Princess Stella Sigcau 4 or 14 January 1937 in Lusikisiki – 7 May 2006 in Durban was a Minister in the South African Government. Sigcau was also the first female Prime Minister of the bantustan of Transkei before being deposed in a military coup in 1987. Contents 1Early life and career 2Transkei politics 3South African politics
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Radclyffe Macbeth Cadman 14 January 1924 – 11 October 2011 was a South African politician who represented the United Party as Member of the House of Assembly for Zululand between 1961 and 1977 and led its successor, the New Republic Party, in the 1977 election. The election saw the party lose 31 of its 41
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