Mavhuthu Davhana

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Mavhuthu Davhana
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1994–1999
Personal details
Born
Mavhuthu Kingi David Davhana

(1928-08-07)7 August 1928
Died19 April 1999(1999-04-19) (aged 70)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Mavhuthu Kingi David Davhana (7 August 1928 – 19 April 1999) was a South African politician and Venda traditional leader. He was elected to represent the African National Congress in the National Assembly in the 1994 general election,[1] but he died shortly before the end of the legislative term.[2]

One of his children is Mashudu Davhana-Maselesele, an academic who was the first woman to be appointed as rector of North West University's Mahikeng campus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  2. ^ "Legal Notices" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 18 August 2017. p. 47. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ Cilliers, Susan (28 March 2014). "Mangelkwaal lei tot akademiese hoogtes". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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