South African politician who served as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans from 2021 to 2024, Premier of the North West from 2010 to 2014, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces from 2014 to 2019, and Speaker of the National Assembly from 2019 to 2021.
South African doctor and international leader
South African nurse and political activist
South African journalist and politician, the first speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 1994 to 2004. She was a key figure in the writing of the Constitution of South Africa and establishing democracy in South Africa.
South African doctor and anti-apartheid activist
Colombian politician
As South Africa’s Minister of Health from 1999 to 2008, her refusal to support the use of antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV led to the deaths of over 300,000 infected South Africans.
South African political activist
Scottish-South African writer and activist
South African educator and activist