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Clifford Mailer. They faced two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and various counts under the Terrorism Act. In its judgment the court found that Mahlangu and Motaung had acted with a common purpose and that it consequently did not matter which of the two had done the shooting and
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protests, "Solomon" was a key song recited by student activists on campuses across the country. This is a reference to
Mahlangu, his legacy and what he means to the youth of today. In 2019 the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth renamed one of their residences after him. In 2022 Rhodes
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killing. Mahlangu was convicted on all counts. In terms of the South
African law, the court was obliged to sentence an accused to death for murder, unless the accused proved mitigating circumstances. The court found that Mahlangu had failed to do so, and consequently handed down the
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Mahlangu was hanged on 6 April 1979. Before going to the gallows he reportedly said: "Tell my people that I love them and that they must continue the fight, my blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom, A luta continua."
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Drive', after a RAF bomber commander who died in 1945. Following proposals made by the eThekwini
Municipality, the road was changed to honour Mahlangu. A main arterial road in Pretoria that runs through Solomon Mahlangu's hometown of
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The four comrades-in-arms, each carrying a large suitcase, were climbing into a taxi in
Diagonal Street in the centre of Johannesburg. An ordinary policeman became suspicious and grabbed one of the suitcases. An
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and a hand grenade fell out. All three of them fled. In the ensuing gun battle, two civilian men were killed and another two wounded. Mahlangu and
Motaung were eventually arrested.
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