Harry Mphahlele, from Pietersburg District, Northern Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province]was banished to Entonjaneni, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] on 19 February 1953.
His order was revoked on 18 September 1962.
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Biography record
Harry Mphahlele
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- 23 Sep 2019
State record
Banning order
- Order
- Banished. Order suspended for certain time period.
How we know this
- 01• Contribution by Professor S. Badat, on Banishment, Rhodes University, 2012
Last updated · 23 Sep 2019
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