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1853-1902

Cecil John Rhodes

… The Early Years Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in the small hamlet of Bishops … England. He was the fifth son of Francis William Rhodes and his…

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1969

Jonathan Neil Rhodes

… Jonathan Neil Rhodes, better known as Jonty, was born in Pietermaritzburg, … town and excelled in cricket from an early age. In 1992, Rhodes shot to cricket…

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1841-1926

John Xavier Merriman

… as a diamond buyer in Kimberley , where he met Cecil John Rhodes , with whom he formed a close friendship. Later still … Sprigg ministries after Scanlen fell…

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1893-1952

Hendrik Andries Hanekom

Hendrik Andries Hanekom was born on 17 June 1893. He was the son of Hendrik Hanekom. Hanekom was educated at Beaufort West where he matriculated. He never…

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1911-1999

Harry Snitcher

… the Cape Provincial Division led by De Villiers CJ held that the Act was lawful and enforceable. On appeal, the Appellate Division (AD) under Centlivres CJ…

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1918-1967

Patrick Baker Duncan

A controversial White champion of African rights, Patrick Duncan played a conspicuous role in opposition politics for over a decade, attracting notice from the…

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1851-1897

Barney Barnato

… he helped set up was a competitive rival of Cecil John Rhodes’ De Beers company. Rhodes and Barnato set out to dominate the diamond industry … company. But…

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1928

John Hlatywayo

… travelled to Rhodesia and was given a studio in the Rhodes National Gallery in Salisbury, now the National … lives and teaches art in Harare.  Exhibitions:…

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1916-1987

Margaret Mary Smith

… the violin and writing. From 1934 to 1936, she attended Rhodes University College (now Rhodes University) in Grahamstown , where she achieved a … In 1937 she…

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1894-1961

Hermione Stephanie Lombard Faure

Stephanie Faure was born on 9 September 1894 in Pretoria. She was the daughter of Jacobus C. Faure who was a civil servant of the Transvaal Republic, and his…

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1853-1917

Dr. Leander Starr Jameson

… King, Lobengula. He also got in touch with Cecil John Rhodes while in Kimberly. After treating Lobengula for gout, … in 1888 Jameson influenced the granting…

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1939

Jonty Driver

Jonty (C.J) Driver was born in Cape Townin 1939 and grew up with his mother and younger brother in Kroonstad. His father spent time fighting in North Africa…

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1951

John William Roome

… was born in Pietersburg, Northern Province. He studied at Rhodes University and obtained a BA(FA) in 1974 and an MA(FA) … then became a lecturer in painting…

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1956

Ben Mclennan

… (now Eastern Cape) where his parents were affiliated with Rhodes University. Mclennan briefly studied journalism at Rhodes University in Grahamstown but did…

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John Smith Moffat

… also banking on his father’s reputation there, Cecil John Rhodes sent him to negotiate a treaty with Lobengula. The … 1888. John Smith Moffat’s intervention…

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1873-1905

Enoch Mankayi Sontonga

… various stages. It was also merged with a piece written by CJ Langenhoven in May 1918. Langenhoven wrote “Die Stem”, …

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1857-1919

William Philip Schreiner

… He was later appointed Attorney General by  Cecil John Rhodes , but was forced to resign after the failed  Jameson … Prime Minister of the Cape Colony the…

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1962-2002

Steve Hilton-Barber

… a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies degree from Rhodes University. In 1986 he joined Afrapix and worked as a … under Obie Oberholzer, Department of…

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1957

Saleem Badat

… In June 2006, Dr Badat was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University, the first black South African to hold this … and leadership in Personal South…

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1953

Edwin Cameron

… Studies before he left for Oxford in 1976, on a coveted Rhodes scholarship. At Oxford, he obtained a BA in … first chairman (1998-2005) Assistant General…

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1897-1986

Gertrud Theiler

… at Pretoria Girls’ High School Theiler spent a year at Rhodes University College in Grahamstown and from there went … and Physiology. During 1939 she…

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1874-1965

Josephine Ethel (Josie) Wood

… to govern the library. Also in 1924 a bequest from the Rhodes University Council facilitated the erection of the … in the same year was awarded an honorary M…

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1845-1909

Jan Hofmeyr

… However as a political moderate, he worked closely with Rhodes until the  Jameson Raid  that severed ties between …

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1847-1911

Jacobus du Toit

… as the Afrikaner Bond. However his close friendship with Rhodes soon became controversial and he was stuck off the …

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1965

Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko

… a Certificate in Public and Parliamentary Leadership at Rhodes University and the Afrika Intellectual Resources. She … MBA in Transformational Leadership…

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1830-1913

Gordon Sprigg

… then served as treasurer in the government of Cecil John Rhodes, and when Rhodes fell after the Jameson Raid , he was well-placed to … clashed with the…

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1894-1980

Violet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger

… Island. Ballinger attended school in the Cape and went to Rhodes University to earn honors degree and won a scholarship … she completed a master's degree in…

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1880

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer

… J. P. Morgan ... read more From 1888 British imperialist, Rhodes, had controlled the entire diamond market through two … about the diamond market. Such…

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1850-1913

Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer

… served as a minister in the governments of Cecil John Rhodes from 1890 to 1893. He was a political opponent of Cecil John Rhodes . For instance, in 1895 he…

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1928-1994

Maritz Barrymore

… trained as a painter from 1950-1953 at the University of Rhodes, Eastern Cape, where he obtained a BA(FA). In 1954 he …

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