Wiseman Lumkile Nkuhlu (born 5 February 1944) in
Cala, Eastern Cape
Cala is a town in Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is located on the Tsomo River, 28 km southwest of Elliot, Eastern Cape, Elliot. The name ...
. Wiseman became South Africa's first qualified black
chartered accountant. He served as an economic advisory for President
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki KStJ (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who was the second president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC ...
from 2000-2004 and chaired the Development Bank of Southern Africa Transmition team from January to May 1995. He is the Chancellor of the
University of Pretoria
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and Chairman of
N M Rothschild & Sons
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The banking business o ...
in
South Africa
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.
References
1944 births
Living people
People from Sakhisizwe Local Municipality
Xhosa people
Chancellors of the University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria faculty
Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa
Member of the Mont Pelerin Society
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