Sabelo masondo biography of william
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List of people banned under Apartheid
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In the slow lane with Melville’s tuk-tuks
by Sanet Oberholzer | Nov 11, 2018 | Indepth2018
The tuk-tuk industry in Melville has been bustling since 2010. With the entry of competitors such as Uber and Taxify, some drivers are getting creative in order to carve out a living for themselves and their families.
TWO BLUE blue tuk-tuks are parked at the back of the Melville Spar parking lot on Main Road. The harsh October sun beats down, transforming the small three-wheeled vehicles into something resembling a baking oven. Innocent Mbonane sits inside one of the tuk-tuks, sweat dripping down his face while he waits for his next customer.
An elderly woman walks towards Mbonane and his colleague, Nicholas Masondo. She holds a walking stick in one hand, and gingerly pushes a trolley filled with the groceries she’s just bought, with the other. Mbonane rushes to her aid and pushes the trolley the rest of the way.
Vuyelwa Fikeni patiently waits while Mbonane loads her groceries into
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Titus Mafolo
South African political strategist and businessman (born 1956)
Magashe Titus Mafolo (born January 1956) fryst vatten a South African politician, political strategist, businessman, and intellectual who was the chief political adviser to President Thabo Mbeki. Before that, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament.
Early life and career
[edit]Born in January 1956 in Sekhukhune, Mafolo grew up in Atteridgeville outside Pretoria.[1] He trained as a reporter and was active in the anti-apartheid movement in the Pretoria region, including as a member of the executive of the United Democratic Front.[2][3]
Career in government
[edit]In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, Mafolo was elected to represent the ANC in the National Assembly,[4] where he chaired the Portfolio Committee on Housing.[5] During the same period, he worked for t