Synopsis
Founder member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), political detainee
First name
Edward
Middle name
Sonnyboy
Last name
Bhengu
Date of birth
08 November 1934
Date of death
26 December 2010
Edward Sonnyboy Bhengu was born on 8 November 1934 in Sophiatown to Gladys Toti in the Italian household of the Mattera family. He was the first born son of Pasquale “Grovaa” Mattera, and the eldest brother of Don Mattera, also of Sophiatown. Bhengu then moved to George Goch (Eastern Native Township) to live with his maternal grandfather Sgt Bhengu.