Dr ramphele mamphela biography of michael
Not much about her early life is known, but before her marriage to Sethiba Michael Mahlaela, a tobacco and corn farmer, she was a teacher...
Mamphela Ramphele
South African activist and politician (born 1947)
Mamphela Aletta Ramphele (;[1][2] born 28 December 1947) is a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, medical doctor and businesswoman.
She was a partner of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, with whom she had two children.
In this highly acclaimed autobiography, Mamphela Ramphele vividly describes her extraordinary life - when she was born to teacher parents in the rural village.
She is a former vice-chancellor at the University of Cape Town and a former managing director at the World Bank.[4] Ramphele founded the political party Agang South Africa in February 2013 but withdrew from politics in July 2014.
Since 2018, she has been the co-president of the Club of Rome.
Early life
Ramphele, a Mopedi, was born in the Bochum District in Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo).[5] She completed her schooling at Setotolwane High School in 1966 and subsequently enrolled for pre-medical courses at the University of the North.
Her mother, Rangoato Rahab, and her father, Pitsi Eliphaz Ramphele were primary school teachers.[
