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St Mary's School, Waverley
, motto_translation = Honest and upright , established = , type = Private & Boarding , religion = Christianity , sister_school = St John's College, Johannesburg , locale = Suburban , district = , number = , grades = 00012 , gender = Female , head_name = Headmistress , head = Deanne King , head_name2 = Exam board , head2 = IEB , address = 55 Athol Street, Waverley, Gauteng , zipcode = 2090 , country = South Africa , coordinates = , students = 1,057 girls , lower_age = 3 , upper_age = 18 , schedule = ''07:30 - 14:15'' , language = English , colours = Blue, red, white , campus = Urban Campus , houses = , rivals = , song = , fight_song = , newspaper = , yearbook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
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Cindy Brown (field Hockey)
Cindy Brown (born 31 May 1985) is a South African field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References External links * 1985 births Living people Alumni of St Mary's School, Waverley South African female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of South Africa Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Karney
Arthur Baillie Lumsdaine Karney (1874 – 8 December 1963) was the first bishop of Johannesburg in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and the Church of England. Family Karney was one of 10 children of Gilbert Sparshott Karney, rector of Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead and Emma Sarah Storrs. He was educated at Windlesham House School, Brighton (1885–88), Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1896. He married Georgina Maude Bessie Fielding in Buenos Aires in 1908 and they had seven children, Peter, Anthony (Tony), Audrey. George, Rosamund, Mary (Molly) and Grace. One of his older sisters, Evelyn, (1869–1953) founded the Talawa mission in Ceylon. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1897 and appointed assistant chaplain to the Missions to Seamen at Sunderland. He had become fascinated in the work of seamen and in 1899 volunteered to work under Harry O'Rouke running the Seaman's Institute in San Francisco then one of the toughest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Clayton (bishop)
Geoffrey Hare Clayton was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. He was born on 12 December 1884, educated at Rugby and Pembroke College, Cambridge, and ordained, after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon, in 1909. A Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, he was its Dean from 1910 to 1914 when he became a Chaplain to the BEF. When peace returned he was vicar of Little St Mary's, Cambridge and after that (successively) vicar, rural dean and finally archdeacon of Chesterfield. In 1934 he became bishop of Johannesburg and served for 14 years before his appointment as archbishop of Cape Town. A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 7 March 1957.''Archbishop of Cape Town Scholar And Christian Gentleman'' The Times Friday, 8 March 1957; p. 13; Issue 53784; col D Apartheid and the Archbishop On Ash Wednesday 1957, the day before he died, Clayton signed, on behalf of the bishops of the Church of the Province of South Africa, a letter to the prime minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Zille
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Jane Dutton
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Carolyn Slaughter
Carolyn Slaughter (born 7 January 1946) is an English author now living in the United States. Her first novel '' The Story of the Weasel'' won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1977, given to authors under the age of 40. Life Born in New Delhi, her father was a member of the Indian Imperial Police."Ghosts & Company: No Full Moon Required" by Jamie Saxon Retrieved 2012-12-15. The family left India in 1947 during the and moved to Swaziland. Her father was then in the |
Lerato Mbele
Lerato Mbele is a South African journalist and broadcaster working for the BBC. Mbele currently presents ''Talking Business Africa'' for the network. She previously presented the '' Africa Business Report'' and ''Newsday''. Early life Mbele was born in Soweto, South Africa and grew up in Pimville. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in politics and international relations from the University of Cape Town and a master's in development studies from a university in London. Career Mbele began working for the South African Broadcasting Corporation in 1999, rising to become an anchor for its programme ''News at Ten.'' In 2007 Mbele joined CNBC Africa at its launch as one of the channel's senior business presenters. While at CNBC she hosted regular programmes on the channel in addition to coverage of many other business events, such as the World Economic Forum. In 2012 Mbele joined BBC News to help launch and present ''Newsday'' on the BBC World Service with Lawrence Pollard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue Leith
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Ashley Callie
Ashley Callie (30 December 1976 – 15 February 2008) was a South African actress, best known for her role as Leone Haines in ''Isidingo'' (2000–08). She died on 15 February 2008, as a result of head injuries from a head-on car collision in Johannesburg, South Africa on 8 February 2008. Biography Ashley Callie was born in Johannesburg. She went to St Mary's school, later earning her BA Honours degree in dramatic arts from the University of the Witwatersrand. She began her career with a role in the SABC TV production, ''Homeland'', directed by Neil Sundstrom. Thereafter, she starred in a number of series, including ''Natural Rhythm'' and ''Uninvited Guest''. She also spent time in Cape Town, where she starred in a number of commercials for the local South African market as well as the overseas markets. On 15 March 2007, she told ''Top Billing'' magazine that playing the role of Lee Haines on ''Isidingo'' had been a lifelong ambition; she had been a fan of the South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lize-Mari Retief
Lize-Mari Retief (born 30 November 1986 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 South African Nationals in April, she set 3 South African Records: 50 free, 50 fly and 100 fly. She has swum for South Africa at the: *Olympics: 2008 *Commonwealth Games: 2006 *All-Africa Games: 2003 At the 2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Moshood ..., she won the most individual medals of any female swimmer: 5 golds and 1 silver. by Chaker Belhadj for ''SwimNews'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Nitch
Claire Nitch (born 7 August 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African squash player. Nitch reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in 1997. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ..., she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles (partnering Natalie Grainger). Nitch has won the South African national squash title nine times. As a junior, she also won the national under-19 and under-21 titles. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nitch, Claire 1971 births Living people South African female squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Alumni of St Mary's School, Waverley Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
