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Great South Africans
South African television series
Great South Africans
Great South Africans is a South African television series that aired on SABC3. It was hosted by Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu and Denis Beckett. In September 2004, thousands of South Africans took part in an informal nationwide poll under the series to determine the "100 Greatest South Africans" of all time. Votes were cast by telephone, SMS, and the website of the state-run South African Broadcasting Corporation television channel, SABC3, which aired a series of profiles and documentaries in the weeks leading up to the announcement of the top 100. The programme was modelled on the BBC's Greatest Britons series. In South Africa, the list was headed by Nelson Mandela, a symbol of post-apartheid liberation and reconciliation. Other popular choices ranged from Professor Christiaan Barnard, a heart surgeon, to General Jan Smuts, wartime Prime Minister and co-founder of the League of Nations, to Shaka Zulu, the a 19th century warrior leader of the Zulu Kingdom, to Internet entrepreneur and civilian...
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