Jakes Gerwel
Professor Jakes Gerwel (18 January 1946 - 28 November 2012) was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist. He served as Director-General of the Presidency when Nelson Mandela was in office. In 1999, Gerwel was instrumental in brokering the deal that saw Lockerbie bombing suspects extradited to Scotland.[1] Following Mandela's presidency, Gerwel chaired the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and also took up a number of academic and business positions until his death in November 2012.[2]
Teaching career
Jakes Gerwel matriculated from Paterson High School in Port Elizabeth, and in 1967 earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Western Cape (UWC). He then lectured at the Hewat Teachers' Training College in Crawford, Cape Town for a short time before receiving a scholarship, in 1971, to study at the University of Brussels. On his return to South Africa, Gerwel first taught at Grassy Park High School and then returned to UWC as a lecturer.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jakes Gerwel, South African academic who was a friend and aide to Nelson Mandela, dies at 66" The Washington Post
- ↑ "Rhodes mourns the passing of its Chancellor"
- ↑ "Sagacious Gerwel leaves rich legacy", The New Age, 29 November 2012
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