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1. I started my career as a boxing referee in 1973. I was the first man to referee title fights in all 17 weight categories. In 1980 I was named "Referee of the Year" by the World Boxing Association, and in 2004 was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Who am I?
2. I was born in 1923 in Springs on the Witwatersrand and attended a convent school. I started writing quite early and my first novel, "The Lying Days", was published in 1953. I was awarded the Booker Prize in 1974 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991. What is my name?
3. I was born in 1969 in Bloemfontein and attended Grey College. I captained South Africa in Cricket from 1994 - 2000 in 53 test matches. In 2000 I was charged with match fixing based on tapes the Delhi police had recorded. At the King Commission I was banned for life from either playing or coaching the game. Can you guess who I am?
4. I was born on 4 Feb 1989 in Johannesburg and was HIV positive. My mother was unable to care for me and I was adopted. I made headlines when a school refused to accept me because of my HIV status, a decision which was against the constitution of our country and which was later reversed. I died on 1 June 2001. What is my name?
5. I was born in 1939 in the Western Cape and studied Fine Arts at the University of Cape Town. I wsa opposed to apartheid and left South Africa for France in the 1960's where I married a French woman of Vietnamese descent. This meant I could not return to South Africa due to the "Mixed Marriages Act". On an illegal trip in 1975 I was arrested and imprisoned until 1982. I am a novelist and poet. Who am I?
6. I was born in Benoni on the Witwatersrand in 1975. I was the first South African to win an Academy Award, which I won in 2003 for portraying Aileen Wuornos in the movie "Monster". I have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. My first movie was "2 Days in the Valley" in 1996. Can you guess who I am?
7. I was born in 1931 in Klerksdorp . I coined the term Rainbow Nation and have always maintained that interracial harmony could be attained in South Africa without bloodshed. I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for my role in resolving apartheid and month later became the first black person to be ordained as an Anglican Bishop in Johannesburg. What is my name?
8. I was born in 1952 in Soweto, Johannesburg, the son of a policeman. I matriculated in 1971 and went on to obtain my BProc degree at the University of the North where I became involved in student politics. I was instrumental in starting the National Union of Mineworkers. I was detained for 11 months in 1974 for organising pro-Frelimo rallies. What is my name?
9. I was born in 1953 in Pretoria, became a Rhodes Scholar and a Judge on the Supreme Court of Appeal. I was the first senior official in South Africa to publicly announce my HIV positive status. I was appointed "Her Majesty's Counsel" in 1994 and was awarded the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights in 2000. Can you guess who I am?
10. I was born in 1957 in Johannesburg and grew up in Lenasia, due to the implementation of the "Group Areas Act" which segregated races. I obtained my BSc in 1978 at Durban University, and it was there that I became involved in politics. I joined the Black Consciousness Movement and the South African Students Organisation. I was detained on a number of occasions until the unbanning of the ANC in 1991. What is my name?
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