African Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Togolese soccer player, currently without a club. Zanzan began his career playing for JS du Té

Is a Togolese soccer player, currently without a club. Zanzan began his career playing for JS du Ténéré in the Niger Premier League and for Satellite FC in Côte d'Ivoire, before moving to play in Belgium in 2002. Zanzan has been a regular with the Togoles

Is a South African football (soccer) player currently playing as a defender for Bloemfontein Celtic.

Is a South African football (soccer) player currently playing as a defender for Bloemfontein Celtic.

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for ES Rades in the Tunisian Basketball League. Gh

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for ES Rades in the Tunisian Basketball League. Ghyaza is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA W

Was a South African anti-apartheid activist, political activist, civil rights campaigner and politic

Was a South African anti-apartheid activist, political activist, civil rights campaigner and politician, widely respected by both blacks and whites.She joined the Black Sash, an activist group founded in 1955 by six women (Jean Sinclair, Elizabeth McLaren, Ruth Foley, Tertia Pybus, Jean Bosazza and Helen Newton-Thompson), but eventually left due to what she perceived as the Sash's "inactivity".In 1981 she started her political career by winning the Provincial Council seat of Walmer, Port Elizabeth, for the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). Di Bishop, who would become a life-long friend and fellow activist also won a council seat that year. Di Bishop had joined the Black Sash in 1978 and Molly returned to the order in 1982 with a lot of ideas of her own [2]

Is a Gambian football player currently playing for K.V.C. Westerlo.

Is a Gambian football player currently playing for K.V.C. Westerlo.

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays for Botswana Defence Force XI in the Mascom Premier League.

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays for Botswana Defence Force XI in the Mascom Premier League.

Is a South African cricketer who has played five Tests and 7 One Day International for South Africa,

Is a South African cricketer who has played five Tests and 7 One Day International for South Africa, and three one day internationals for the African XI. He plays club first class cricket for the Cape Cobras.

Is a Namibian swimmer. Dahl competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics for Namibi

Is a Namibian swimmer. Dahl competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics for Namibia.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy".

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy". [1] At the time of Robinson's article, "Hayward [was] clearly seen as the successor to Allan

Is a former South African rugby union player. He is often described as one of the Springboks' most s

Is a former South African rugby union player. He is often described as one of the Springboks' most successful captains. Playing at number 8, his national career spanned ten years, five of which he was captain. He was also the manager of the 1995 Springbok

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast

Is a South African-born Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played for the Namibian Under-19s cricket team since January 2006, when he played in the Under-19s World Cup, generally as a substitute for

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.

Is a South African cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals.

Is a South African cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals.

Is a South African rugby union player who plays at the fly-half position. He plays at number 10 for

Is a South African rugby union player who plays at the fly-half position. He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14[2] and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. He was member of the team that won the 2009 Super 14, ending the season as the leading point scorer [3], and setting a record of 4 drop goals in one single match, in the semifinal against the Crusaders[4]During early 2009, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers made no secret of preferring Ruan Pienaar in the Springbok number 10 jersey despite Steyn performing very well in the Super 14 tournament. Steyn was on the replacement bench during the second Test of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, when Pienaar's kicking game disintegrated. Steyn made a huge impression when he replaced Pienaar and immediately slotted two conversions and two penalties - including one from 53m out in the dying minutes of the game, which give the Springboks the match and the series in dramatic fashion.

Is a South African professional boxer with orthodox stance who goes by the nickname of "Babyface". H

Is a South African professional boxer with orthodox stance who goes by the nickname of "Babyface". His professional record includes 27 fights: 25 wins (16 knockouts), and 2 losses. He lives in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, where he won the IBF flyweight title against Mexican Julio César Miranda on 20 November 2009, in Johannesburg.

Is a Botswana cricketer who currently plays for the Botswana national cricket team. He is a left han

Is a Botswana cricketer who currently plays for the Botswana national cricket team. He is a left hand batsmen and a left arm medium pacer for Botswana national cricket team.

Is a community activist in South Africa. Moses Ka Moyo has spent the past 15 years based in Johannes

Is a community activist in South Africa. Moses Ka Moyo has spent the past 15 years based in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he has studied, worked and done a lot of community work. He has been described by many as a selfless and dedicated leader who wants to see the lives of average people change.He is the founder and chairperson of Friends of the Inner-city Forum, a community based organisation in the inner-city of Johannesburg. He is also a founding Director of Ekuphumuleni hospice. He has played a immense role in the creation of Tirisano Inner-city Housing Co-operative (an initiative that will see many being able to afford to buy flats in the inner-city of Johannesburg on a rent to buy basis).

Was a South African politician and activist. Kotane was secretary general of the South African Commu

Was a South African politician and activist. Kotane was secretary general of the South African Communist Party from 1939 until his death in 1978.[1]In 1928, Kotane joined the African National Congress but left it, considering it weak and ineffectual.[2] Later that year he joined the African Bakers Union, an affiliate of the new Federation of Non-European Trade Unions then being built by SACP. Kotane joined SACP a year later in 1929, soon becoming a member of the party's politburo. In 1931, he became a full time functionary of SACP. Within the Communist Party, Kotane worked on Umsebenzi, the party's newspaper. As a promising young party member, Kotane was sent to Moscow to study Marxism-Leninism at the International Lenin School. In Moscow, Kotane studied under Endre Sík, 1967 recpient of the Lenin Peace Prize and other Marxist theorists.[1] Returning to South Africa in 1933, Kotane advanced through the Party until the point where he became the party's general secretary in 1939.

He was part of the Zambian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first

He was part of the Zambian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.Moses joined the squad of Kickers Offenbach in June 2007.

Is a South Africa politician and the President of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO). He was

Is a South Africa politician and the President of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO). He was the Minister of Science and Technology from 2004 to 2008.Mangena returned from exile in 1994 and became leader of AZAPO. He was appointed as Deputy Minister of Education in South Africa by President Thabo Mbeki in 2001, and he became Minister of Science and Technology in 2004.

Is a South African businessman and former politician, anti-apartheid activist, and political prisone

Is a South African businessman and former politician, anti-apartheid activist, and political prisoner. His nickname of "Tokyo" is derived from his involvement with the sport of karate as a youth. A charismatic leader, Sexwale was imprisoned on Robben Island for his anti-apartheid activities, alongside figures such as Nelson Mandela. After the 1994 general election—the first universal franchise election in South Africa—Sexwale became the premier of Gauteng Province. He retired from politics in 1998 and subsequently became a major business leader. Sexwale is married to a white paralegal he met while in Robben Island, Judy van Vuuren; they have two children, Gabrielle and Chris.

Is a poet and one of the pioneers of modern Moroccan poetry.was one of the co-founders of the magazi

Is a poet and one of the pioneers of modern Moroccan poetry.was one of the co-founders of the magazine Anfas/Souffles ("Breaths"), an avant-garde bilingual quarterly that published essays, poetry, and fiction. (The magazine was banned in 1971.)

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper.He was in the South African national team for the 19

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper.He was in the South African national team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup[1] as an injury replacement. Andre Arendse was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.Gopane was- and still is- the smallest goalkeeper ever to be included in a World Cup squad. The diminutive shotstopper stood just 1.60m or 5 ft 4 in tall. He also holds the distinctive position of being the first-ever goalkeeper to wear the number 23 for his country in the FIFA World Cup. He is currently a goalkeeper coach at his local team Bloemfontein Celtic.

Is a Beninese football player, who plays for TSV Bernhausen. He spent one season in the Bundesliga w

Is a Beninese football player, who plays for TSV Bernhausen. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli. Since signing in summer 2008 with TSV Bernhausen he worked as teamchef,[4] formerly coaching the Bambinis of TuS Holstein Quickborn.