Pretoria’s first Black mayor

Johannes Lebone Slo Ramokhoase was born in 1951 in Eesterus before the residents were moved to Mamelodi. He was the headmaster of Mamelodi High School and chairman of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU).  On 24 November 1995, Ramokhoase became the first black mayor of Pretoria. He was instrumental in integrating the old city council of Pretoria with the local municipalities of Mamelodi. A street in the Pretoria CBD has been named in his honour.