Frene Ginwala

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Frene Noshir Ginwala (born April 25, 1932) is a South African journalist and politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa 1994-2004. [1]

President Thabo Mbeki appointed Ginwala on September 30, 2007 to conduct the enquiry into National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli's fitness to hold office. [2]

Frene Ginwala is an Indian South African from the Parsi-Zoroastrian community of western India. Dr Frene Ginwala studied for a DPhil at Linacre College, University of Oxford.

Dr Frene Ginwala was appointed as the first chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in April 2005 and is currently serving a four year term. She is one of only four female University Chancellors in South Africa.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Frene Ginwala from South African History Online. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
  2. ^ Ginwala appointed to investigate Pikoli IOL
  3. ^ http://www.ukzn.ac.za/aboutus/ukznchancellor.asp The University of KwaZulu Natal's first chancellor - Dr Frene Ginwala
  4. ^ "Mbeki in Japan for conference on African development," The Citizen. May 27, 2008.
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