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Cabinet Of F. W. De Klerk
The cabinet of FW de Klerk was in office from 16 August 1989 to 11 May 1994. Cabinet {{Republic of South Africa Cabinets Government of South Africa Executive branch of the government of South Africa Cabinets of South Africa 1989 establishments in South Africa 1994 disestablishments in South Africa Cabinets established in 1989 Cabinets disestablished in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roelf Meyer
Roelof Petrus Meyer (born 16 July 1947) is a South African politician and businessman. Originally a member of the National Party, he is known for his prominent role in the negotiations to end the apartheid system in South Africa. He later co-founded the United Democratic Movement. Early life and education Meyer, the youngest son of Eastern Cape farmer, Hudson Meyer and school teacher Hannah Meyer, née van Heerden, attended school in Ficksburg and studied law at the University of the Free State, where he completed B Comm (1968) and LLB (1971) degrees. At university, he was president of the conservative "Afrikaanse Studentebond". During his compulsory military service, he was a member of the SADF choir also known as the "Kanaries". Meyer then practised as a lawyer in Pretoria and Johannesburg until 1980. Politics In 1979, he entered politics as he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the National Party in the Johannesburg West constituency. In 1986, he became Deputy Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Transport (South Africa)
The Minister of Transport is a Minister of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Transport. List of Past Ministers Minister of Transport, 1989–2019 References External linksMinistry of Transport South Africa
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Danie Schutte
Danie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Danie Brits, retired South African professional wrestler and former South African Heavyweight Champion *Danie Coetzee (born 1977), South African rugby union footballer * Danie Craven (1910–1993), former Western Province, Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal and Springbok rugby union player *Danie G. Krige, South African Mining Engineer who pioneered the field of geostatistics *Danie Gerber (born 1958), former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992 * Danie Keulder (born 1973), former Namibian cricketer *Danie Mellor (born 1971), Indigenous Australian artist, winner of the 2009 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award *Danie Rossouw (born 1978), South African rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward * Danie Visser (born 1961), former professional tennis player from South Africa *Danie Voges, retired South African professional wrestler who is a former 2-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Pienaar
Louis Alexander Pienaar (23 June 1926 – 5 November 2012) was a South African lawyer and diplomat. He was the last white Administrator of South-West Africa, from 1985 through Namibian independence in 1990. Pienaar later served as a minister in F W de Klerk's government until 1993. He married Isabel Maud van Niekerk on 11 December 1954. Diplomat In the early 1980s, Louis Pienaar was assigned to Paris as South Africa's ambassador to France. Namibia On 1 July 1985, Pienaar was appointed by the National Party government to be Administrator-General (AG) of South-West Africa, a territory that the United Nations Security Council called Namibia and which UNSC Resolution 435 of 1978 declared was being administered illegally by South Africa. Two years after AG Pienaar's appointment, when prospects for Namibian independence seemed to be improving, UN Commissioner for Namibia (UNCN) Bernt Carlsson, was appointed. Upon South Africa's relinquishing control of Namibia, Commissioner Carlsson' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Home Affairs (South Africa)
The Minister of Home Affairs is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs. This position is currently filled by Aaron Motsoaledi, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 29 May 2019. The position includes responsibility for immigration, refugee and asylum policy, for the civil registry, and for the issuing of identity documents and passports. List of Past Ministers Minister of the Interior Affairs, 1910–1984 Minister of Internal Affairs, 1984–1994 Minister of Home Affairs, 1994–present {, class="wikitable" !Name !Portrait !Term !Party !President , - , Mangosuthu Buthelezi , , 10 May 1994 – 13 July 2004 , IFP , Nelson Mandela (Government of National Unity) , - , Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula , , 13 July 2004 – 21 April 2009 , ANC , Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe (after Mbeki resigned from office) , - , Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , , 22 April 2009 – 3 October 2012 , ANC , rowspan=5 , Jacob Zuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Louw
Eugene "Gene" Louw, (15 July 1931 – 12 October 2015), was a South African politician, member of the National Party, MP for Durbanville and Paarl, who was administrator for Cape Province (1979–1989), Minister of Home Affairs (1989–1992), National Education (1989–1990), Public Works (1992–1993) and Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ... (1992–1993) in the F.W. de Klerk government. Louw retired from political life in 1994 to return to his work as a lawyer in Durbanville. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Louw, Gene 1931 births 2015 deaths Afrikaner people South African people of Dutch descent National Party (South Africa) politicians Defence ministers of South Africa Ministers of Home Affairs of South Africa Speakers of the Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Malan
General Magnus André de Merindol Malan (30 January 1930 – 18 July 2011) was a South African military figure and politician during the last years of apartheid in South Africa. He served respectively as Minister of Defence in the cabinet of President P. W. Botha, Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), and Chief of the South African Army. Rising quickly through the lower ranks, he was appointed to strategic command positions. His tenure as chief of the defence force saw it increase in size, efficiency and capabilities. As P.W. Botha's cabinet minister, he posited a total communist onslaught, for which an encompassing national strategy was devised. This entailed placing policing, intelligence and aspects of civic affairs under control of generals. The ANC and SWAPO were branded as terrorist organizations, while splinter groups (UNITA and RENAMO) were bolstered in neighbouring and Frontline States. Cross-border raids targeted suspected bases of insurgents or activists, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Defence (South Africa)
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans (formerly the Minister of Defence) is a Minister in the Government of South Africa, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Defence, the Department of Military Veterans and the South African National Defence Force. List of ministers Minister of Defence, 1910–2013 Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, 2013–present References {{South Africa topics Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense industr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobie Coetsee
Hendrik Jacobus Coetsee (19 April 1931 – 29 July 2000), known as Kobie Coetsee, was a South African lawyer, National Party politician and administrator as well as a negotiator during the country's transition to universal democracy. Biography Born 19 April 1931 in Ladybrand a small agricultural town in the province of Orange Free State (now the province of Free State), he studied law at the University of the Orange Free State and qualified as an attorney. In 1968, Coetsee won the Bloemfontein West seat in the House of Assembly, vacated by J. J. Fouche, who became State President. P. W. Botha appointed him in 1978 as Deputy Minister for Defence and National Intelligence and, in 1980, to the powerful position of Justice Minister. The portfolio of Prisons was added to his responsibilities. On 12 October 1978, Coetsee became Deputy Minister of Defence and National Security. He reorganised National Intelligence after the Information Scandal and adjusted the national service to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Justice And Constitutional Development (South Africa)
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is the justice minister in the government of South Africa. He is the political head of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD), the Department of Correctional Services (South Africa), Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice of South Africa, Chief Justice. DoJCD is responsible for administrative support to the courts, oversight of the National Prosecuting Authority, the provision of legal services to departments of state, and law reform; and DSC is responsible for prisons and community corrections programmes. , the incumbent is Ronald Lamola, who was appointed to the position by President Cyril Ramaphosa in June 2019. His deputies are John Jeffery (South African politician), John Jeffery, who is responsible for the Justice portfolio, and Inkosi Patekile Holomisa, who is responsible for Correctional Services. History of the portfolio Correctional services was a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Keys
Derek Lyle Keys (30 August 1931 – 29 April 2018) was a South African politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to September 1994, in the cabinets of F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. Early life Born in Johannesburg, he attended the University of Witwatersrand were he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1950. By 1954, he qualified as a chartered accountant. Career Keys joined the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa in 1956. In the subsequent eight years he was involved in the development of many of the major South African industries. Until 1986 Keys played largely advisory roles for several international and local companies operating in South Africa as a management consultant. During these 21 years he joined the boards of, among others, Asea, Sandvik, and Sappi. Prior to becoming a cabinet minister, he had been the executive chairman of Gencor Gencor Ltd was a South African based mining company. It was formed in 1980 after the merg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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