Professor Jakes Gerwel was a South African academic, politician, and businessman who served as director-general of the Presidency during Nelson Mandela's term. He played a key role in facilitating the extradition of suspects from the Lockerbie bombing to Scotland in 1999. After Mandela's presidency, he chaired both the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Gerwel also chaired the policy committee for the 2003 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa and held numerous academic and business positions until his death in November 2012.
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Time Zone - Africa/Johannesburg (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Jakes
While the name Jakes doesn't have a specific meaning, it's often perceived as a variation of 'Jake', which means 'supplanter' or 'he who follows' in Hebrew.
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Jakes Gerwel belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Somerset East
Place of Death: Kuils River (town)
Educated At: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Occupation: academic
Employers: Nelson Mandela Foundation | Mandela Rhodes Foundation | Media24
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Ephemeris for January 18, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 18, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for January 18, 2024 |
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| Sun | 27 Capricorn 43 | 27 Capricorn 47 | 16 Aries 0 |
| Moon | 8 Leo 7 | 0 Taurus 59 | 14 Gemini 17 |
| Mercury | 12 Capricorn 57 | 5 Capricorn 0 | 27 Pisces 55 |
| Venus | 24 Capricorn 20 | 23 Sagittarius 55 | 1 Taurus 42 |
| Mars | 21 Cancer 31 | 10 Capricorn 20 | 23 Cancer 20 |
| Jupiter | 26 Libra 20 | 6 Taurus 7 | 23 Libra 9 |
| Saturn | 21 Cancer 22 | 4 Pisces 54 | 18 Cancer 38 |
| Uranus | 13 Gemini 53 | 19 Taurus 8 | 14 Gemini 17 |
| Neptune | 8 Libra 36 | 25 Pisces 24 | 7 Libra 1 |
| Pluto | 10 Leo 55 | 29 Capricorn 54 | 9 Leo 28 |
| Rahu | 28 Gemini 33 | 19 Aries 57 | 24 Gemini 25 |
| Ketu | 28 Sagittarius 33 | 19 Libra 57 | 24 Sagittarius 25 |
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