That was the voice of Teboho "Tsietsi" MacDonald Mashinini, a leader of the June 1976 student Uprisings which began in Soweto and spread across South Africa. 

On this day, the 5th of July 1990, Teboho "Tsietsi" Mashinini died under strange circumstances in Conakry, Guinea. 

Mashinini was hospitalised with multiple injuries, apparently sustained following an attack - he died few days after his admission into hospital. 

According to reports Mashinini's left eye had fallen in, his left ear bleeding and had a deep mark on his face and a large scar on his forehead.

His body was transported from West Africa to South Africa for the burial. When he landed at what was then DF Malan International Airport, the apartheid government wanted to arrest his corpes. 

The epitaph on his tombstone reads: "At the height of struggle, he gave impetus to the liberation struggle". 

NB:In fact if you missed our conversation in commemoration of the June 16 uprising, with former Azapo leader Professor Itumeleng Mosala on the story of Tsietsi Mashinene, we have tweeted the link on timeline and have posted it on Facebook on AM Live at Safm... You can also go to our Website safm.co.za

That was the voice of Teboho "Tsietsi" MacDonald Mashinini, a leader of the June 1976 student Uprisings which began in Soweto and spread across South Africa. On this day, the 5th of July 1990, Teboho "Tsietsi" Mashinini died under strange circumstances in Conakry, Guinea. Mashinini was hospitalised with multiple injuries, apparently sustained following an attack - he died few days after his admission into hospital. According to reports Mashinini's left eye had fallen in, his left ear bleeding and had a deep mark on his face and a large scar on his forehead. His body was transported from West Africa to South Africa for the burial. When he landed at what was then DF Malan International Airport, the apartheid government wanted to arrest his corpes. The epitaph on his tombstone reads: "At the height of struggle, he gave impetus to the liberation struggle". NB:In fact if you missed our conversation in commemoration of the June 16 uprising, with former Azapo leader Professor Itumeleng Mosala on the story of Tsietsi Mashinene, we have tweeted the link on timeline and have posted it on Facebook on AM Live at Safm... You can also go to our Website safm.co.za

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