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Order Of The Baobab
The Order of the Baobab is a South African civilian national honour, awarded to those for service in business and the economy; science, medicine, and for technological innovation; and community service. It was instituted on 6 December 2002, and is awarded annually by the President of South Africa. The order is named after the baobab tree, which was chosen as a symbol because of its endurance and tolerance, its vitality, its importance in agro-forestry systems, and its use as a meeting place in traditional African societies. Until the Order of Luthuli and the Order of Ikhamanga were established in 2004, the Order of the Baobab also covered service in the fields now covered by those orders. Current classes The three classes of appointment to the order are, in descending order of precedence: * ''Supreme Counsellor of the Baobab in gold, for exceptional service'' (SCOB) * ''Grand Counsellor of the Baobab in silver, for distinguished service'' (GCOB) * ''Counsellor of the Baobab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of South Africa
The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force. Between 1961 and 1994, the office of head of state was the state presidency. The president is elected by the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, and is usually the leader of the largest party, which has been the African National Congress since the first multiracial election was held on 27 April 1994. The Constitution limits the president's time in office to two five-year terms. The first president to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The incumbent is Cyril Ramaphosa, who was elected by the National Assembly on 15 February 2018 following the resignation of Jacob Zuma. Under the interim constitution (valid from 1994–96), there was a Government of National Unity, in which a member of Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ingpen
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as "House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', ''Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 32; Cambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milner Langa Kabane
Milner Langa Kabane (18 June 1900 – 1945) was a South African teacher, journalist, and anti-apartheid activist. He was one of the early African graduates of the University of Fort Hare and played a prominent role in education, politics, and the African National Congress. In 2017, he was posthumously awarded the Order of the Baobab in Silver by the South African government. Early life and education Kabane was born on 18 June 1900 at the Cwecweni Methodist Mission Station near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. His father, William Kabane, was a Wesleyan minister. He received his early education locally and completed a primary teacher training course at Healdtown Institution in 1918. In 1920, Kabane qualified to enter the South African Native College (later the University of Fort Hare), where he matriculated in 1922. He graduated in 1925 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a teaching diploma, becoming one of the first Black South Africans to do so. Career Kabane began his profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nokutela Dube
Nokutela Dube (1873 – 25 January 1917) was the first South African woman to found a school. She cofounded the '' Ilanga lase Natal'' newspaper, Ohlange Institute and Natal Native Congress (the precursor to the South African Native National Congress) while she was married to John Langalibalele Dube. They both travelled to the United States, where Nokutela was described as a "woman of note". She died while estranged from her husband, who was then president of what would become the African National Congress. The school she co-founded was the place that Nelson Mandela chose as the location for his first ever vote in an election. In 2017, Nokutela Dube was posthumously awarded South Africa's highest honour — the Order of the Golden Baobab — 100 years after her death. Life Nokutela Mdima was born in 1873 to Christian converts at a missionary station at Inanda, near Durban, South Africa. From 1881, she was taught by Ida Wilcox, who was part of a husband-and-wife team running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet Jacobeth Seboni
Violet may refer to: Common meanings * Violet (color), a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue * One of a list of plants known as violet, particularly: ** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants Places United States * Violet, Louisiana * Violet, Missouri * Violet, Texas * Violet, West Virginia Elsewhere * Violet, Ontario, Canada * Violet Town, Victoria, Australia Media and entertainment Film * ''Violet'' (1921 film), a German silent film * ''Violet'' (1978 film), a Croatian feature film * ''Violet'' (1981 film), a short film * ''Violet'' (2000 film), a Canadian comedy film directed by Rosemary House * ''Violet'' (2014 film), a Dutch film * ''Violet'' (2021 film), an American drama film Music Albums * ''Violet'' (The Birthday Massacre album), 2004 * ''Violet'' (Closterkeller album), 1993 * ''Violet'', a 2018 EP by Pentagon * ''Violet'' (L.S. Dunes album), 2025 Songs * "Violet" (Daniel Caesar song), 2015 * "Violet" (Hole song), 1995 * "Viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkosinathi Freddy Ndlovu
Nkosinathi is a name and can be a surname too, but it's uncommon only 0.8794 of South Africans have it Politicians * Fihla Benson Nkosinathi (born 1932), in South Africa's National Assembly * Desmond Nkosinathi, a South African MP for the African National Congress * Nhleko Nkosinathi (born 1964), a South African minister in the second cabinet of Jacob Zuma Soccer * Nkosinathi Mthiyane (born 1988), a South African midfielder for several teams * Nkosinathi Nhleko (footballer) (born 1979), a South African striker for Kaizer Chefs * Nkosinathi Ogle (born 1990), a South African midfielder and striker for Moroka Swallows * Nkosinathi Ngema, a South African player for Thanda Royal Zulu * Nkosinathi Sibisi (born 1995), a South African defender for the Orlando Pirates Other * Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo (born 1976), a South African musician * Nkosinathi Joyi Nkosinathi Joyi (born 1 January 1983 in Mdantsane, South Africa), is a South African professional boxer with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Mirriam Thokozile Koza
Constance may refer to: Places *Constance, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Constance, Minnesota, United States, an unincorporated community *Mount Constance, Washington State, United States *Lake Constance (other), in several countries *Konstanz, Germany, sometimes written as Constance in English *Konstanz (district), Germany People *Constance (given name), female given name, also includes list of people with the name *Andrew Constance (born 1973), Australian politician *Angela Constance (born 1970), Scottish politician * Ansley Constance (born 1966), Seychelles politician *Lincoln Constance (1909–2001), American botanist *Nathan Constance (born 1979), English actor Fictitious characters *The protagonist of a story in Nicholas Trivet's ''Les chronicles'' retold both as ''The Man of Law's Tale'' (by Geoffrey Chaucer) and as the ''Tale of Constance'' (in John Gower's ''Confessio Amantis''). Arts and entertainment * ''Constance'' (album), a 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Smith (teacher)
William Macdonald Smith (25 June 1939 – 21 August 2024) was a South African science and mathematics teacher who was best known for his maths and science lessons on television. Born in Makhanda (Grahamstown), he is the son of the ichthyologist Margaret Mary Smith and Professor J. L. B. Smith, the renowned chemist and ichthyologist who identified the coelacanth. Early life and education William Smith was born on 25 June 1939. He attended St. Andrew's Prep before matriculating at Union High School in Graaff-Reinet. Smith then went on to study at Rhodes University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and chemistry, followed by an honours degree ('' cum laude'') in chemistry at the same institution. Following that, he obtained a master's degree from the University of Natal ( Pietermaritzburg campus) in only seven months. During his time at school and university, Smith showed an interest in film and camerawork, scripting, shooting, and producing the 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braam Jordaan
Braam Jordaan (born 1981) is a South African entrepreneur, filmmaker, animator, and activist. He is an advocate for Sign Language and human rights of Deaf people, and a board member of the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section. In 2009, Jordaan collaborated with the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf and Marblemedia on the first children's animated dictionary of American Sign Language, which allows deaf children to look up words in their own primary language of ASL along with the English counterpart. The dictionary allows both deaf children and their hearing parents to learn sign language together. Jordaan was interviewed by international news organizations including ''The Washington Times'', ''BBC'', and ''People (magazine), People'' magazine about the Death of Nelson Mandela#Sign language interpretation, sign language interpreter scandal during the funeral services of President Nelson Mandela. In 2014, Jordaan collaborated with the Camp Mark Seven's first summer of Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
