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Nxumalo
Nxumalo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: JAW Nxumalo South African Writer and Entrepreneur George Albert Nxumalo South African Head Master, Music teacher right Nxumalo (born 1978), Swazi footballer *Conny Nxumalo (1967-2020), South African social worker * Gideon Nxumalo (1929-1970), South African jazz pianist and marimba player *Henry Nxumalo (1917–1957), South African investigative journalist * Muntu Nxumalo (born 1957), South African singer * Mzala Nxumalo (1955-1991), South African activist and intellectual * Prince Nxumalo (born 1990), South African footballer *Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo, South African politician * Shayne Nxumalo, Zimbabwean cricketer * Sishayi Nxumalo (1936–2000), Swazi politician * Tiki Nxumalo (1950–2015), South African actor *Wonderboy Nxumalo Wonderboy Nxumalo (1975 – August 3, 2008) was a South African artist associated with the Ardmore Ceramics workshop. Early life Wonderboy (Thokozani) Nxumalo was born in Greytown, KwaZu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conny Nxumalo
Constance Glerah "Conny" Nxumalo (18 February 1967 – 22 August 2020) was a South African social worker and government official, sometimes referred to as "South Africa's Chief Social Worker". Early life Constance Glerah Nxumalo was born in Rolle, Mpumalanga province, the daughter of Anny, and the stepdaughter of Ezrom Makhubela. Her mother was a teacher; her stepfather was a school principal. She earned a degree in social work at University of Limpopo in 1989. She later earned a master's degree in management at the University of the Witwatersrand. Career Nxumalo worked as a social worker in Gazankulu after college. Her experience working in the Black-only state under apartheid helped her contribute to the new government after 1994. She helped to write legislation on social services, especially those serving Black children, women, families, and seniors. She became director of the Mpumalanga Ministry of Social Development, and later national head of the Families and Social C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mzala Nxumalo
Mzala Nxumalo (27 October 1955, in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal – 22 February 1991, in London), was a South African intellectual and anti-apartheid activist. Life Nxumalo was schooled in Louwsburg and then Bethal College in Butterworth and matriculated in KwaDlangezwa in Empangeni. He then studied at the University of Zululand after which he went into exile where he became a full time political activists living in Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania, Angola and the United Kingdom. He died in London. Political activism Nxumalo was expelled from two schools for political activism, and was detained without trial at the age of 15 after organising a school boycott. He joined the South African Students Organisation at university. After the Soweto uprising in 1976 he had to flee the country and he joined the African National Congress, uMkhonto we Sizwe and the South African Communist Party in exile. He worked as an underground operative and military leader and became a major intellectual in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Nxumalo
Gideon "Mgibe" Nxumalo [] (15 June 1929 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, Kimberley, Cape Province – 24 December 1970) was a South African jazz pianist and marimba player, acclaimed also as a composer and arranger.Jazz fantasies from South Africa (Goethe-Institut) Nxumalo has been hailed as "perhaps one of South Africa's greatest unsung musical and cultural heroes." Life Nxumalo graduated from university with training in , playing the clarinet, viola, guitar, and drums. He specialized in |
Henry Nxumalo
Henry Nxumalo (1917 – 31 December 1957), also known as Henry "Mr Drum" Nxumalo, was a pioneering South African investigative journalist under apartheid. Early life He was born in 1917 in Margate, Natal, South Africa, and attended the Fascadale Mission School. Showing early promise as a writer, he submitted various samples of his work to publications and as a result was offered a job by the ''Post'' newspaper in Johannesburg, which had published some of his earlier contributions. He enlisted in the South African Army when World War II broke out and was sent to Egypt, where the South African forces were involved in the Western Desert of North Africa. Career He became frustrated upon his return to South Africa. There were few opportunities for black journalists due to the restrictions of apartheid. Most black-focused publications were controlled by white business interests and none of them offered scope for the kind of investigative exposés that Nxumalo had in mind. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiki Nxumalo
Tiki Nxumalo (15 November 1948 – 8 June 2015) was a South African actor most famous for acting as Sompisi the father of shebeen queen Ruby Dikobe ( Slindile Nodangala) in the soap ''Generations''. Early life and career Nxumalo was born in Lamontville near Durban in 1950. Nxumalo was also a musician even though he had no formal training in both music and acting. He also taught music to children to keep them occupied during the peak of apartheid in 1988 at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. Acting career He toured internationally for the hit musical Ipi Tombi in the late 1970s. Nxumalo also worked as a choreographer and musician for the Playhouse in Durban and also the University of KwaZulu Natal and Durban University of Technology. Nxumalo shot to fame in a KFC commercial shot in Umlazi and became a household name in 2009. He later had a minor role on Intersexions. He then landed the role of Sompisi in 2014, who is the delusional father of shebeen owner Ruby Dikobe on Generations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Nxumalo
Mfanafuthi Prince Nxumalo (born 18 May 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Sekhukhune United as a forward. Club career Nxumalo joined SuperSport United from FC Cape Town in August 2012. He made his league debut against Ajax Cape Town Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and m ... on 19 December 2012, scoring a goal. Prince Nxumalo has since moved to Lamontville Goldern Arrows on loan in January 2015. References External links * 1990 births Living people South African soccer players Association football forwards Sportspeople from Durban South African Premier Division players National First Division players SuperSport United F.C. players F.C. Cape Town players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo
Samuel Dickenson Nxumalo (1926 – 7 March 2015) was the third and last Chief Minister of Gazankulu, a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa. He served as Chief Minister from 1 April 1993 to 26 April 1994, when the bantustan was re-integrated into Transvaal. Early life Nxumalo was born at Gijana Village in 1926. He was born into a junior house of the Ndwandwe clan, direct descendants of warrior King Nghunghunyane (Gungunhana Ngungunyane, also known as Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, N'gungunhana, or Gungunhana Reinaldo Frederico Gungunhana, (c. 1850 – 23 December 1906) was a tribal king and vassal of the Portuguese Empire, who rebelled, was defeated by General Joaqu ...), the last lion of Gaza. References 1926 births 2015 deaths Gazankulu Gazankulu, Chief Ministers {{Limpopo-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayne Nxumalo
Shayne Nxumalo is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 3 March 2020, for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2019–20 Logan Cup The 2019–20 Logan Cup was the 26th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe. The tournament started on 12 December 2019, and was scheduled to finish on 16 February 2020. It featured five franchise teams, including .... References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muntu Nxumalo
Muntu Nxumalo (born 1957) is a South African singer. Imprisonment Nxumalo was born and raised in Durban, South Africa. In 1977 he joined Umkhonto weSizwe (or "MK"), the military wing of the African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when .... The following year he was arrested, charged with treason and attempted murder, and sentenced to 22 years at Robben Island Prison, where he was incarcerated from 30 November 1978 to 27 April 1991. References Living people 1957 births {{SouthAfrica-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sishayi Nxumalo
Sishayi Simon Nxumalo (1936 – 25 February 2000) served as acting Prime Minister of Swaziland from 8 May 1996 to 26 July 1996. He was finance minister A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ... from 1983 to 1984. He was once leader of the Swaziland Democratic Party (SDP). References 1936 births 2000 deaths Prime Ministers of Eswatini Finance Ministers of Eswatini {{Eswatini-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |