Jabulile Nyawose | |
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Died | 4 June 1982
Matsapha, Swaziland |
Nationality | South African |
Occupations |
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Spouse | Petrus Nyawose |
Children | 4 |
Jabulile Nyawose (14 July 1948 – 4 June 1982) was a trade unionist and anti- apartheid activist in South Africa. Nyawose was killed in exile by a car bomb in an execution sanctioned by the South African government. She was posthumously honoured with a silver Order of Luthuli in 2015.
Nyawose's family were activists and her father was involved in the African National Congress (ANC). [1] Nyawose was married to Petrus Nyawose, and both were very involved with the Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU). [2] The couple had four children together, the second youngest of whom often spent time at the BAWU headquarters. [2] [3] Later, in exile, they had a fourth child. [1]
Nyawose was recruited to act as a contact for two cells of the underground ANC, one run by Dhaya Pillay and the other by Shadrack Maphumulo. [2] When Maphumulo was arrested in 1977, Nyawose and others involved worried they would be found out. [2] Nyawose and her family went into exile, first crossing in to Botswana and then moving to Swaziland. [1] They joined the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) that was active in Swaziland. [1]
On 4 June 1982, Nyawose and her husband were killed when a car bomb exploded outside their house in Matsapha, near Manzini, Swaziland. [4] Their three children witnessed the explosion and one, Nonzamo, testified about their death for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. [3] The death was found to be sanctioned by the South African Government. [3]
Nyawose was posthumously awarded a silver Order of Luthuli in 2015. [5]
Jabulile Nyawose | |
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Died | 4 June 1982
Matsapha, Swaziland |
Nationality | South African |
Occupations |
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Spouse | Petrus Nyawose |
Children | 4 |
Jabulile Nyawose (14 July 1948 – 4 June 1982) was a trade unionist and anti- apartheid activist in South Africa. Nyawose was killed in exile by a car bomb in an execution sanctioned by the South African government. She was posthumously honoured with a silver Order of Luthuli in 2015.
Nyawose's family were activists and her father was involved in the African National Congress (ANC). [1] Nyawose was married to Petrus Nyawose, and both were very involved with the Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU). [2] The couple had four children together, the second youngest of whom often spent time at the BAWU headquarters. [2] [3] Later, in exile, they had a fourth child. [1]
Nyawose was recruited to act as a contact for two cells of the underground ANC, one run by Dhaya Pillay and the other by Shadrack Maphumulo. [2] When Maphumulo was arrested in 1977, Nyawose and others involved worried they would be found out. [2] Nyawose and her family went into exile, first crossing in to Botswana and then moving to Swaziland. [1] They joined the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) that was active in Swaziland. [1]
On 4 June 1982, Nyawose and her husband were killed when a car bomb exploded outside their house in Matsapha, near Manzini, Swaziland. [4] Their three children witnessed the explosion and one, Nonzamo, testified about their death for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. [3] The death was found to be sanctioned by the South African Government. [3]
Nyawose was posthumously awarded a silver Order of Luthuli in 2015. [5]