MAZIBUKO, Lita Nombango (aka 'Mumsy Khuzwayo')

Age 47

Description
An MK member who was detained on 23 July 1988 in Manzini, Swaziland, by ANC security after the killing of a number of MK operatives for whose transport into South Africa she was responsible. She was initially held in Mozambique and then in Zambia for over a year. During her incarceration, she was subjected to repeated severe ill-treatment and torture, including a staged execution. She was later transferred to a prison in Tanzania where she was held until December 1992 when she returned to South Africa.