Anti-apartheid Struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni dies

The giant tree has fallen: Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Andrew Mlangeni. Tata Mlangeni was the last remaining Rivonia trialist and recently celebrated his 95th birthday on the 6th June.
The ANC stalwart was admitted to 1 Military Hospital in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria, on Tuesday following an abdominal complaint.
Mlangeni was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island along with former president Nelson Mandela, Denis Goldberg, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and several other struggle icons in 1964. 

Andrew Mlangeni at the Ahmed Kathrada memorial service in Johannesburg March 2017. Photo Antonella Ragazzoni/AAN-Images archive

Andrew Mlangeni at the Ahmed Kathrada memorial service with Advocate George Bizos in Johannesburg March 2017. Photo Antonella Ragazzoni/AAN-Images archive

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