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Pages in category "South African people of Spanish descent" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sisulu was born on 21 October 1918 in the Camama, a village in the Tsomo region of the Transkei. [1] She was the second of five siblings in a Xhosa family. [2] Her father, Bonilizwe Thetiwe, was a migrant worker who spent long stints working in the gold mines of the Transvaal, and her mother, Monica Thetiwe (née Mnyila), was disabled by the bout of Spanish flu that she had suffered while ...
Such figures as the king of the Zulu Nation and the rain queen are politically recognized in South Africa because they derive their status, not only from tribal custom, but also from the Traditional Leadership Clause of the country's current constitution. Some of them are members of the National House of Traditional Leaders.
Shaka's policies and conquests transformed a small clan into one of South Africa's most influential pre-colonial powers, extending over much of what is now KwaZulu-Natal. The Nguni -speaking clan of the southern Bantus , which evolved into the Zulu people , takes its name from the third of its recorded chiefs. [ 2 ]
Category listing female national presidents in South America. In the border regions of the continent there may be instances of transcontinental countries. Subcategories
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in South America and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
The Genealogical Society of South Africa (GSSA) was founded on 18 June 1964 with the inspiration of Philip Myburgh, a keen genealogist. Mr. Myburgh invited eight others with similar or allied interests to partake in the traditional hospitality of his farm Joostenberg, Muldersvlei on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, to discuss the setting up of a body devoted to the study of genealogical and ...
The Monarch was represented in South Africa by a Governor-General. South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial State President. In 1984, under the Tricameral Constitution, the State President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government.