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Mzala Nxumalo (27 October 1955, in
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– 22 February 1991, in London), was a South African intellectual and anti-apartheid activist.


Life

Nxumalo was schooled in Louwsburg and then Bethal College in Butterworth and matriculated in KwaDlangezwa in
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. He then studied at the
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after which he went into exile where he became a full time political activists living in Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania, Angola and the United Kingdom. He died in London.


Political activism

Nxumalo was expelled from two schools for political activism, and was detained without trial at the age of 15 after organising a school boycott. He joined the
South African Students Organisation The South African Students' Organisation (SASO) was a body of black South African university students who resisted apartheid through non-violent political action. The organisation was formed in 1969 under the leadership of Steve Biko and Barney P ...
at university. After the Soweto uprising in 1976 he had to flee the country and he joined the
African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...
, uMkhonto we Sizwe and the
South African Communist Party The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing Na ...
in exile. He worked as an underground operative and military leader and became a major intellectual in the anti-apartheid movement.


Writing

Mzala wrote numerous articles in journals like ''
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'', ''Sechaba'' and ''Dawn'', often using pseudonyms. His best known article was titled 'Cooking the Rice in the Pot'. In 1988 he published a book, ''Gatsha Buthelezi: chief with a double agenda'', with Zed Books in London.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (born 27 August 1928) is a South African politician and Zulu traditional leader who is currently a Member of Parliament and the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family. He was Chief Minister of the ...
repeatedly tried to have the book removed from circulation.


Personal life

Nxumalo was married to Mpho Nxumalo, and they had two children, Zwide and Balindelwe.''The Lost Prince of the ANC: The life and times of Jabulani Nobleman 'Mzala' Nxumalo 1955 – 1991'', Mandla J. Radebe, Jacana Books, Johannesburg, 2022


See also

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African Communist ''African Communist'' is the magazine of the South African Communist Party, published quarterly. The magazine was started by a group of Marxist-Leninists in 1959. It has its headquarters in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language ...
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (born 27 August 1928) is a South African politician and Zulu traditional leader who is currently a Member of Parliament and the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family. He was Chief Minister of the ...
* uMkhonto we Sizwe *
South African Communist Party The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing Na ...


References

1955 births 1991 deaths Marxist writers Members of the Order of Luthuli
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