Ben Africa

Ben Africa (born 13 October 1938) is a Namibian politician, medical doctor, and former Baster captain.Africa is most notable for serving as the fourth Captain of the Baster and his tenure as vice-president of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance.Africa narrowly avoided expulsion after publicly confronting on-campus racial discrimination.[1] In 1971, alongside John McNab and Piet Junius, Africa established the Rehoboth Baster Association (RBA).The RBA was founded in opposition to the Rehoboth Volksparty to negotiate with the South West Africa government, to counteract the gastroenteritis epidemic in the "Baster Gebied".
RehobothSouth West AfricaAthlone High SchoolUniversity of Cape TownNamibianBasterCaptain of the BasterDemocratic Turnhalle AllianceCape Town, South Africa.John McNabPiet JuniusgastroenteritisBastersJohannes Diergaardt