YUNUS ISMAIL MAHOMED – ANOTHER STRUGGLE ACTIVIST WHO PLAYED HIS PART FOR JUSTICE AND FREEDOM

Another struggle activist who made enormous contributions in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s for freedom and justice in South Africa is Yunus Ismail Mahomed, who passed away at the age of 58 on January 6 2008. This radio feature in tribute to Yunus Mahomed was compiled by Subry Govender.

(YUNUS MAHOMED WITH FELLOW COMRADES ZAC YACOOB, PRAVIN GORDHAN, AND THUMBA PILLAY) Yunus Mahomed, who was born in Johannesburg on January 6 1950, was an activist of principle who promoted the full values and traditions of the freedom struggle. He worked with leaders of the calibre of Archie Gumede, Griffith Mxene, Pravin Gordhan, Rev Xundu, Professor Jerry Coovadia, Thumba Pillay, Paul David, the late Mewa Ramgobin, and hundreds of other activists.