List of political families in South Africa

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This is a partial list of prominent political families in South Africa.

Contents

Aucamp

Bellhouse

Bunting

Cachalia and Asvat

Calata

Capa

Dangor

De Klerk

Ebrahim

First and Slovo

Fraser and Moleketi

Gandhi and Ramgobin

Graaff

Goniwe

Groenewald

Gumede

Hendrickse

Hlengwa

Kadalie

Koornhof

Luthuli

Mahlangu

Manana

Mandela and Machel

Mantashe

Mashinini

Matanzima

Matthews

Mbeki

Meer

Mncwango

Moosa

Morkel

Motsepe

Motsoaledi

Mulder

Naidoo and David

Nchabeleng

Ngubane

Ntsebeza

Ntuli (Cato Ridge)

Pahad

Pheko

Sebe

Shaik

Schreiner

Shope

Sigcau

Sisulu

Tambo

Verwoerd and Boshoff

Zulu and Buthelezi

Zuma and Dlamini

Other marriages

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