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They Shaped Our Century is a book which profiles the 100 people who had the greatest influence on South Africa during the twentieth century. The final list of 100 names was decided by an online survey run by South African media giant Media24. After voting closed, brief biographies were written for each person on the list; the book was published ...
Harry Schwarz, South African lawyer, statesman and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid in South Africa (1924–2010) Jackie Sedibe, South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Major General and politician activist and wife to Joe Modise (born 1945) Molefi Sefularo, Deputy Minister of Health (1957–2010)
The Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans is a list of individuals the Mail & Guardian considers to be the most influential 200 Young South Africans for the year. It was first published in 2006 by then editor-in-chief Ferial Haffajee , and only South Africans under the age of 35 are eligible.
Great South Africans was a South African television series that aired on SABC3 and hosted by Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu and Denis Beckett. In September 2004, thousands of South Africans took part in an informal nationwide poll to determine the "100 Greatest South Africans" of all time.
In 2012, she was awarded South Africa's highest honour, the Order of Mapungubwe (Silver). [3] She became the first female president of the South African Medical Research Council [2] in 2014, was recognized as one of the "100 Most Influential People" by Time [4] [5] in 2017 and was listed amongst "Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes ...
In 2014 he was ranked in the top 10 of South Africa’s most influential scientific minds for the period 2002–2012 by the South African Journal of Science [10] In 2002 Henshilwood was invited to the opening of the Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town and was mentioned by President Thabo Mbeki in his State of the Nation address. [11] [12]
Percy Peter Tshidiso Qoboza (January 17, 1938 – January 17, 1988) was an influential black South African journalist, author, and outspoken critic of the apartheid government in South Africa during the early periods of world recognition of the problems evident in the racially divided land.
Bessie Head (1937–1986), born in South Africa, mainly in Botswana; Cat Hellisen (born 1977) Manu Herbstein (born 1936) Christopher Hope (born 1944) Emma Huismans (born 1947) Robin Hyde (1906–1939), born in South Africa, living in New Zealand writer; Mhlobo Jadezweni (born 1954) Karen Jennings (author) (born 1982) Ingrid Jonker (1933–1965)