Dr David Webster 1 December 1944 – 1 May 1989 was an academic and anti-apartheid activist. He worked as an anthropologist at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a senior lecturer at the time of his assassination. Webster was a founding member of the Detainees’ Parents’ Support Committee (DPSC) in 1981, a founder member of
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi 6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947 was a South African Zulu poet, novelist, and educator. In 1946, he became the first black South African to receive a Ph.D. Vilakazi Street in Soweto is named after him and it is now famous as the place where both Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu once lived. Contents 1Early life and education
Carl Wilhelm Irene (“Calie”) Pistorius born 9 August 1958 is a South African academic who is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. He announced, on 1 August 2016, that he would be stepping down from this role at the end of January 2017. His successor at Hull is Professor Susan Lea. Education Pistorius obtained the degree B.Sc
Pierre de Villiers Pienaar 1904–1978 was a South African Afrikaans academic and Professor at University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and later at University of Pretoria, who pioneered Speech Language Therapy in South Africa and specialising in Audiology and Lexicography as well as being an Afrikaans author. As Lexicographer in 1973, he was part of the group of authors that established the
Michiel Daniel Overbeek 15 September 1920 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa – 19 July 2001 in Johannesburg, also known as Danie Overbeek, was a South African amateur astronomer and one of the most prolific variable star observers. Contents 1Life 2Astronomy 2.1Acknowledgement 3References Life He studied in a Mining and Metallurgy program at the University of the Witwatersrand. During the Second World
Adriaan Nicolaas Petrus Pelzer 25 December 1915 – 15 October 1981 was a South African Afrikaans academic, historian, author and Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He retired as vice rector and acting rector in 1980 from the University of Pretoria. Among books published are the following “The Afrikaner-Broederbond: First 50 Years (1980)” and “Verwoerd
Daniel Charl Stephanus Oosthuizen also known as Daantjie Oosthuizen was a South African philosopher, and an early Afrikaner voice against Apartheid. The main direction of his philosophical work lay in the field of epistemology and the philosophy of mind. He was more widely known in South Africa for his moral, political and religious essays, and was described by André
Professor Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele born 4 July 1948 is an academic and writer of fiction who is the former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Cape Town (UCT). On November 16, 2012 he was inaugurated as the Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg. He is currently the chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Contents
XTshilidzi Marwala born 28 July 1971 is a South African mechanical engineer and computer scientist. He became Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2003 and also chairperson of System and Control Engineering in South Africa. He has previously worked at the CSIR and for South African Breweries. He is currently Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg with
Thamsanqa Kambule 15 January 1921 – 7 August 2009 was a South African Mathematician and Educator. He was the first black professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, and was the first black person to be awarded honorary membership to the Actuarial Society of South Africa. He was awarded the Order of the Baobab in