Pumla Dineo Gqola is a prominent South African academic, writer, and gender activist born on December 3, 1972. She is widely recognized for her influential book, Rape: A South African Nightmare, published in 2015, which earned her the Alan Paton Award in 2016. Gqola serves as a professor of literature at Nelson Mandela University, where she also holds the prestigious South African Research Chair in African Feminist Imaginations, contributing significantly to the discourse on gender and feminism in South Africa.
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Meaning of the name - Pumla
one who brings happiness (Xhosa/Zulu)
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Pumla Dineo Gqola belongs to the Generation X group.
Educated At: University of Warwick | University of Cape Town | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation: academic | university teacher | writer
Employers: University of the Free State | University of the Witwatersrand
Awards Received: 2016 Alan Paton Award
Astrology Analysis
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 December 3, 1972
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 3, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 3, 2025 |
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| Sun | 11 Sagittarius 38 | 11 Sagittarius 47 | 5 Aquarius 36 |
| Moon | 18 Scorpio 26 | 23 Taurus 50 | 29 Libra 34 |
| Mercury | 26 Scorpio 35 | 21 Scorpio 58 | 3 Aquarius 27 |
| Venus | 11 Scorpio 17 | 3 Sagittarius 36 | 17 Capricorn 23 |
| Mars | 11 Scorpio 49 | 21 Sagittarius 18 | 17 Sagittarius 50 |
| Jupiter | 11 Capricorn 16 | 24 Cancer 22 | 23 Capricorn 26 |
| Saturn | 17 Gemini 52 | 25 Pisces 5 | 14 Gemini 17 |
| Uranus | 21 Libra 46 | 28 Taurus 57 | 23 Libra 6 |
| Neptune | 5 Sagittarius 13 | 29 Pisces 22 | 6 Sagittarius 55 |
| Pluto | 4 Libra 5 | 1 Aquarius 57 | 4 Libra 18 |
| Rahu | 18 Capricorn 44 | 13 Pisces 39 | 15 Capricorn 56 |
| Ketu | 18 Cancer 44 | 13 Virgo 39 | 15 Cancer 56 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Pumla Dineo Gqola's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 01 May, 2026 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Mars opposition Jupiter
Exact: 29 August, 2026 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 18 October, 2026 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 17 November, 2026
