Percy Qoboza was a prominent South African journalist, editor, and apartheid critic, born on January 17, 1938, in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. He began his career as a reporter for The World, becoming its editor and a prominent voice against apartheid. Qoboza was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard and was arrested in 1977 under the Security Act. After his release, he served as the editor of The Post and later City Press. He passed away on January 17, 1988, due to heart and respiratory complications. Qoboza received several posthumous honors for his contributions to journalism and human rights.
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Meaning of the name - Percy
destroyer, destroyer of men
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Percy Qoboza belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Sophiatown
Place of Death: Johannesburg
Cause of Death: myocardial infarction
Educated At: Harvard University
Occupation: journalist
Spouses: Anne
Employers: The World | The Post | Washington Star | City Press
Awards Received: International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes | World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award
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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 17, 1938
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 26 Capricorn 56 | 27 Capricorn 35 | 25 Aries 3 |
| Moon | 17 Leo 13 | 14 Capricorn 52 | 6 Scorpio 0 |
| Mercury | 3 Capricorn 0 | 25 Capricorn 3 | 4 Taurus 44 |
| Venus | 22 Capricorn 45 | 0 Aquarius 14 | 12 Taurus 30 |
| Mars | 20 Pisces 22 | 25 Capricorn 35 | 24 Taurus 24 |
| Jupiter | 6 Aquarius 26 | 19 Cancer 8 | 25 Aquarius 46 |
| Saturn | 0 Aries 21 | 27 Pisces 15 | 10 Aries 14 |
| Uranus | 9 Taurus 43 | 27 Taurus 36 | 12 Taurus 37 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 58 | 29 Pisces 47 | 18 Virgo 51 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 2 | 3 Aquarius 14 | 27 Cancer 51 |
| Rahu | 3 Sagittarius 19 | 11 Pisces 16 | 28 Scorpio 39 |
| Ketu | 3 Gemini 19 | 11 Virgo 16 | 28 Taurus 39 |
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