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People of South Africa
South Africa boasts a plethora of internationally celebrated authors, musicians, academics, politicians, activists, journalists and more. Be motivated to ask more of yourself and strive to live a life worth commemorating, whether it's on an international or local scale. South Africans all contribute to create our amazing nation, however there are some who have made a lasting impact.
South Africa Online ® showcases what these notable inspiring South Africans have achieved in their lifetime, in all 11 official languages.
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Albertina Sisulu, affectionately called the Mother of the Nation or Ma Sisulu, is best known for being a South African anti-apartheid activi...
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Desmond Tutu is one of South Africa’s most loved icons and is most known for being a human rights activist and a 1984 Nobel Prize winner. ...
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Dr Peter Magubane, an international icon of the struggle of journalists and photographers that have worked under repressive regimes, was bor...
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a former president of South Africa, the first to be democratically elected after the apartheid system was aboli...
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is most remembered for the struggles she encountered as the wife of Nelson Mandela during his incarceration....
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