice around her, she consistently challenged discriminatory legislation and the spate of security laws. Suzman […]

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