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Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.
Mamphela Ramphele
Born: December 28, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Mamphela Aletta Ramphele is a South African politician, a former activist against apartheid, a medical doctor, an academic and businesswoman. She was a partner of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, with whom she had two children.
Known for:
- Conversations with My Sons and Daughters (2012)
- A Passion for Freedom (2013)
- Across boundaries (1996)
- A bed called home (1993)
- Laying ghosts to rest (2008)