Even in death there is no peace for Nat Nakasa
A recent column in the Sunday Times misstated the facts around his death in exile in New York and the role of the state in bringing his remains home in 2014
13 February 2022 - 00:00
In his article “In life and death Nakasa a grave indictment of how SA treats its heroes (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2022-02-06-in-life-and-death-nakasa-a-grave-indictment-of-how-sa-treats-its-heroes/)” (February 6), Barney Mthombothi brought to our attention the sacrilegious act of the vandalisation of Nat Nakasa’s tombstone. I am equally peeved as I believe no good reason can be proffered to justify such a heinous deed...
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