Julius Phumelele Busa

Born: 5 January 1927
Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Summary

Trade unionist and ANC member

Born in 1927 Busa was a trade unionist. He played an important part in organising textile workers in Worcester, and was an African National Congress (ANC) organiser for the Congress of the People. His charges in the Treason Trial were withdrawn in 1957.

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Julius Phumelele Busa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/B-0007903

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South African History Online, Julius Phumelele Busa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/B-0007903, (accessed 22 July 2026).

" Julius Phumelele Busa." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/zu/ref/B-0007903. Accessed 22 July 2026.

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