Nomarussia Bonase (born 1966) is a South African human rights activist.
Biography
Nomarussia Bonase was born in 1966 in
Baragwanath Hospital
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, it is the largest hospital in Africa and third largest hospital in the world. It has 6,760 staff members, 3,400 beds and occupies . The hospital is located in the Sow ...
, South Africa. Bonase was a politically active schoolgirl but had no opportunity to go to university so she got a job working in a transport company in Johannesburg. There she organised the workers into a union, becoming their first shop steward. Bonase became concerned about the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission when it did not deal with sexual violence. She joined the Khulumani Support Group and has become the National Coordinator. The group works to gain recognition and recompense for the victims and survivors of the apartheid regime in South Africa. Bonase has organised against racism on many fronts from the
Marikana massacre to the lack of toilets available in a town. In 2017, she won the
Anne Klein Women's prize.
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1966 births
Living people
South African women lawyers