Ruben Makgato

Updated: 20 Jul 2026

Summary

Banished person.

Ruben Makgato and Douglas Ramokgopa were accused of bridging the “leftist” groups operating in Johannesburg and the Batlokwa community of Ramagoep Location, Zoutpansberg District, Transvaal [now Limpopo Province]. Members of the community who worked in Johannesburg formed the “Batlokwa Working Group.” It was alleged that they were helped by lawyers and claimed to represent all the community members on the Witwatersrand and that they interfered in community affairs, which was not welcomed by Chief Theodore Ramokgopa.

State record

Banning order

Order: Banished

How we know this

01• Contribution by Professor S. Badat on Banishment, Rhodes University, 2012. From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat

Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Ruben Makgato. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149364

South African History Online (2019) 'Ruben Makgato', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149364 (Accessed: 28 August 2026).

South African History Online, Ruben Makgato [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149364, (accessed 28 August 2026).

"Ruben Makgato." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149364. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Ruben Makgato." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149364.