Ben Africa

Ben Africa (born 13 October 1938) is a Namibian politician, surgeon, and former Baster captain.

Africa served as the fourth Captain of the Baster and his tenure as vice-president of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance.

Life Ben Africa was born in Rehoboth, South West Africa (present-day Namibia). He was educated at Athlone High School in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied medicine at the University of Cape Town Medical School in 1964. Africa narrowly avoided expulsion after publicly confronting on-campus racial discrimination. He became the first Resident District Surgeon of Rehoboth in 1966. Africa would remain as Baster captain until a successful court challenge by Diergaardt overturned the October 1977 vote, pronouncing Diergaardt as the fifth, and last, Baster captain.

In November 1977, the RBA joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA). Africa went on to become vice-president of the DTA on 3 July 1978.