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Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail

Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail

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30 Sep 2019
Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail

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Dorothy Nyembe, a prominent political activist in KwaZulu-Natal who participated in many political demonstrations against the apartheid regime and led the Cato Manor protests, was released from jail with her political spirit still intact. After her release she became an active member of the Natal Organisation of Women (NOW), a community organisation fighting against rent increases, transport costs, poor education and lack of child care facilities. She passed away on 17 December 1998.

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  1. 01SAHO, Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe, from South African History Online, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 20 March 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012542

South African History Online (2011) 'Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012542 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

South African History Online, Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012542, (accessed 9 August 2026).

"Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012542. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012542.

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