Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die

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01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC, p. 163.
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South African History Online. (2012, May 11). Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083131

South African History Online (2012) 'Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die', South African History Online, 11 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083131 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083131, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die." South African History Online, 11 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083131. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews, SA academic, ANC politician and Botswana’s first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, die." South African History Online. May 11, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083131.