Njhakanjhaka history
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The Order of the Baobab in Bronze
Rebecca Beka Ntsanwisi (1968 - ) Awarded for:
Her outstanding contribution to Health Education, Youth Development and upliftment of the lives of communities in rural villages.
Profile of Rebecca Beka Ntsanwisi
Rebecca Beka Ntsanwisi was born in 1968 at Nkowankowa village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Born to a father who was an educator and school inspector, Ntsanwisi believed in the power of acquiring knowledge. She started her education at Nkowankowa Primary School and matriculated at Hudson Ntsanwisi High School, which was named after her father – a man who had contributed to the improvement of the community. She went on to study music at the University of Venda.
Ntsanwisi, who is aptly known in Limpopo as “Mother Theresa”, has done a lot for the poor and poverty-stricken community of this region. She has advanced colon cancer but this has not stopped her from serving the community. Together with the Department of Health, she has formed a support group to help those who are suffering from cancer and to dispel the myths of witchcraft whic
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Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi
Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi | |
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| In office 1 February 1973 – 25 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chief Councillor of Vatsonga) |
| Succeeded by | Edward Mhinga |
| Born | (1920-07-11)11 July 1920 Tzaneen, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Died | 23 March 1993(1993-03-23) (aged 72) Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Resting place | Heroes Arces, Old Parliamentary Complex, Giyani |
| Political party | Ximoko Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Beatrice Nina Ntsanwisi nee. Ntloko |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Lemana College, University of Fort Hare, University of South Africa, Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Teacher, Chief Inspector, Church Moderator, Professor, Chief Minister |
| Profession | Teacher, Author, Politician |
| Tribal Authority | Chief of the Majeje Tribal Authority |
Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi (11 July 1920 - 23 March 1993[1]) was the first Chief Minister of Gazankulu, a former bantustan in apartheid-era South Africa.
Biography
Ntsanwisi was the first of three child
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Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi
Ntsanwisi was born on 11 July 1920 at the Shiluvane Mission Station in the Letaba District of Limpopo. He was the eldest child in a family of three. With only a Standard 6 certificate (but later obtaining a matric via correspondence), he entered Lemana Training Institution, a Swiss Mission Teachers’ College at Elim, Limpopo province.
Ntsanwisi received a BA (1962) and MA in African studies (1965) from the University of South Africa. Overseas scholarships took him to Georgetown University in Washington DC and at Hartford Seminary, Connecticut, USA to study linguistics. Upon his return to SA he taught at Emmarentia High School, Bela – Bela. He then became the founding principal of Shiluvane Secondary and Bokgaga High schools, both in the Letaba district.
After becoming the Polokwane–Lowveld and Zoutpansberg–Sibasa circuits school inspector in 1964, he lectured at the University of the North (Turfloop). There he was also Professor of African Languages and Dean, and later became Vice–President of the Transvaal African Teacher’s Union. He auth
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