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Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto
Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto
A handwritten letter in isiZulu on prison notepaper, sent from "V963 Petros M'Khize, Central Prison, Private Bag 45, Pretoria." It opens "Mama wami noBaba" (My mother and father) and is signed at the close "Petros Sipho M'Khize." The reverse is addressed to "Mrs Julia Mbele, 301 Zondi No. 2" and bears a Central Prison stamp. The full isiZulu text awaits translation.
Between December 1966 and September 1967.
South African History Online. (2026, June 6). Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153570
South African History Online (2026) 'Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto', South African History Online, 6 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153570 (Accessed: 3 September 2026).
South African History Online, Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153570, (accessed 3 September 2026).
"Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto." South African History Online, 6 June 2026, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153570. Accessed 3 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Prison letter from Petros Sipho Mkhize to his parents-in-law at Zondi, Soweto." South African History Online. June 6, 2026. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153570.
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