Thola Mosala

Died: 26 November 1976
Updated: 9 Dec 2019

Mr Thola Mosala was detained on 31 August 1976 together with chief Neo Sibi. Mr Mosala was a leader of a Sotho minority in the Transkei who strongly opposed the' independence' of that homeland. After being held at the Butterworth prison for 87 days under Transkei proclamation R400 Mr Mosala died on 26 November 1976. According to the Transkei authorities Mr Mosala died of internal bleeding from a gastric ulcer.

State record

Incarceration

Prison: Butterworth prison
Admitted: 31 August 1976
Days detained: 87 days

How we know this

01Behind Closed Doors. By Shireen Motala .South African Institute Race Relations.1987.

Last updated · 9 Dec 2019

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