Florence Mkhize

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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.”