Dr John Mavuma Nembula

Born: 1 July 1860
Died: 30 January 1897
Updated: 23 Aug 2019

Summary

First Black Physician in Southern Africa

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Dr John Mavuma Nembula. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008762

South African History Online (2011) 'Dr John Mavuma Nembula', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008762 (Accessed: 3 September 2026).

South African History Online, Dr John Mavuma Nembula [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008762, (accessed 3 September 2026).

"Dr John Mavuma Nembula." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008762. Accessed 3 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr John Mavuma Nembula." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008762.

Dr John Mavuma Nembula

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