Ben Schoeman
Politician
South African politician who served as the Minister of Labour from 1948 to 1954 and Minister of Transport from 1954 to 1974.
He worked for the railway industry working as a driver and fireman before achieving a position of station master.
He was the youngest member of the House of Assembly when he was 33 years old.
He was born in Johannesburg to train driver Barend Jacobus Schoeman and Abelina Jacoba Schoeman.
Aziz Pahad is another South African politician.