Monica Molife, from Nqutu District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] was banished on 18 August 1953 to Delville Trust Farm, Xhalanga District, Eastern Province [now Eastern Cape]. Her order was revoked on 7 September 1962.
Biography record
Monica Molife

- Updated
- 3 Oct 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 · 3 Oct 2019
South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Monica Molife. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149345
South African History Online (2019) 'Monica Molife', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149345 (Accessed: 23 September 2026).
South African History Online, Monica Molife [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149345, (accessed 23 September 2026).
"Monica Molife." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149345. Accessed 23 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Monica Molife." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149345.
Further reading
KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
Ambassador Lindiwe Mabuza and her connection with Scotland: An Appreciation by Brian Filling
Langa Township, Cape Town
Gansbaai, Overberg
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