Synopsis
School teacher, member of the ANC and MK, killed in exile
First name
Duke
Last name
Machobane
Date of death
14 June 1985
Location of death
Botswana
Duke Themba Machobane went into exile to Nigeria around 1977. He studied for his ‘A Levels’ in Ogoja, south eastern Nigeria. After completing his ‘A levels’ in 1979, he proceeded to the University of Ibadan, Western Nigeria, where he studied English. Machobane was at Ibadan for two years where he studied for a BA Honours degree in English.
Duke Themba Machobane was killed in a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid on 14 June 1985 in Gaborone, Botswana.