Zithulele Patrick Mvemve 31 May 1941 – 6 July 2020 was a South African Roman Catholic bishop. Mvemve was born in South Africa and was ordained to the priesthood in 1969. He served as titular bishop of Luperciani and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa, from 1988 to 1994 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Selby Mvusi 1929–1967 was a South African artist. He was born in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, on 18 June 1929. In 1961 he took a post at Clarke College, Atlanta, Georgia. He died in a car crash near Nairobi, Kenya, on 10 December 1967. In 2015 Elza Miles wrote a biography of Mvusi, called Selby Mvusi: To Fly with
Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé 10 May 1915 – 7 September 2004 was a South African cleric, theologian and the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist. He was known simply as Beyers Naudé, or more colloquially, Oom Bey (Afrikaans for “Uncle Bey”). Contents 1Early life and education 2Anti-apartheid activities 2.1Cottesloe and the Christian Institute of Southern Africa 2.2Banning and the SACC 3Post-apartheid
Jozua Francois Naudé 20 March 1873 – 28 August 1948 was a South African pastor, school founder and co-founder of the Afrikaner Broederbond. Contents 1Roots 2Education 3Career 4Specific events 5Afrikaner Broederbond 6Children 7References Roots Naudé was born on 20 March 1873 in Middelburg Cape Province South Africa. His parents were Jozua Francois Naudé and
Carl Niehaus born 25 December 1959 is the former spokesman for South African ruling party the African National Congress, former spokesman for Nelson Mandela, and was a political prisoner after being convicted of treason against South Africa. He stepped down as ANC spokesman in February 2009 after admitting to maladministration of his own finances, extensive borrowing from political contacts and
Albert Nolan OP born 1934 is a South African Roman Catholic priest and member of the Dominican order. Contents 1Life 2Writings 2.1Jesus before Christianity 3Public honours 4Publications 5Notes 6References 7External links Life Nolan was born in Cape Town, South Africa, as a fourth-generation South African of Irish descent. Reading the works of Thomas Merton, Nolan became attracted
Dr John Philip 14 April 1775 – 27 August 1851, was a missionary in South Africa. Philip was born at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland to a local schoolmaster. After starting as an apprentice to a linen draper in Leven, and working as a clerk in Dundee, he entered the Wesleyan theological college at Hoxton, and in
Nyameko Barney Pityana FKC GCOB born 7 August 1945 is a human rights lawyer and theologian in South Africa. He is an exponent of Black theology. Contents 1Biography 2Awards 3Current politics 4See also 5References 6External links Biography Pityana was born in Uitenhage and attended the University of Fort Hare. He was one of the founding members of
Richard Ambrose Reeves 6 December 1899 – 23 December 1980 was an Anglican bishop and opponent of Apartheid in the 20th century. Contents 1Education and ordinations 2Priestly ministry 3Bishop in South Africa 4Back in Britain 5References Education and ordinations Reeves was educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School, served in the Great War and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge — he read History and Moral Science, graduated Bachelor
David Patrick Hamilton Russell 6 November 1938 – 17 August 2014 was a South African Anglican bishop. Contents 1Life and ministry 2Anti-apartheid activism 3Awards 4Notes 5References 6External links Life and ministry Russell was educated at the University of Cape Town. Ordained in 1965, he was a chaplain to migrant workers. From 1975 to 1986 he was banned and house arrested by the South African Apartheid