South Africa – Page 2

7Jul

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High Profilers, Profiles, South Africa

Gordon Kegakilwe, politician

Gordon Kegakilwe ‑ a senior executive in South Africa’s North West provincial government ‑ succumbed to a COVID-19 related illness on July 6, 2020. He a provincial Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for cooperative governance, human settlement and traditional affairs. “MEC Kegakilwe was admitted with COVID-19-related pneumonia yesterday (July 5, 2020) afternoon at the Vryburg Private Hospital and was immediately put on oxygen, and a decision was taken this morning to transfer him to a medical facility in Klerksdorp,” the statement said, referring to a larger city in the province. It added that Kegakilwe suffered cardiac arrest upon his arrival in Klerksdorp in an ambulance and died despite efforts by medical personnel to revive him. South ...

15Jun

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Noteworthy, Profiles, South Africa

Elsa Joubert, writer

Elsa Joubert OIS ‑ a Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer succumbed to Covid-19-related caused in Cape Town on 14 June 2020. She rose to prominence with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, which was translated into 13 languages, as well as staged as a drama and filmed as Poppie Nongena. Elsa Joubert grew up in Paarl and matriculated from the all-girls school La Rochelle in Paarl in 1939. She then studied at the University of Stellenbosch from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942 and an SED (Secondary Education Diploma) in 1943. She continued her studies at the University of Cape Town which she left with a Master's degree in Dutch-Afrikaans literature in 1945. After graduating, Joubert taught at the Hoër Meisieskool, an all-girls high sch...

29May

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Medics, Profiles, South Africa

Anncha Kepkey, Nurse

Anncha Kepkey – a Nurse at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Anncha was 52 years old. Source: iono.fm Please help us in adding details.

13May

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Medics, Noteworthy, Profiles, South Africa

Clarence Mini, activist

Dr. Clarence Mazwangwandile Mini ‑ a South African doctor, anti-apartheid activist, freedom fighter and human rights activist – died from Covid-19 on 12 May 2020. Clarence was regarded as the pioneer of Medical industry in South Africa especially for his crucial contributions in eliminating the HIV/AIDS from the country. He also actively advocated against apartheid during his career and also voiced against corruption which mounted during the Presidency of Jacob Zuma. He served as former chairman of the Board of Healthcare Funders as well as long serving board member of it. He died on 12 May 2020 due to COVID-19 complications at the age of 68 while serving as the chairperson of the Council of Medical Schemes. His term as chairperson of CMS was supposed to end b...