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NomakaEpainette(Epainette)Moerane

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa Mbeki — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Mother of [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]

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Biography

• Nomaka Epainette Mbeki, née Moerane (16 February 1916 – 7 June 2014), commonly known as "MaMbeki", was the mother of former South African president Thabo Mbeki and widow of political activist Govan Mbeki. She lived in Ngcingwane, a rural hamlet near Dutywa, one of South Africa's poorest municipalities. She was known for her auspicious relatives and, more importantly to her, her endeavours to improve the residents' quality of life. Gillian Rennie, in an award-winning profile, quoted a co-worker as saying, "She is not like other retired peop
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  Epainette Nomaka Mbeki

  Epainette Nomaka Mbeki (née Moerane), known as MaMbeki, was born in February 1916 in Mangoloaneng, in the Sotho-speaking section of the Mount Fletcher district of Transkei. Ma Mbeki’s family, the Moeranes, are Basotho members of the elite Bafokeng clan. Her parents, Christians active in the Catholic Church, were successful peasant farmers strongly committed to securing the best available schooling for their children. Piny, as her friends and family called her, had moved from the nearby boarding school at Mariazell to Lovedale and then to Adams College Amanzimtoti, near Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) where she completed her teacher training.

  She began her teaching career at Taylor Street Secondary School in Durban. One of her fellow teachers was Govan Mbeki, the man who would later become her husband.

  In 1938, Bettie du Toit  recruited MaMbeki into the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in Durban, making her the second black woman to join the CPSA after Josie Palmer (Mphama). Other CPSA members with whom the two young teachers,  spe

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  Epainette Mbeki

  Nomaka Epainette Mbeki (néeMoerane; 16 February 1916 – 7 June 2014), commonly known as "MaMbeki", a stalwart community activist and promoter of women's development, mother of former President of South AfricaThabo Mbeki.^[3] and widow of political activist and Rivonia trialist, Dr. Govan Mbeki. She lived in Ngcingwane, a rural hamlet near Dutywa, one of South Africa's poorest municipalities. She was known for her auspicious relatives and, more importantly to her,^[4] her endeavours to improve the residents' quality of life. Gillian Rennie, in an award-winning profile, quoted a co-worker as saying, "She is not like other retired people, getting a pension and saying, 'Let me play golf and fish a bit.' The old lady is a humble person."^[4]

  Life

  She was a member of the Bafokeng, specifically the Mahoona clan – traditional healers who are one of the first agro-pastoralists to arrive in Lesotho.^{[5]: 21–22} Born at Mount Fletcher in the Drakensberg, she grew up in humble environs, the sixth of seven ch