Detained during the 1960 State of Emergency. Banned under the Suppression of Communism Act. Prohibited from attending gatherings. Forbidden from entering any factory or educational premises. To report at the local police station once a week.
Biography record
Herbert Mekutu

- Updated
- 23 Sep 2019

South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Herbert Mekutu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149236
South African History Online (2019) 'Herbert Mekutu', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149236 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Herbert Mekutu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149236, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Herbert Mekutu." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149236. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Herbert Mekutu." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149236.
Further reading
Lives of Courage
Professor Hoosen Mahomed "Jerry" Coovadia
Bheki Cele
Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
Bothaville
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