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136:
126:
119:
112:
109:Later career
100:
81:
63:
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19:
18:
1543:1954 births
1218:(1999–2015)
1173:John Gomomo
1098:Kader Asmal
1094:(Transport)
1092:Mac Maharaj
1068:Jeff Radebe
1034:Dullah Omar
994:(Education)
980:Ben Skosana
954:Ben Ngubane
932:Thabo Mbeki
903:(1996–1999)
829:Jeff Radebe
824:Dullah Omar
809:Ben Ngubane
769:Roelf Meyer
749:John Mavuso
739:Mac Maharaj
679:Kader Asmal
663:Thabo Mbeki
629:(1994–1996)
573:Jordan Z.P.
472:The Citizen
231:Recognition
155:Paul Verryn
1532:Categories
1204:Jay Naidoo
1161:Presidents
1086:Alec Erwin
1010:Alfred Nzo
986:Joe Modise
964:Jay Naidoo
819:Alfred Nzo
804:Jay Naidoo
774:Joe Modise
724:Derek Keys
704:Alec Erwin
582:1996–1999
488:Old Mutual
452:28 October
295:19 October
272:References
172:Old Mutual
88:Steve Biko
1212:(1993–99)
1206:(1985–93)
1106:(Welfare)
1036:(Justice)
1030:(Housing)
1006:(Finance)
988:(Defence)
941:Ministers
909:President
844:Joe Slovo
689:Pik Botha
672:Ministers
635:President
151:Swaziland
39:President
32:apartheid
1248:CEPPWAWU
1018:(Health)
339:12 March
217:, patron
1459:SAAPAWU
1354:ACTWUSA
1347:History
1293:SACCAWU
1224:(2015–)
502:Hystra.
35:cabinet
1484:SASAWU
1479:SARHWU
1444:PPWAWU
1384:FOSATU
1338:SATAWU
1298:SACTWU
1288:POPCRU
1283:PAWUSA
1273:NEHAWU
1268:LIMUSA
1263:DENOSA
1243:AFADWU
544:(ITU).
469:
423:Forbes
420:
357:
73:Career
41:
1489:SFAWU
1474:SAFPU
1469:SADWU
1464:SAAWU
1454:POTWA
1434:NUMSA
1424:NAAWU
1419:MWUSA
1404:HARWU
1399:GWUSA
1364:CTMWA
1333:SASFU
1328:SASBO
1323:SAMWU
1313:SAEPU
1308:SADTU
1303:SADNU
1258:CWUSA
1517:SACP
1494:TGWU
1449:PAWE
1439:NUTW
1414:MUSA
1409:MAWU
1389:GAWU
1379:FCWU
1374:FAWU
1369:CWIU
1359:CAWU
1318:SAMA
454:2014
386:2009
341:2024
297:2018
1512:ANC
1429:NFW
1394:GWU
1278:NUM
1253:CWU
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612:t
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