Category Archives: Profile

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  Violet Matlou, Freedom Fighter

  Posted on May 30, 2010 by bmatlou in All, Human Rights, Politics, Profile, Series.

  She was arrested and transported in a ‘Kwela-Kwela’ overloaded with other women. They were incarcerated overnight in dirty cells…

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  Violet Matlou, Freedom Fighter (Part 2)

  Posted on May 30, 2010 by sndlovu in All, Human Rights, Politics, Profile, Series.

  Mrs. Matlou made up her mind that enough was enough. This time she was going to stay put.

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  Violet Matlou, Freedom Fighter (Part 3)

  Posted on May 30, 2010 by mherbstein in All, Human Rights, Politics, Profile, Series.

  “I’ve been asked to give you this message. Your wife and six children are at the airport, waiting for you to collect them.

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  Comfort Carboo, Trendsetter

  Posted on January 31, 2010 by Maria Kwami Gwira in All, Profile, Relationship, Style.

  You needed to know my grandmother firsthand to understand her. People like her come along once every several generations to remind us that God does not use the same mold twice. She was definitely one of a kind.

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