Solomon Madikizela, from Amagutyana Location, Bizana District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] “established himself as the leader of proceedings at Ndhlovu Hill. He was in some respects an unlikely rebel leader, a Methodist evangelist who also ran a small rural butchery.” Apparently Madikizela’s goal was to:
Biography record
Solomon Madikizela

- Updated
- 3 Oct 2019

How we know this
- 01• Contribution by Professor S. Badat, Rhodes University, 2012. From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat
Last updated · 3 Oct 2019
South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Solomon Madikizela. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149249
South African History Online (2019) 'Solomon Madikizela', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149249 (Accessed: 10 September 2026).
South African History Online, Solomon Madikizela [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149249, (accessed 10 September 2026).
"Solomon Madikizela." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149249. Accessed 10 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Solomon Madikizela." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149249.
Further reading
The ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - 6 November 2025
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