Nthato Motlana
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Dr. Nthato Harrison Motlana (1925- Nov. 30, 2008) was a prominent South African businessman, physician and anti-apartheid activist. He was tried alongside Nelson Mandela by the Apartheid regime during the Defiance Campaign
of 1951-52, and played a prominent role during the Soweto uprising as one of the members of the Soweto Committee of Ten.
Following apartheid, Motlana took a lead role in the formation of the New African Investments Limited, or NAIL, which purchased many previously white run corporations at below market value. These included South Africa's largest newspaper The Sowetan
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Motlana served on the boards of Putco, Rand Water Board, Adcock Ingram Group and Sasol, amongst other civic and academic institutions.
He died on November 30, 2008 at his home in Johannesburg.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws was presented by the African National Congress at a conference held in Bloemfontein, South Africa in December 1951....
of 1951-52, and played a prominent role during the Soweto uprising as one of the members of the Soweto Committee of Ten.
Following apartheid, Motlana took a lead role in the formation of the New African Investments Limited, or NAIL, which purchased many previously white run corporations at below market value. These included South Africa's largest newspaper The Sowetan
The Sowetan
The Sowetan is an English language, South African newspaper that started in 1981 as a liberation struggle newspaper and was freely distributed to households in the black township of Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province....
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Motlana served on the boards of Putco, Rand Water Board, Adcock Ingram Group and Sasol, amongst other civic and academic institutions.
He died on November 30, 2008 at his home in Johannesburg.