Victoria Mxenge

Victoria Mxenge (1 January 1942, King William's Town, Cape Province – 1 August 1985, Umlazi, Durban, Natal) was a South African anti-apartheid activist; she was trained as a nurse and midwife, and later began practising law,Mxenge was murdered in August 1985, gunned down by four black men as she returned from a political meeting. She was killed on her driveway in Umlazi in front of her own children. The men were thought to be part of a government death squad. After her death, more than 1,000 students marched in Durban in protest and were "dispersed by police using dogs and clubs. Quotes when people have declared war on you, you cannot afford to be crying. You have to fight back. Remembering Victoria Mxenge. By BG Mzolo. Go well, peacemakers. Tell your great-grandfathers we are coming because we are prepared to die for Africa. Remembering Victoria Mxenge. By BG Mzolo. A dastardly act of cowardices” she said. Victoria Mxenge and the ‘act of cowardice’ 19 August 1985 External link Category: dead people Category: women Category: activists Category: nurses Category: women from South Africa