Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (1894–1948)

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr 20 March 1894 – 3 December 1948 was a South African politician and intellectual in the years preceding apartheid. In his lifetime he was regarded as one of the cleverest men in the country, and it was widely expected that he would eventually become Prime Minister of South Africa. He came from a

Miriam Green

Miriam Green born c.1950 is a South-African/British organizational theorist, and Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies in the Department of Management and Professional Development at London Metropolitan University from 1980 to 2008. Contents   1Biography 2Selected publications 3References 4External links Biography Green obtained a BA in History at the University of Cape Town, and a MA in

Adam Habib

Adam Mahomed Habib born 1965 is a South African academic administrator serving as Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London since 1 January 2021. He served as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa between 1 June 2013, when the term of his

Jakes Gerwel

Jakes Gerwel 18 January 1946 – 28 November 2012 was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist. He served as Director-General of the Presidency when Nelson Mandela was in office. In 1999 Gerwel was instrumental in brokering the deal under which Lockerbie bombing suspects were extradited to Scotland.[1] Following Mandela’s presidency, Gerwel chaired the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and also took

Estian Calitz

Estian Calitz born 23 May 1949 is the Executive Director of Finance and Professor of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa since 2003. Calitz was born and grew up in the Western Cape Province town of George, South Africa. After completing his masters in economics at the University of Stellenbosch, he first joined the South African Reserve

Ana Mena

Ana Mena Rojas born February 25, 1997 is a Spanish singer and actress. She began her career in 2011 in the TV series Marisol, la película (2011). Her musical career began in 2016, when she released her debut single “No Soy Como Tú Crees”. Mena has collaborated with many well known artists since, including Becky G, CNCO and Lali. In 2018,

Carmen Maura

María del Carmen García Maura OAXS born 15 September 1945 is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, Maura is best known for her collaborations with noted Spanish film directors Pedro Almodóvar and Álex de la Iglesia. Maura holds the record (with three) for most Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress than

Loreto Mauleón

Loreto Mauleón born 1988 is a Spanish actress. Early recognisable to a Basque audience for her performance in the soap opera Goenkale, she became known to a wider Spanish audience for her performances in El secreto de Puente Viejo and Patria. Contents   1Biography 2Filmography 3Awards and nominations 4References Biography Mauleón was born in Burgos in 1988, but, when she was barely

Melina Matthews

Melina Matthews is a Spanish actress and presenter, known as a presenter for the Sitges Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya), and for her acting roles as Ana in the 2018 film Silencio, as Juana in season 2 of La peste (The plague) 2019, as new teacher Carmen in season 2 of La otra mirada (A different view) also 2019, and as Sister Shannon

Ana Marzoa

Ana Beatriz Vázquez Argibay born 15 September 1949, better known as Ana Marzoa, is an Argentine-Spanish actress. Contents   1Biography 2Career 3Filmography 3.1Theater 3.2Television 3.3Film 4Awards 5References 6External links Biography The daughter of Galician emigrants, Ana Marzoa was born in Buenos Aires, and from a very young age she studied theater, classical dance, teaching, and