Edward Percy Mhinga 5 December 1927 – 2 September 2017 was the second Chief Minister of Gazankulu, a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. Edward Mhinga is a direct descendant of a Tsonga king by the name of Gunyule who gave rise to many tribes within the Vatsonga group such as the Maluleke, Bila, Matola, Makwakwa, Mondlane, Masangu,
Tsiame Kenneth Mopeli 20 September 1930 – 1 October 2014 was the former Chief Minister of the South African bantustan of QwaQwa. Born in Namahadi, Mopeli earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) at the University of South Africa in 1954 and worked as a teacher and radio announcer for the South African Broadcasting Corporation before being nominated for membership of the QwaQwa Territorial Authority. Mopeli founded and led the Dikwankwetla
Chief Patrick Ramaano Mphephu c. 1924 – 17 April 1988 was the first President of the bantustan of Venda, which was granted nominal independence from South Africa on 13 September 1979. Mphephu was born in Dzanani settlement and after graduating from high school worked for the Johannesburg City Council. A paramount chief of the Venda people, he was appointed Chairman of the Ramabulana Regional Authority in 1959,
xHudson William Edison Ntsanwisi 11 July 1920 – 23 March 1993 was the first Chief Minister of Gazankulu, a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. Biography Ntsanwisi was the first of three children born to William and Evelyn Ntsanwisi on 11 July 1920 at Shiluvane Swiss Mission Station, 10 km south of Tzaneen, Transvaal Province of South Africa. Hudson Ntsanwisi had a meritorious school career. He
Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo was the third and last Chief Minister of Gazankulu, a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. He served as Chief Minister from April 1, 1993 to April 26, 1994, when the bantustan was re-integrated into Transvaal. Early life Nxumalo was born at Gijana Village in 1926. He was born into a junior house of the Ndwandwe clan,
Dr Cedric Namedi Phatudi 27 May 1912 – 7 October 1987 was the Chief Minister of Lebowa, one of the South African bantustans. Contents 1Early life 2Education 3Chief Minister of Lebowa 4References 5External links Early life Born in Ga-Mphahlele, Phatudi grew up around the area that later became the capital of the homeland he led.
Gabriel Ramushwana 1 July 1941 – 12 January 2015 was a head of state of the Bantustan of Venda. He joined the SAP in Welkom as a Constable in 1959 and was seconded to the SADF 112 Infantry Battalion as a Warrant Officer in 1973. He was made the CO of the 1 Venda Battalion
Lt. General Xhanti Charles Sebe was leader of the Ciskei Defence Force- the military of the Bantustan of Ciskei, and its Director of State Security. A former security branch policeman, he later joined the South African Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.) before founding the Ciskei state security apparatus. Described as having created a police state in Ciskei, and being perceived as its de facto ruler, he was the brother of Lennox
Lennox Leslie Wongama Sebe 26 July 1926 – 23 July 1994 was chief minister of the Xhosa bantustan of Ciskei after its self-rule in 1972, and the nominally independent country’s first president from 1983. Contents 1Early life 2Rise to power 3Dictatorship 4Collapse 5Sources 6References Early life Born in Belstone, near King William’s Town, Sebe worked
Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau died 1 December 1978 was a chief in Eastern Pondoland, Transkei, South Africa (1939–1976) and later Prime Minister of Transkei from 1976 to 1978. A graduate of University of Fort Hare, Sigcau was an early supporter of the Bantu Authorities in Transkei and was rewarded by the South African government when he