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{{Hatnote|For the environmental patrol vessel see '''[[Florence Mkhize (patrol vessel)]]'''}}
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'''Florence Mkhize''' was an anti-[[apartheid]] activist.<ref name=SAHistoryFlorenceMkhize>
'''Florence Mkhize''' was an anti-[[apartheid]] activist.<ref name=SAHistoryFlorenceMkhize/><ref name=WomenMarching21C/><ref name=WomensSA/>
 
In 1998 the ANC Women’s League awarded her their bravery medal.<ref name=SAHistoryFlorenceMkhize/>
In 1999 [[Nelson Mandela]] awarded her the [[South African Military Gold Medal]].
[[Durban]]'s city centre municipal offices were renamed in her honor.<ref name=DurbanMkhize/> In 2006 the [[South African Ministry of the Environment]] commissioned an environmental protection vessel, the [[Florence Mkhize (patrol vessel)|''Florence Mkhize'']].<ref name=Iol2006-06-09/>
 
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In 1998 the ANC Women’s League awarded her their bravery medal.<ref name=SAHistoryFlorenceMkhize/>
<ref name=Iol2006-06-09>
In 1999 [[Nelson Mandela]] awarded her the [[South African Military Gold Medal]].
{{cite news
[[Durban]]'s city centre municipal offices were renamed in her honor.<ref>
| url        = http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/super-fast-vessel-to-combat-poaching-1.281019
| title      = Super-fast vessel to combat poaching
| publisher  = [[Independent Online]]
| date        = 2006-06-09
| accessdate  = 2011-12-05
| quote      = A new super-fast patrol vessel was launched in Cape Town harbour on Thursday to reinforce marine protection and help combat poaching.  
| author      = Caryn Dolley
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In 2006 the [[South African Ministry of the Environment]] commissioned an environmental protection vessel, the [[Florence Mkhize (patrol vessel)|''Florence Mkhize'']].<ref name=Iol2006-06-09>
{{cite news
| url        = http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/super-fast-vessel-to-combat-poaching-1.281019
| title      = Super-fast vessel to combat poaching
| publisher  = [[Independent Online]]
| date        = 2006-06-09
| accessdate  = 2011-12-05
| quote      = A new super-fast patrol vessel was launched in Cape Town harbour on Thursday to reinforce marine protection and help combat poaching.
| author      = Caryn Dolley
}}
}}
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==References==
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{{Persondata
| NAME              = Florence Mkhize
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Mam Flo
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = South African activist
| DATE OF BIRTH    = 1932
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Natal, South Africa
| DATE OF DEATH    = July 1999
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
}}
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Florence Mkhize
Other names Mam Flo
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Natal, South Africa
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Known for anti-apartheid activist

Florence Mkhize was an anti-apartheid activist.[1][2][3]

In 1998 the ANC Women’s League awarded her their bravery medal.[1] In 1999 Nelson Mandela awarded her the South African Military Gold Medal. Durban's city centre municipal offices were renamed in her honor.[4] In 2006 the South African Ministry of the Environment commissioned an environmental protection vessel, the Florence Mkhize.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mkhize, Florence, South African history.
  2. (2000) Women Marching Into the 21st Century: Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo. HSRC Press, 31-32. ISBN 9780796919663. Retrieved on 2012-08-24. 
  3. Shireen Hassim (2006). Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299213848. Retrieved on 2012-08-24. 
  4. Florence Mkhize, Durban city government. Retrieved on 2012-08-24.
  5. Caryn Dolley. Super-fast vessel to combat poaching, Independent Online, 2006-06-09. Retrieved on 2011-12-05. “A new super-fast patrol vessel was launched in Cape Town harbour on Thursday to reinforce marine protection and help combat poaching.”