BIKO, STEPHEN BANTU
STEVEN BANTU BIKO Steven Bantu Biko (1946 – September 12, 1977) was one of the founders of all-black South African Students’ Association (SASA) and a leading force in the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa. His brutal death while he was held in detention by South African security forces provoked an international outcry over the […]
BARNATO, BARNEY
BARNEY BARNATO Barney Barnato (July 5, 1852-June 14 1897), British-born, became a South African pioneer mining magnate and politician. He was born in the East End of London, the son of a petty shopkeeper. His original name was Barnett Isaacs. He attended the Jewish Free School and later made a scanty living as a prize […]
BAILEY, ABE
SIR ABE BAILEY Sir Abe Bailey (November 6, 1864-August 10, 1940) was a South African financier and politician. He was born in Cape Town, son of a wool merchant who was a member of the Cape Colony’s legislature. He laid the foundations of his fortune on the Witwatersrand as a claims broker, and ultimately acquired […]
