The vhaVenda clans of northern South Africa, in present-day Limpopo Province, are among the nation’s most traditional, hewing to rituals and practices passed down from their ancestors. Among these clans, the Ramunangi are acknowledged as the traditional custodians of Phiphidi Waterfall, a small cascade that is central to the clan’s relationship with ancestral spirits. This custodial responsibility, however, is not legally recognized, which has limited the Ramunangi’s ability to protect their sacred site from tourism development.
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Samuel Tshikudo
Died:
January 20, 1984
in Venda
(Natural causes)
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Paris Malatji
Died:
July 5, 1983
in Protea Police Station, Soweto
(Shot in the head)
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Tshifhiwa Muofhe
Died:
November 12, 1981
in Venda
(Assault by police)
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Saul Ndzumo
Died:
September 10, 1980
in Transkei
(Natural causes)
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Lungile Tabalaza
Died:
May 10, 1978
in Port Elizabeth,South Africa
(Suicide by jumping out of window’)
It is 20 years since the first Truth and Reconciliation hearing took place...
The TRC was a unique political compromise forged during the years of negotiations between the liberation movements, civil society, the internal opposition and the apartheid government that led to the first democratic elections of 1994.
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Phakamile Mabija
Died:
August 1, 1977
in Kimberley,South Africa
(Fell out of window)
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Aaron Khoza
Died:
March 26, 1977
in Pietermaritzburg,South Africa
(Suicide by hanging)
Mr Aaron Khoza,aged 35,from Kagiso was detained on 9 December 1976 in Krugersdorp in terms of section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act. He was transferred to Pietermarizburg prison on 1 March 1977.Mr Khoza was a member of a church group on the west rand which gave assistance to people and families who suffered death or distress as a result of police action during the 1976 student disturbances.He died in a police cell on the night of 26 March.
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Stephen Joel Chifunyise
Born:
September 21, 1948
in Nhema, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia)
Died:
August 5, 2019
(Cancer)
Stephen Joel Chifunyise[i] was born on 21 September 1948 in Nhema, Shurugwi, in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He started school at St Linus Matoranjera in Chitomborwizi, Chinhoyi, where he completed sub A to standard I. In 1960 he moved to Mumbwa, Zambia where he attended Shamweti Primary School until standard II before transferring to Chisengalumbwe.