Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg

Date: 9 Jun 1986
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

On this day Mr Mahlomela Mabizela, a member of Alexandra Action Committee (AAC) and chairman of the Alexandra Student Congress (ASCO) was shot dead through the window of a church hall while he attended an Alexandra Youth Congress meeting. The incident took place a few days after the Alexandra Youth Congress (AYCO) and ASCO members instructed the youth not to bring stolen cars to Alexandra Township. Both organizations, AYCO and ASCO, blamed the rival youth organizations for the shooting.

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South African History Online. (2016, July 7). Alexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0121360

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