Frene Ginwala

Frene Ginwala

Frene Noshir Ginwala (born April 25, 1932) is a South African journalist and politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa 1994-2004. [ [http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/ginwala,f.htm Frene Ginwala] from [http://www.sahistory.org.za/ South African History Online] . Retrieved December 3, 2007.]

President Thabo Mbeki appointed Ginwala on September 30 2007 to conduct the enquiry into National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli's fitness to hold office. [ [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20070930082915337C878534 Ginwala appointed to investigate Pikoli] IOL]

Frene Ginwala is an Indian South African from the Parsi-Zoroastrian community of western India. Dr Frene Ginwala studied for a DPhil at Linacre College, University of Oxford.

Dr Frene Ginwala was appointed as the first chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in April 2005 and is currently serving a four year term. She is one of only four female University Chancellors in South Africa. [http://www.ukzn.ac.za/aboutus/ukznchancellor.asp The University of KwaZulu Natal's first chancellor - Dr Frene Ginwala]

Honors

* Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 2008. [ [http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=66659,1,22 "Mbeki in Japan for conference on African development,"] "The Citizen." May 27, 2008.]

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