Vignettes of a South African Township called Mdantsane

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Neil Aggett

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Neil Aggett ( 6 October 1953 - 5 February 1982 )was the first white medical doctor to die in detention for his anti apartheid activism. Steve Biko ( 18 Dec 1946 - 12 Sept 1977) also died due to torture and head injuries inflicted during interrogation. He was a medical student at the University of Natal.
The Ninth Annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture at Kingswood College , Grahamstown was delivered by Jonathan Jansen, Vice Chancellor of University of Free State on 24 Sept 2014

Neil Aggett Charcoal on Paper by Amitabh Mitra

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