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Mapetla Mohapi

Mapetla Mohapi

Born(1947-09-02)2 September 1947

Sterkspruit

Died5 August 1976(1976-08-05) (aged 28)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyBlack Consciousness Movement
SpouseNohle Mohapi
ChildrenMotheba and Konehali

Mapetla Mohapi was a member of the Black Consciousness Movement, who died in detention during Apartheid in 1976.

Mapetla mohapi biography of mahatma

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  • Early life and education

    Mohapi was born in the rural village of Jozanashoek in Sterkspruit (former Transkei) on 2 September 1947. He obtained a degree in Social Work from the University of the North – Turfloop.

    Mohapi met Nobuhle (Nohle) Haya in 1971 and they got married in 1973, with their first child Motheba being born in 1974 and the second, Konehali, in 1975. [1][2]

    Politics

    Mohapi joined the South African Students' Organisation and the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) while he was studying at Turfloop.

    His first detainment came in October 1974 after SASO lea