Njabulo Ndebele
South African writer · South Africa · On the map · Writers · Born 1948 · age 78
Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele is a South African academic and writer of fiction who is the former vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Cape Town (UCT). On 16 November 2012, he was inaugurated as the chancellor of the University of Johannesburg.
Njabulo Ndebele is read about 11 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2008Honorary Doctor of the University of MichiganAward2006Honorary Doctorate from the University of CambridgeAward1984Noma Award for Publishing in AfricaAward1948Born4 July 1948
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About this person
Country
South Africa
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78
The same award as Njabulo
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