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Mamphela Ramphele
Physician and anthropologist Former Vice-Chancellor of the Cape Town University
Former Managing Director, World bank
Biography
Dr Ramphele is a former World Bank Managing Director, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town and a non-executive director of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa between 1992 and 1996.
She played a key role in the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa and has published a wide range of books and articles on the themes of education, health and social development.
She is currently the Chair of Circle Capital Ventures, a Black Economic Empowerment company that focuses on unleashing the fortune at the margins of the socio-economic circle.
She holds an MBChB, a BComm and a PhD in Social Anthropology.