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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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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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 18, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 18, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 18, 2026 |
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| Sun | 27 Capricorn 43 | 28 Capricorn 19 | 17 Aries 58 |
| Moon | 8 Leo 7 | 23 Capricorn 38 | 12 Cancer 39 |
| Mercury | 12 Capricorn 57 | 26 Capricorn 13 | 27 Pisces 38 |
| Venus | 24 Capricorn 20 | 1 Aquarius 7 | 4 Taurus 11 |
| Mars | 21 Cancer 31 | 26 Capricorn 8 | 24 Cancer 5 |
| Jupiter | 26 Libra 20 | 19 Cancer 2 | 22 Libra 53 |
| Saturn | 21 Cancer 22 | 27 Pisces 19 | 18 Cancer 42 |
| Uranus | 13 Gemini 53 | 27 Taurus 35 | 14 Gemini 21 |
| Neptune | 8 Libra 36 | 29 Pisces 48 | 6 Libra 57 |
| Pluto | 10 Leo 55 | 3 Aquarius 15 | 9 Leo 28 |
| Rahu | 28 Gemini 33 | 11 Pisces 14 | 24 Gemini 19 |
| Ketu | 28 Sagittarius 33 | 11 Virgo 14 | 24 Sagittarius 19 |
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