Malahele-Xakana became the first Black woman to register as a medical doctor in South Africa in 1947. She was also a founder member of the YWCA, a member of the Women’s Peace movement and a member of the Fort Hare University Council.
South African political activist
South African singer
South African politician, medical doctor and anti-apartheid activist
South African writer, documentary filmmaker, artist and activist
South African political activist
A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), she was involved in political activism and promotion of the BCM in South Africa during the 1970s.
Activist who fought for equality and freedom in South Africa
South African chieftain banished by the federal government for her refusal to comply with apartheid policies
The first Black woman in South Africa to publish an English-language novel in 1975, most of her writing was banned by the South African apartheid regime.