Messenger disappeared after witnessing Luthuli assault, inquest hears
Witness 'saw two train staff members assaulting Luthuli with a shovel'
21 May 2025 - 17:22
The reopened inquest into the death of ANC president-general Chief Albert Luthuli heard evidence that a witness saw two train staff members assaulting him with a shovel on July 21 1967...
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