Russel Botman was born on 18 October 1953 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). His mother had supported his family by working as a typist for the “coloured” Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sending-Kerk (Church) in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) while his father completed his studies in theology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
Russel Botman was born on 18 October 1953 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). His mother had supported his family by working as a typist for the “coloured” Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sending-Kerk (Church) in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) while his father completed his studies in theology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).