Bonakele Mali Khana was one of 616 South Africans that died when the SS Mendi sank in 1917.
biographyREF B-0122904Revised
Biography record
Bonakele Mali Khana
- Died
- 21 February 1917
- Updated
- 3 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2017, February 21). Bonakele Mali Khana. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0122904
South African History Online (2017) 'Bonakele Mali Khana', South African History Online, 21 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0122904 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Bonakele Mali Khana [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0122904, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Bonakele Mali Khana." South African History Online, 21 Feb. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0122904. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Bonakele Mali Khana." South African History Online. February 21, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0122904.
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