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2014

Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (born 1971)

Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (born 1971)

2005

Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (born 1926)

Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (born 1926)

2002

Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (born 1969)

Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (born 1969)

1773

Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (born 1708)

Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (born 1708)

2014

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

1991

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925)

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925)

1980

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)

2024

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

1932

Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (born 1876)

Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (born 1876)

1968

Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)

Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)

1893

Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (born 1817)

Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (born 1817)

2016

Adam Small, South African writer of apartheid-period (born 1936)

Adam Small, South African writer of apartheid-period (born 1936)

2008

Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)

Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)

1948

Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873)

Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873)

2016

Jan Hettema, Springbok cyclist and five times South African National Rally Champion (born 1933)

Jan Hettema, Springbok cyclist and five times South African National Rally Champion (born 1933)

2014

Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (born 1960)

Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (born 1960)

2013

Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)

Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)

2013

Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)

Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)

2024

Stanley Tshabalala, South African soccer player and coach (born 1949)

Stanley Tshabalala, South African soccer player and coach (born 1949)

2020

Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (born 1960)

Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (born 1960)