Saul "Minus" Mashinini (1960-1990)

Saul Minus Mashinini Blue Plaque - City of Johannesburg - 2021

One of the leaders of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, Mashinini left the country to join Umkhonto we Sizwe at the age of 15. Minus joined the June 16 Detachment, the first MK detachment to graduate in military training after the 1976 revolt. After spending half his life in exile, he died in mysterious circumstances in Lusaka, Zambia, and was buried at Avalon Cemetery.

Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Soweto
Orlando East
Plaque Address:

152 Adams Street, Orlando East

Plaque Category:
Apartheid
Homes
People
Strikes and Protests
Struggle Heritage
Struggle Heroes
Plaque Organisation:
City of Johannesburg

Photograph at the unveiling event (City of Johannesburg)