Arthur Chaskalson SCOB, 24 November 1931 – 1 December 2012 was President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005. Chaskalson was a member of the defence team in the Rivonia Trial of 1963. Contents 1Career 2Personal life 3Honours and awards
Louis Botha Afrikaans pronunciation: ; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919 was a South African politician who was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa—the forerunner of the modern South African state. A Boer war hero during the Second Boer War, he would eventually fight to have South Africa become a British Dominion. In 1905, as prime minister, he called
George Bizos Greek: Γιώργος Μπίζος; 14 November 1927 – 9 September 2020 was a Greek-South African human rights lawyer who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa. He was noted for representing Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial. He instructed Mandela to add the qualification “if needs be” to his trial address, which is credited with sparing him from a sentence of death. Bizos also represented the
Vernon Celliers Berrangé SCOT “Defender of the People” 25 November 1900 – 14 September 1983 was an eminent South African human rights advocate (QC) Contents 1Forebears 2Family 3Education 4Recreation and other interests 5Communist 6Legal career 6.1Special wartime duties 6.2Alexandra bus boycott 6.3African mine workers’ strike 6.4The F.M. Alexander case 6.5The Treason Trial 6.6Move to Swaziland and
Ismail Mahomed Ayob born 1942 in Mafeking is a South African lawyer. Ayob practised law in South Africa and for much of his career the bulk of his work was with anti-apartheid cases. Ayob was involved in a much-publicised series of disputes with Nelson Mandela. Contents 1Career 1.1Apartheid era lawyer 2Nelson Mandela lawsuit 2.12007
Lourens Wepener Hugo “Laurie” Ackermann b 14 January 1934 is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where he served from 1994 to 2004. Ackermann was born in Pretoria, South Africa and he matriculated from Pretoria Boys High School in 1950. He studied law at Stellenbosch and Oxford University, where he went in 1954 as a Cape Rhodes Scholar. Laurie served on the Lesotho Court of
Nicky Newton-King born 1966 is a corporate finance and securities regulation lawyer and was the first woman Chief Executive Officer in the 125-year history of the Johannesburg Stock exchange (JSE). Contents 1Education and career 2Awards and achievements 3References 4External links Education and career Newton-King attended Stellenbosch University where she completed her BA and LLB. She attained an LLM (first class honours)
Mark Richard Shuttleworth born 18 September 1973 is a South African-British entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first South African to travel to space as a space tourist, and indeed the first African from an independent country to travel to space. He
Johann Peter Rupert born 1 June 1950 is a South African-born entrepreneur, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro. As of 1 April 2010, he assumed the CEO position of Compagnie Financiere
Mosima Gabriel “Tokyo” Sexwale Venda: ; born 5 March 1953 is a South African businessman, politician, anti-apartheid activist, and former political prisoner. Sexwale was imprisoned on Robben Island for his anti-apartheid activities, alongside figures such as Nelson Mandela. After the 1994 general election—the first fully democratic election in South Africa—Sexwale became the Premier of Gauteng Province. He served in the government of South Africa as Minister of Human