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Namibia: South Africa poised to re-open inquest into Nobel laureate’s death – News

Namibia: South Africa poised to re-open inquest into Nobel laureate’s death – News

Africa Links 24 with Khanyisile Ngcobo
Published on 2025-04-14 05:59:44

A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the death of one of the most renowned campaigners against the racist system of apartheid, which had initially been described as accidental.

A 1967 inquest ruled that Chief Albert Luthuli was walking on a railway line when he was struck by a train and died after fracturing his skull.

Activists and his family have long cast doubts on the official version of events, and have said they welcomed the re-opening of the…

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