Struggle heroes hanged in Pretoria to be found and laid to rest

23 March 2016 - 16:17
By Bongani Nkosi

The exhumation of the remains of political prisoners the Apartheid government hanged in Pretoria's prison and buried in unmarked graves will begin next month. On Wednesday‚ Justice Minister Michael Masutha launched the Gallows Exhumation Project at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre‚ through which the government will recover the remains of 83 freedom fighters executed and buried at the prison.

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