Themba (
Nomathemba female) is a South African name meaning faith. This term is often used in a Godly manner. In the Christian bible for an example, the Lord of Lords Christ Jesus used to use this term for someone who had an exceptional way of speaking and doing for the Glory of God. Notable people with the name include:
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Themba Dlamini
Absalom Themba Dlamini (born 1 December 1950) was the Prime Minister of Eswatini from November 2003 to September 2008. He is the managing director of Tibiyo Taka Ngwane.
Biography
Dlamini graduated from the University of Botswana and Swaziland ...
(born 1950), Prime Minister of Swaziland
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Themba Godi
Nelson Themba Godi (born 10 August 1966 in Matsavana) is a South African politician and a former member of the National Assembly. As deputy parliamentary leader of the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania, he was suspended by PAC's president, Motso ...
(born 1966), South African politician
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Themba Mabaso Thembinkosi 'Themba' Mabaso, State Herald, or National Herald, of South Africa, is director of that country's Bureau of Heraldry.
Together with the Heraldry Council, his office forms part of the National Archives of South Africa, under the Ministry ...
, director of South Africa Bureau of Heraldry
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Themba Maseko Themba ( Nomathemba female) is a South African name meaning faith. This term is often used in a Godly manner. In the Christian bible for an example, the Lord of Lords Christ Jesus used to use this term for someone who had an exceptional way of speak ...
(born 1961), South African politician
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Themba N. Masuku
Themba Nhlanganiso Masuku (born 7 July 1950) is a Swazi politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Eswatini since 2018 and as Acting Prime Minister from 13 December 2020 to 16 July 2021. Earlier, he served as Deputy Prime Minister from ...
, regional administrator of Swaziland
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Themba Matanzima
Lieutenant General Themba Matanzima is a former South African Army officer, serving as Military Ombudsman.
He was born on 2 February 1953 in Cofimvaba. He joined the Transkei Defence Force in January 1977.
Army career
Matanzima transferred to ...
, South African Army officer
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Themba Mnguni
Themba Mnguni (born 16 December 1973) is a retired South African football player who played mostly for Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport United.
He played for South Africa national soccer team and was in part of the squad that travelled to F ...
(born 1973), South African football player
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Themba Muata-Marlow
Themba Muata-Marlow (born 30 April 1994) is an Australian/English footballer of Jamaican ancestry who currently plays as a central defender for APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC
APIA Leichhardt Football Club, also known simply as APIA (Associazione ...
(born 1994), Australian/English football defender of Jamaican ancestry
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Themba Ndlovu
Themba Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Dynamos F.C.
International career
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. ...
, Zimbabwean football defender
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Themba Nkabinde
Lieutenant General Themba Nkabinde is a South African Army General Officer, currently serving as Chief Human Resources.
Military career
He joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1977 and he left South Africa for training in Angola.
From 1991 to 19 ...
, South African Army General Officer
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Themba Nkozi, South African techno and house music DJ and producer
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Alfred Themba Qabula (1942–2002), South African a poet, writer and trade unionist
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Themba Zwane
Themba Zwane (born 3 August 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa.
Honours At Mamelodi Sundowns
Domestic
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(born 1989), South African football midfielder
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Themba Ndaba
Themba Ndaba (born 14 February 1965) is a South African actor and director. He is best known for casting in the movie ''Machine Gun Preacher'' and in the series ''Zone 14''. He currently stars as Brutus Khoza in the South African Ferguson Films ...
, South Africa Actor and director
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Can Themba
Daniel Canodoise "Can" Themba (21 June 1924 – 8 September 1967) was a South African short-story writer.
Early life
Themba was born in Marabastad, near Pretoria, but wrote most of his work in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The town was ...
(1924–1968), South African short-story writer
See also
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The Themba Development Project, a Canadian non-profit organization
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