Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri | |
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Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services | |
In office 17 June 1999 – 6 April 2009 | |
President | Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
Preceded by | Jay Naidoo |
Succeeded by | Siphiwe Nyanda |
2nd Premier of the Free State | |
In office 18 December 1996 – 15 June 1999 | |
Preceded by | Mosiuoa Lekota |
Succeeded by | Winkie Direko |
Personal details | |
Born | Kroonstad, South Africa | 18 September 1937
Died | 6 April 2009 Pretoria, South Africa | (aged 71)
Political party | African National Congress |
Alma mater | University of Fort Hare Rutgers University, Newark |
Ivy Florence Matsepe-Casaburri (18 September 1937 – 6 April 2009) was a South African
Early life
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri was born on 18 September 1937 in
Exile
At the age of 28, she went into exile and would return to South Africa only 25 years later. She first worked in
Professional life
She served briefly as South Africa's acting president in 2005,
Offices held
- Minister of Communications in the South African Government from June 1999 to April 2009
- Member of Parliament in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009
- Premier of the Free State from 1996 to 1999; first female premier
- Chairperson of Sentech, the first black person and woman
- Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC); the first female and black chairperson
- Lecturer at Rutgers University
- Associate professor at Rutgers University
- Senior lecturer and registrar at the United Nations Institute for Namibia
- Director for Council for Scientific and Industrial Research[12]
Death
She died of natural causes on 6 April 2009 during her term in office as the Minister of Communications.[13]
References
- ^ Acting President for period 14 September to 18 September 2005 Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quintal, Angela (26 September 2008). "No wars, no drama for Matsepe-Casaburri". The Mercury. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ Chikane, Frank (28 April 2012). "Emotional farewell as Mbeki holds last cabinet meeting". Daily Nation. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ISBN 1770090231.
- ^ "Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri". SA history.org. SAHO. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ISBN 9780199943531.
- ^ "Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri". Sabinet history.org. SAHO. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Vecchiatto, Paul (7 April 2009). "Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri". IT Web. IT Web. Retrieved 5 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Acting President for period 14 September to 18 September 2005 Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quintal, Angela (26 September 2008). "No wars, no drama for Matsepe-Casaburri". The Mercury. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ Chikane, Frank (28 April 2012). "Emotional farewell as Mbeki holds last cabinet meeting". Daily Nation. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri". Who’s Who SA. Who’s Who SA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri dead at 71". Mail&Guardian. Mail&Guardian. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links
- "Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri". Who's Who of Southern Africa.
- Matsepe-Casaburri dies in hospital – Obituary