Sparks Mahamba

Died: 22 August 1967
Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Summary

Killed in battle

Sparks Mahamba was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Mahamba was killed in the Third Battle of the Wankie Campaign in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) at the hands of Rhodesian forces, on 22 August 1967.

How we know this

01African National Congress. (1996).List of ANC Members who Died in Exile from the ANC online. Available at www.anc.org.za. Accessed on 19 July 2012.

Last updated · 21 Jul 2026

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2012, March 1). Sparks Mahamba. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0075060

South African History Online (2012) 'Sparks Mahamba', South African History Online, 1 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0075060 (Accessed: 27 July 2026).

South African History Online, Sparks Mahamba [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0075060, (accessed 27 July 2026).

"Sparks Mahamba." South African History Online, 1 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0075060. Accessed 27 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Sparks Mahamba." South African History Online. March 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0075060.