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Abba Gorgoryos, also called Gregorius, or Gregory (1600-165?), was a 17th-century historian and philologist, and a friend of Hiob Ludolf, a German specialist in Ethiopian...
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The Rev. Samuel Richard Brew Attoh-Ahuma (December 22, 1863-December 15, 1921) was a nationalist politician, journalist, and author, active at the height of the colonial...
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Joseph Kiwele (1912-November 15, 1961) was a leading musician, educator, and politician in the Katanga Province (now Shaba Region). Born at Mpala 0 km (12...
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Christopher Gell (November 8, 1917-May 28, 1958) a stringent and effective critic of apartheid in South Africa, campaigned against it from within the confines of...
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Magema ka Magwaza Fuze (1845-1922) wrote the first book to appear in print by any Zulu author, titled Abantu abanyama lapha bavela nakhona (“Black People:...
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Johann Gottlieb Christaller (November 19, 1827-December 16, 1895) was a German missionary and philologist with the Basel Mission who made Twi the most important African...
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Bram (Abram) Fischer (April 23, 1908-May 8, 1975) was a prominent Afrikaner member of the South African Communist Party and a distinguished lawyer who led...
- 5 Min Read
Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill (September 22, 1919-October 21, 1974), a Supreme Court judge and a selfless public servant, was one of the most brilliant lawyers his country...
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Ruth First (May 4, 1925-August 17, 1982), writer, academic and revolutionary, was a creative force and influence at the heart of South Africa’s liberation struggle....
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John Fairbairn (1794-1864), a journalist and a pioneer for a free press in the Cape of Good Hope Colony. He was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland,...
