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South Africa: Inquests Re-Opened Into Luthuli, Mxenge and Mantyi Apartheid Era Deaths
SAnews.gov.za, 14 May 2024
Inquests into the deaths of prominent anti-apartheid activists Chief Albert Luthuli and Mlungisi Griffiths Mxenge and civic leader Booi Mantyi have been re-opened by Minister of… Read more »
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South Africa: Inquests Into Apartheid-Era Deaths of Chief Albert Luthuli, Griffiths Mxenge and Booi Mantyi to Be Reopened - Lamola
Daily Maverick, 13 May 2024
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has announced the inquest into the death of former ANC president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief Albert Luthuli will be reopened -- 57 years… Read more »
South Africa Reopens Inquests Into Anti-Apartheid Leaders' Deaths
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has announced the reopening of the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Chief Albert Luthuli, who died on July 21, 1967.
Initially ruled as an accidental death by a train, new mathematical and scientific evidence suggests this is highly unlikely. The decision follows a recommendation from the National Prosecuting Authority and further investigation by the Truth and Reconciliation Unit.
Lamola also announced reopened inquests into the deaths of ANC activist Mlungisi Griffiths Mxenge, murdered in 1981, and Booi Mantyi, killed in an altercation with police in 1985, citing previously unconsidered evidence and witness testimonies. Lamola emphasized that these actions are essential for justice, despite reopening old wounds.
