9 August 1905
Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the SACP and compositor of the communist newspaper Umsebenzi, is born
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Verwey: New Dictionary of South African Biography
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the SACP and compositor of the communist newspaper Umsebenzi, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089463
South African History Online (2012) 'Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the SACP and compositor of the communist newspaper Umsebenzi, is born', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089463 (Accessed: 12 November 2026).
South African History Online, Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the SACP and compositor of the communist newspaper Umsebenzi, is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089463, (accessed 12 November 2026).
"Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the SACP and compositor of the communist newspaper Umsebenzi, is born." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089463. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Moses Mauane (Malume) Kotane, political functionary of the SACP and compositor of the communist newspaper Umsebenzi, is born." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089463.
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