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Maqoma (1796 – September 9, 1873), who figured prominently in the frontier history of Cape Colony, is reputed to have been the most intelligent of...
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Thomas Mtobi Mapikela (circa 1879-1945), a builder and contractor, was a founding member of the African National Congress (ANC), originally known at the time of...
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Thomas Pringle (January 5, 1789-December 5, 1834) was a poet and essayist whose powerful writings about the Africans of the Eastern Cape found practical expression...
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Manthatisi (circa 1781-circa 1836), or Ma-Nthatisi, also known as Mmanthatisi, was the regent chieftainess of the Batlokwa, a Sotho clan. A warrior queen, she ruled...
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Malandela, (circa 1600-circa 1650), is renowned as the progenitor of the house of Shaka, the famous ruler of the Zulu nation. Malandela was the leader...
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius born in the Graaf-Reinet District (September 17, 1819-May 19, 1901), was president of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free...
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Bathoen I (1845-1910), also called Batweng, was chief of the Ngwaketse, one of the Tswana branch of the Sotho people of Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland). He...
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Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (November 27, 1798-July 23, 1853), voortrekker leader and hero of the battle of Blood River, was the eldest of the five...
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Gustav Schoeman Preller, journalist, historian and proponent of Afrikaans (October 4, 1875-October 6, 1943), was also one of the founders of the Afrikaans Language Society....
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Andries Hendrik Potgieter (December 19, 1792-December 16, 1852), a prominent Voortrekker leader, was the second son of Hermanus Potgieter and Petronella Margaretha Krugel. Like most...
