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.
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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
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