Cape Town

Cape Town

About

Born

1904

Died

1986

Work

Position

History Teacher · Historian

She played a very important role in the South African Teacher’s Association, but in 1938 decided to move to UCT.

Education

Studied at

London School of Economics · University of Cape Town

Professions and applied sciences

Latin

Skills & Activities

Born in Cape Town, van der Poel studied at the University of Cape Town ( UCT ), completing her doctorate at the London School of Economics....

Cape Town

Work

Position

Education Administrator

After graduation, she went on an exchange student program to San Mateo High School in California under the American Field Service program....

Education

Area of science

Leadership

She is the headmistress of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. [ http: audaciaforum....

Skills & Activities

Master status

Student

Preference

Apartheid · Independent

She is known in academic circles for her work in education, including the integration of Pretoria High School for Girls which became the first segregated white state school during in the Transvaal Province to open its doors to all races during apartheid when integrated state schools were still illegal....

Cape Town

About

Born

23 August 1868 · Constantia, Cape Town , South Africa

Died

20 July 1942 · Retreat, Cape Town , South Africa

Education

Born in Constantia, Cape Town, he attented Diocesan College before playing provincial rugby for Western Province ( rugby team ).

Skills & Activities

Sport

South Africa international rugby union player

He made three appearances for South Africa national rugby union team, all against the British and Irish Lions, one match during the 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa and two in 1896 British Lions tour to South Africa....

Cape Town

About

Born

1920

Died

1994

Work

Position

Artist · Commercial Artist

At the end of World War II, she moved to the Netherlands to study Watercolor painting under the eye of her uncle Gerhardus Hilhorst, a distinguished natural history artist....

Education

Area of science

Advertising

Specialty

Cartographer

After matriculating from Pretoria High School for Girls she started work in 1939 as a cartographer in the Survey Department of the Witwatersrand Gold Mines....

Skills & Activities

Returning to South Africa, she worked in the advertising world as a freelance commercial artist in Cape Town and Johannesburg until her retirement in 1970 when she finally had the time to indulge her talents as a botanical artist....

Cape Town

About

Born

1948

Work

Position

South African film actress · South African singer · Model · Actress · Musician

Education

Specialty

Singer

Her 1974 album " Romance Is on the Rise " was produced by John Phillips..

Skills & Activities

Ascribed status

White South African · African of British descent

She married John Phillips ( musician ) ( of The Mamas & the Papas ) on 31 January 1972, and they had two children, Tamerlane Phillips and Bijou Phillips.

Cape Town

Work

Position

Member of the National Assembly of South Africa · Mayor

Following Mfeketo's work with DAG she was elected Chairperson of the first democratically elected City Council in Cape Town for the 1996 – 1998 pre–interim phase....

Education

Area of science

Housing

From 1981 to 1991 Mfeketo worked for the agricultural training NGO [ http: www. zakhe. co. za ZAKH ] after which she worked for the Social Change Assistance Trust ( SCAT ) from 1991 to 1992....

Skills & Activities

Activity

African National Congress politician

Skill

Sterilization

Nomaindia Mfeketo " Nomaindia Mfeketo " is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
From 1992-1994 Mfeketo worked for the [ http: www....