Remembering a Freedom Fighter - A Memorial Lecture Honoring
the Legacy of Her Sacrifice
Those who don’t learn from hertory are bound to repeat it.
To preserve and promote the life, values and legacy of Nokuthula Simelane
through education, research, heritage preservation, public dialogue, advocacy,
strategic partnerships and community engagement.
We preserve and promote the legacy of Nokuthula Simelane by turning remembrance into action through
meaningful national dialogue. We strengthen Mpumalanga’s heritage and cultural legacy while enabling
broad public participation, so we all shape shared priorities together.
Nokuthula’s ultimate sacrifice helped to pave the way for the freedom and democracy we now enjoy. We acknowledge her sacrifice and continue the struggle for her justice.
The Nokuthula Simelane Foundation was established by the Simelane family to further the pursuit of justice for Nokuthula and many who, like her, met an unfortunate fate in the fight for our freedom and dignity.
Families of apartheid-era victims have lashed out at former Presidents, saying that it’s deeply troubling that former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma appear to have stalled prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes identified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry has heard shocking testimony from former apartheid-era crime investigator Andrew Leask, who revealed critical details regarding the mysterious disappearance of Nokuthula Aurelia Simelane, abducted by the Security Branch of the South African Police in 1983.
In 1991, two years before the Hani assassination, suspicions were raised about Mike Holmes’s knowledge of the killing of Adrian ‘Strongman’ Bambo, who had witnessed the horrific torture of activist Nokuthula Simelane, the Khampepe Inquiry has heard.
