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Pienaar

British  
/ pɪəˈnɑː /

noun

  1. ( Jacobus ) Francois. born 1967, South African Rugby Union footballer; captain of the South African team that won the Rugby World Cup in 1995

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Hugo Pienaar, chief economist at the Bureau for Economic Research said a likely easing in the intensity of power cuts should also boost foreign investor sentiment towards South Africa and the rand.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Finally, the referee acted, responding to a lunging, late boot on Pienaar by showing the Milan captain a yellow card - one that would keep him out of the return leg.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

Football For Schools has another vital component, said Pila, who previously was the head of one of South Africa’s top academies and is proud to have discovered Steven Pienaar, who became a South Africa international.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022

The Fransie Pienaar Museum has photographs of rock paintings but is short on Khoi-San history.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019

A certain Pienaar, who arrogated unto himself the rank of a general on Portuguese territory, fled with 800 men over the frontier.

From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.