Duma Joshua Kumalo (died 3 February 2006) was a South African human rights activist and one of the

Sharpeville Six The Sharpeville Six were six South African protesters convicted of the murder of Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini, and sentenced to death. History On September 3, 1984, a protest march in Sharpeville turned violent (some of the c ...

. He was condemned to death under the 1984 law of " common purpose", which allowed a person to be convicted for having been in the vicinity of an offence, without personally committing it. In 1988, he received a stay of execution the day before sentence was to be carried out. Following his release from jail in 1991, Kumalo became involved in many human rights activities, including discussions about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and work with

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. He was a founder member of the Khulumani Support Group for victims of apartheid-related violence. Kumalo also became involved in theatre and film projects as a way of telling his story and engaging others with human rights issues. His play ''

The Story I Am About To Tell ''The Story I Am About to Tell'' was a successful South African play by Duma Kumalo. Produced by a support group for survivors giving testimony at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa), Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and sta ...

'' enjoyed huge success, running in South Africa and internationally for five years.

Works

Theatre

* ''The Story I Am About to Tell'' * ''He Left Quietly'', with Yael Farber

Video

* ''Facing Death... Facing Life'', documentary with Ingrid Gavshon

Miscellaneous

* ''The Bones Are Still Calling'', with Seputla Sebogodi Kumalo also contributed to ''

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'', by Ramadan Suleman and Bheki Pieterson.

References

"Untimely Death of one of the 'Sharpeville Six'"
SANGONeT website. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

Khulumani Apartheid Survivors, 6 February 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2011. * Brandon Hamber

'' The Guardian'' (UK), 20 March 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2006. 1958 births 2006 deaths 20th-century dramatists and playwrights Anti-apartheid activists South African dramatists and playwrights {{AntiApartheid-activist-stub