South Africa
The de Klerk Family
- Frederik Willem de Klerk
- Jan de Klerk
The Mandela Family and Machel Family
- Nelson Mandela – President (1994–99)
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela – political activist; 2nd wife of Nelson Mandela
- Graça Machel – First Lady of Mozambique (1975–83) and South Africa (1998–99); widow of Samoa Machel; 3rd wife of Nelson Mandela
- Samora Machel – President of Mozambique (1975–83); first husband of Graça Machel
The Marte Family
- Otto-Carl Marte
- Laura-Marie Marte
- Eric Marte
- Matthew Marte
The Mbeki Family (father-son)
- Govan Mbeki
- Thabo Mbeki
The Ngcuka Family (husband-wife)
- Bulelani Ngcuka
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
The Sisulu Family
- Walter Sisulu
- Albertina Sisulu
- Lindiwe Sisulu
- Max Sisulu
The Slovo Family and First Families (husband-wife)
- Joe Slovo – Communist leader
- Ruth First
The Tambo Family
- Oliver Tambo
- Dali Tambo
The Zuma Family (ex-spouses)
- Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009 – )
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Former Foreign Minister of South Africa
The Seedat Family Dawood Ahmed Seedat - communist leader Fatima Seedat = wife and communist Zoni Seedat - Anc and Sacp Azad Seedat - Anc and Sacp
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