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1970 In South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1970 in South Africa. Incumbents * State President: Jim Fouché.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Heads of State: 1961-1994 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) * : . * Chief Justice: |
State President Of South Africa
The State President of the Republic of South Africa ( af, Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994. The office was established when the country became a republic on 31 May 1961, albeit, outside the Commonwealth of Nations, and Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be Queen of South Africa. The position of Governor-General of South Africa was accordingly abolished. From 1961 to 1984, the post was largely ceremonial. After constitutional reforms enacted in 1983 and taking effect in 1984, the State President became an executive post, and its holder was both head of state and head of government. The State President was appointed by both Houses of the Parliament of South Africa (Senate of South Africa and the House of Assembly of South Africa) in the form of an electoral college. The office was abolished in 1994, with the end of Apartheid and the transition to democratic majority rule. Since then, the head of state and head of government is known simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leleti Khumalo
Leleti Khumalo (born 30 March 1970) is a South African actress known for her leading role in the movie and stage play ''Sarafina! (musical), Sarafina!'' and for her roles in other films such as ''Hotel Rwanda'', ''Yesterday (2004 film), Yesterday'' and ''Invictus (film), Invictus'', as well as the soap opera Imbewu: The Seed where she plays Nokubonga "MaZulu" Bhengu. And the Uzalo as MaNzuza In Sarafina!, She struggled for freedom for black people during Apartheid. We know her as a song called ' Freedom is coming Tomorrow ' which is sang by Khanyo Maphumulo Early life and ''Sarafina!'' Khumalo was born in KwaMashu township, north of Durban, South Africa. Showing an interest in performing from an early age, she joined a youth backyard dance group called Amajika, mentored by Tu Nokwe. In 1985 she auditioned for the Mbongeni Ngema musical which was to become the international blockbuster ''Sarafina! (musical), Sarafina!''; Ngema wrote the lead character of Sarafina for Khumalo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibusiso Vilane
Sibusiso Vilane OIB (born 5 December 1970, Shongwe Mission in Mpumalanga) is a South African adventurer, motivational speaker, and the author of the book ''To the Top from Nowhere''. An adventurer, marathon runner, mountaineer, and expedition leader, he has also served as the Chief Scout of Scouts South Africa. Sibusiso has been married to Nomsa since 1995 and is the father of four – three girls and a boy. Early life His Swazi mother and South African father moved the family to Swaziland where Vilane was schooled (from the age of 11). Sibusiso completed his O levels at the Mater Dolorosa school in Swaziland. After a time as a labourer and drawing on his experienced as a goatherder, Vilane began his working career as a game ranger at Malolotja Nature Reserve in Swaziland in 1993. In 1996, he met John Doble who became a friend and benefactor and who was instrumental in finding the necessary sponsorship for Vilane's Mount Everest summit expedition. Climbing career Vilane start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Venter
André Gerhardus Venter (born 14 November 1970 in Vereeniging, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer who earned 66 caps playing for the South Africa national team during the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s. He represented South Africa during the 1999 Rugby World Cup where they finished third. A few years after his retirement he was diagnosed with a degenerative syndrome of the central nervous system, later revealed to be transverse myelitis, which causes damage to the spine, and forced him into a wheelchair. Later, his former Springbok teammate, Joost van der Westhuizen developed a degenerative nervous disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. International statistics Test Match Record Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored Test tries (9) World Cup matches Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Jaxa
Albertina Jaxa (born October 27, 1970) is a South African actress. Career Jaxa began her acting career in 1993, when she featured in Generations. She went on to join the cast of soap opera Isidingo for three years, and later returned to the show in 2004. Jaxa has appeared in films including Oddball Hall, The Bird Can't Fly, and I Now Pronounce You Black and White. She won an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film for her role in the 2013 romantic thriller film, Of Good Report. Jaxa played domestic maintenance assistant Eve Sisulu in the eTV sitcom Madam & Eve, and her acting received positive reviews. Jaxa announced a hiatus from acting in January 2014, which lasted nine months. Since returning from this hiatus, she has appeared in television shows such as Shreds and Dreams, Isikizi, 90 Plein Street, Ashes to Ashes, Mzansi Magic drama series Nkululeko, and the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City. After returning to Isidingo in 2004, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatiswa Ndara
Vatiswa Ndara (born 28 September 1970) is a South African actress and media personality. Early years and education She was born in Middelberg which is located in the Eastern Cape province. Career In 1994, she began her career as a news reader and compiler at Radio Transkei. She has also worked as a presenter at other radio stations including Radio Bob, Kaya FM, Metro FM, 5FM and Highveld Stereo. Her acting career began when she was offered the role of Ma'mfundisi in ''Generations.'' She has since starred in the television series ''Gaz'lam'', ''Nomzamo'', ''Home Affairs'', ''Tsha Tsha,'' and ''Society''. She appeared in the 2019 film ''Salvation''. Filmography * ''Generations'' * ''Gaz'lam'' * ''Nomzamo'' * ''Home Affairs'' * ''Society'' * ''Shooting Stars'' * ''90 Plein Street'' * ''Ihawu le Sizwe'' * ''Muvhango'' * ''Igazi'' * ''Ithemba'' * ''Tsha Tsha'' * ''Society'' * ''Salvation'' (2019 film) Open letter On 8 October 2019, Ndara wrote a 6-page letter to Nathi Mthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaswane Mpe
Phaswane Mpe (10 September 1970 – 12 December 2004) was a South African poet and novelist. He was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a lecturer in African literature. He did his master's degree in publishing at Oxford Brookes University in 1998. His debut novel, '' Welcome to Our Hillbrow'', was published in 2001. A collection of short stories and poems, ''Brooding Clouds'', was published posthumously in 2008. Mpe was born in the northern city of Polokwane in Tiragalong, and moved to Johannesburg at the age of 19 to attend university, and ended up living in the deprived inner city area of Hillbrow, a place where he later set his first novel. ''Welcome to Our Hillbrow'' was an important work as it was the first novel to deal with the changes of inner-city life in South Africa in the ten years since Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk engineered apartheid's demise. The book depicts the native black South Africans facing the challenges of poverty, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Williams
Chester Mornay Williams (8 August 1970 – 6 September 2019) was a South African rugby union player. He played as a winger for the South Africa national rugby union team (Springboks) from 1993 to 2000, most notably for the team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in South Africa. He was the only non-white player on the team. During the tournament he scored four tries for South Africa in its quarter-final match and also appeared in the semi-final and final. Domestically he played rugby for the Western Province in the Currie Cup. After retiring, Williams pursued a career in coaching, including a spell with the South Africa national rugby sevens team, the Uganda national rugby union team, and the University of the Western Cape. He was portrayed by McNeil Hendricks in the 2009 Clint Eastwood film '' Invictus'', a biographical sports drama film about the events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and he also helped to coach Matt Damon and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Tinkler
Eric Tinkler (born 30 July 1970) is a South African football coach and former player who manages Cape Town City. Early and personal life Tinkler was born in Roodepoort. Club career Tinkler played club football for Wits University, União de Tomar, Vitória, Cagliari, Barnsley, Caldas and Bidvest Wits. Tinkler moved from Italian club Cagliari to English club Barnsley on 1 July 1997 for a transfer fee of £650,000. International career Tinkler earned 45 caps for the South African national team between 1994 and 2001, scoring 1 goal. He was part of the South Africa squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations, playing in the final. Coaching career Tinkler became head coach of Orlando Pirates in December 2013; in May 2015 it was announced that he would continue in that role for the 2015–16 season. Tinkler left Orlando Pirates to become the first head coach of Cape Town City club on 17 June 2016. On 8 June 2017 he moved to become head coach of SuperSport United. He q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Kayser
Deon Jerome Kayser (born 3 July 1970 in Uitenhage) is a South African former rugby union player and current coach. He played as a wing. Career Kayser made his senior provincial debut for in 1996 and at the end of the 1999 season he moved to the Sharks (rugby union), Sharks. He was called up for the Springboks during the test match at Durban on 19 June 1999 against Italy national rugby union team, Italy. He was also part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, where he took part in 5 matches, and played the 1999 Tri Nations Series, 1999 and 2001 Tri Nations Series, 2001 Tri Nations. Until 2004, he played for the Sharks (rugby union), Sharks the following season with the Eastern Province Elephants, Mighty Elephants, at the end of which he retired. Since 2009, he is technical consultant - and then coach of the Sharks' youth team. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players#List, List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 675 *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol Williams
Athol Williams (born 20 June 1970) is a South African poet, social philosopher and public intellectual based at Oxford University. Life Williams was born in Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in Mitchells Plain, the coloured township established under apartheid. Before becoming a professional writer and social philosopher, he worked in business for fifteen years, mainly as a strategy advisor. It was at the University of the Witwatersrand, in 1991, that he published his first poem, "New South Africa", in the student publication ''Wits Student''. The poem captured the newfound optimism associated with the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders in 1990. He is the co-founder of Read to Rise, an NGO that promotes youth literacy by making appropriate books available to children in poor communities and founder of thInstitute of Social and Corporate Ethics(ISCE). He serves on the board of New Contrast Literary Magazine, a South African li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Ferguson
Constance Ferguson (née Masilo; born 10 June 1970) is a South African based Botswana actress, filmmaker, producer and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as "Karabo Moroka" on South Africa's most popular soap opera, '' Generations''. She starred on the show from its start in 1994 until she exited in 2010. In 2014, she reprised her role on the show after a 4-year absence for a short term. Ferguson was on the cover of ''Forbes Woman Africa'' magazine in 2018. Career ''Generations'' (1994–2010; 2014) In 1994, she began acting a main role of Karabo Moroka, the wife of Tau Mogale and sister to Archie Moroka, in the most popular South African soap opera, ''Generations''. She starred alongside Menzi Ngubane, Slindile Nodangala and Sophie Ndaba. In 2010, after playing the lead role of Karabo Moroka for 16 years, Connie announced her departure from Generations "to purse other career options". Ferguson left Generations on a good note as she returned to the soapie four yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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