Mosibudi Mangena, the National Minister of Science and Technology and President of the opposition party Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) was born in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province. Before he was appointed as Minister of Science and Technology in 2004 Mangena deputised Prof. Kader Asmal as Minister of Education from 2001.
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7 August 1947
Mosibudi Mangena is born
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01South African History Online, 'Aaron Mosibudi Mangena', [online],available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 10 January 2013)
- 02Mangena,M.,'Government Communication and Information System', [online], available at www.gcis.gov.za(Accessed: 02 August 2013)
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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