On Saturday 11 July, Mbhabham Mathumbu (1930 – 2020) was buried in Bekela village in Amadiba on the Wild Coast in Eastern Cape. He died on Monday morning in his homestead after a short illness and stay at hospital. He had demanded…
Amadiba Crisis Committee 2020-07-12: Mbhabham Mathumbu (1930 – 2020), veteran from Pondo Revolt, buried in Amadiba on Saturday 11 July.
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