By Thapelo Molefe
The remains of uMkhonto weSizwe combatants Benjamin Moloise and Abraham Mngomezulu were laid to rest on Saturday in Soweto, ending decades of anguish for their families who had been denied the opportunity to bury them with dignity.
The reburial ceremony, held at Orlando Communal Hall in Soweto and later at the gravesite, was organised by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) unit’s ongoing mission to help restore justice and closure for families of apartheid-era victims.
The ceremony was described by the department as a “milestone in South Africa’s journey towards healing, justice and reconciliation”.
Moloise, an African National Congress (ANC) activist and poet, was convicted in 1983 for the 1982 killing of a security police officer and executed by hanging in 1985.
He denied involvement, saying his confession was made under duress. The ANC has long maintained
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