Mamphela Ramphele From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mamphela Aletta Ramphele (/ˈmʌm.piːlə ˈrʌm.piːliː/;[1][2] born 28 December 1947) is a South African politician, a former activist against apartheid, a medical doctor, an academic and businesswoman. She was the LIFE PARTNER of Steve Biko, with whom she had two children. She is a former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town and a one-time Managing Director at the World Bank.[3] In February 2013, she announced the formation of a new political party, named Agang (Sotho for Build), intended to challenge the African National Congress.[4] In January 2014, she was announced by the Democratic Alliance as its presidential candidate for the 2014 general election, however she declined to take up party membership, resulting in confusion. On 2 February 2014 Dr. Ramphele announced that she would not be taking up party membership with the Democratic Alliance and reneged on her agreement to stand as their PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.......
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:13:07 +0000
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