Background
Legum, Colin was born on January 2, 1919 in Kestell, South Africa. Son of Louis Samuel and Jane (Horyitch) Legum.
Legum, Colin was born on January 2, 1919 in Kestell, South Africa. Son of Louis Samuel and Jane (Horyitch) Legum.
Matriculation, Piet Retief, Kestell, South Africa. Doctor of Laws(honorary), Rhodes University South Africa, 2000. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University South Africa, 2002.
Doctor of Philosophy(honorary), University South Africa, 2002.
Political editor, Sunday Express, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1938-1939; editor, The Forward, The Mineworker, Johannesburg, 1939-1945; editor, Illustrated Labour Bulletin, Johannesburg, 1945-1948; member, Johannesburg City Council, 1943-1948; associate editor, The Observer, London, 1951-1987; editor, Third World Reports, London, since 1987. Author 20 books; editor Africa Contemporary Record, 1968-1993.
City councillor Johannesburg City Council, South Africa, 1943-1948. Member Royal Institute of International Affairs, International Institute of Strategic Studies, Africa Ednl. Trust, Diplomatic and Commonwealth Writers.
Married Eugenie Leon, May 5, 1941 (deceased 1958). 1 child, David Antony (deceased 1995). Married Margaret Jean Roberts, August 10, 1960.
Children: Kate, Elizabeth, Josephine.