This is Phila Ndwandwe. In 1985,

This is Phila Ndwandwe. In 1985,

This is Phila Ndwandwe. In 1985, Phila was recruited into the ANC. She became an MK fıghter. 3 years later, she was abducted in Swaziland by Apartheid police. She suffered unspeakable hơrror and was tơrtured, in an effort to turn her into an informer. One always gets the sense that the fıght against Apartheid, was a masculine one.

To a certain extent we can not fault people for thinking that it is only men, through the sacrifice of their bodies who liberated this country, because somehow history chooses to ignore the women who fought alongside glorified men.

Phila Ndwandwe was breąstfeeding, when she was abducted, (A makarov in one hand and a baby in the other). Aaah! Mbokodo! Her family was made to believe that she had eloped to Tanzania, when the shallow grave of their child was a mere 10 kilometers from where they lived. Her d.eath and grave came to be known, when her k.iller asked for amnesty for her brutal m.urder.

Her k.illers testified before the TRC that she was repeatedly b.eaten and kept naked for 10 days, until she made herself a pair of panties using a plastic bag. When they realized they weren’t going to get the Commander to b.etray her comrades, her k.illers blindfolded her, took her to a veld and shot her in the s.kull.

When her remains were unearthed, the bullet hole in her skull was clearly visible and her killęr testified that she had been s.hot while kneeling. Other articles have suggested that she was hit over the head and s.hot while unconscious. One of the men who m.urdered Phila, described her as “Brave. Very brave”.

let’s celebrate Phila. Her selfless dedication to the emancipation of our people, should not be undermined. It should not be forgotten! One can only hope, that her targeted body is dancing free and light. This is Phila Ndwandwe- the woman who refused to betray her comrades. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

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