Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458

South African History Online (2012) 'Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).

South African History Online, Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458, (accessed 6 November 2026).

"Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Makana (Makanda, Nxele), a Xhosa chief/witchdoctor imprisoned on Robben Island by Lord Charles Somerset, overpowers a guard but." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089458.