He was born in the Clarkebury district of the Cape and educated at the Clarkebury Training Institution, where he later taught boot making. Dhlwati was a secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape in the mid-1920s.
Biography record
Johnson Dhlwati

- Born
- 1927
- Updated
- 16 Sep 2019

South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Johnson Dhlwati. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149503
South African History Online (2019) 'Johnson Dhlwati', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149503 (Accessed: 20 July 2026).
South African History Online, Johnson Dhlwati [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149503, (accessed 20 July 2026).
"Johnson Dhlwati." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149503. Accessed 20 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Johnson Dhlwati." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149503.
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