John Arthur Mogale Maimane (1932–2005), better known as Arthur Maimane, was a South African journalist born in Pretoria. Originally intending to study medicine, a young priest, Trevor Huddleston, (who was involved in the Sophiatown forced removals) persuaded him to take a vacation job at Drum magazine. As a result, he choose journalism as his life career. He was a versatile journalist for Drum, covering a wide spectrum of subjects such as sports reports, thriller and interviews with beauty queens and other celebrities.
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