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Zindziswa “Zindzi” Nobutho Mandela
Born:
December 23, 1960
in Soweto, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
Died:
July 13, 2020
in Johannesburg, Gauteng
Zindziswa “Zindzi” Nobutho Mandela was born on 23 December 1960 in Soweto to South African struggle icons Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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Temba Befile
Born:
January 1, 1932
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Leigh Davids
Born:
March 25, 1979
in Cape Town, South Africa
Died:
February 27, 2019
in Cape Town, South Africa
(Health complications)
Leigh Davids was born on 25 March 1979 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. She was a transgender woman, and a prominent activist, who focused on the rights of black transgender sex workers. She was a sex worker for 26 years and was still active in the industry at the time of her death.
Davids worked for various organisations, including SWEAT (Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce), Gender Dynamix, and the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC).