Frank Modiba

Born: 1909
Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Summary

ANC delegate at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.

Born in 1909 Modiba was a cabinetmaker. While a youngster in the Tzaneen district, he refused to tend the sheep of a European cattle farmer and received eight cuts. Modiba came to Johannesburg in 1926 and worked as a domestic servant and later in textile and garment factories. In June 1955, he served as an African National Congress (ANC) delegate at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Frank Modiba. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008588

South African History Online (2011) 'Frank Modiba', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008588 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).

South African History Online, Frank Modiba [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008588, (accessed 28 July 2026).

"Frank Modiba." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008588. Accessed 28 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Frank Modiba." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/B-0008588.