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Xaba, Niki Iris Jane Nondyebo

  • ZA-COM-03285
  • Person
  • 1932–1985

Winnie Mandela’s eldest sister who was detained at the same time as her in 1969. Then unmarried and called Iris Madikizela, she brought a case against the government to stop her and her fellow accused being assaulted.

Xaba

Wu, Ying Chu Lin

  • ZA-COM-11191
  • Person
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

World University Service (WUS)

  • ZA-COM-09274
  • Corporate body
Founded on 1920 as an offshoot of the World Student Christian Federation to meet the needs of students and academics in the aftermath of World War I.

World Trade Organisation

  • ZA-COM-09532
  • Corporate body
A global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The World Trade organization's primary purpose is to open trade to the benefit of all as well as to assist producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.

World ORT

  • ZA-COM-07505
  • Corporate body

World (Newspaper)

  • Corporate body
  • 1932 -
The Bantu World was founded in April 1932 for an intended audience of black middle-class elite by Bertram Paver, a white ex-farmer. The Bantu World's first editor was Victor Selope-Thema who served until 1952. The World merged with Ilanga lase Natal (Natal Sun) in 1935, under Selope-Thema's editorship. Under Dr. Jacob Nhlapo, editor from 1953 to 1957, the name of the newspaper was changed to its current name, The World. Tselito Percy Peter Qoboza (1938-1988) became editor in chief of The World in 1974. It was banned in 1977, and most of its staff was either detained and/or banned after which it closed down.

World Food Programme (WFP)

  • ZA-COM-10735
  • Corporate body
  • 1961 -
World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals. Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries.

World Federation of Democratic Youth

  • ZA-COM-10910
  • Corporate body
World Federation of Democratic Youth is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as left-wing and anti-imperialist.

World Economic Forum

  • ZA-COM-04342
  • Corporate body
  • 1971-

A Swiss non-profit foundation established in 1971 which is ‘committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas’. Each year it convenes a meeting in Davos that brings together some 2,500 business leaders, international political leaders, economists, celebrities and journalists to discuss pressing issues facing the world. Regional forums are held each year, including in Africa.

World Council of Churches

  • ZA-COM-10993
  • Corporate body
World Council of Churches is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism.

World Book

  • ZA-COM-07500
  • Corporate body

World Bank

  • ZA-COM-07499
  • Corporate body

Wordsworth, William

  • ZA-COM-10585
  • Person
  • 07 April 1770 - 23 April 1850
Wordsworth, William was an English Romantic poet whom with Samuel Taylor Coleridge helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads.

Woolworths

  • ZA-COM-02144
  • Corporate body

Woolridge, Mike

  • ZA-COM-10209
  • Person
Mike Wooldridge is a former world affairs correspondent for the BBC News. Mike joined BBC News in 1970 as a sub-editor. He became a news reporter in 1978 and in 1982 he became the East Africa correspondent. In 1989 he moved to Johannesburg to become the BBC's South Africa correspondent. Less than two years later in 1990 he became religious affairs correspondent, reporting on the influence of religion in modern societies, focusing on conflict arising from religion. In 1996 he moved to Delhi to become the South Asia correspondent. From 2001-2015 Mike was a world affairs correspondent for the BBC News. He is a trustee of BBC Media Action

Woodson, Carter G

  • ZA-COM-10972
  • Person
Woodson, Carter G was a journalist, historian, and founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in the United States. He was among the earliest academics to research the history of the African diaspora, especially the history of African Americans.

Woodhouse

  • ZA-COM-07494
  • Corporate body

Wonder, Stevie

  • ZA-COM-09674
  • Person
  • 13 May 1950 -
He is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
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