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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/> | |||
==References== | |||
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<ref name=SAHistoryFlorenceMkhize> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/florence-mkhize | | url = http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/florence-mkhize | ||
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| url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=YgzGqNhLY1UC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=Florence+Mkhize&source=bl&ots=jndBaqZWbd&sig=9wc4HtmsfQG2EHpzRZxy20j5phE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9bM3UJu4H-WFyQGvlYHYDw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Florence%20Mkhize&f=false | | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=YgzGqNhLY1UC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=Florence+Mkhize&source=bl&ots=jndBaqZWbd&sig=9wc4HtmsfQG2EHpzRZxy20j5phE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9bM3UJu4H-WFyQGvlYHYDw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Florence%20Mkhize&f=false | ||
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{{cite book | {{cite book | ||
| url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=9aTsUA-9qXMC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=Florence+Mkhize&source=bl&ots=jLitc2wUCG&sig=1sr1MR812bjhO5ASFZ_QDt_IUog&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9bM3UJu4H-WFyQGvlYHYDw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Florence%20Mkhize&f=false | | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=9aTsUA-9qXMC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=Florence+Mkhize&source=bl&ots=jLitc2wUCG&sig=1sr1MR812bjhO5ASFZ_QDt_IUog&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9bM3UJu4H-WFyQGvlYHYDw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Florence%20Mkhize&f=false | ||
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<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 | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=DurbanMkhize> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Government/street_renaming/Biographies/Pages/Florence-Mkhize.aspx | | url = http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Government/street_renaming/Biographies/Pages/Florence-Mkhize.aspx | ||
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}} | }} | ||
[[Category:Anti-apartheid activists]] | [[Category:Anti-apartheid activists]] | ||
[[Category:1932 births]] | [[Category:1932 births]] | ||
[[Category:1999 deaths]] | [[Category:1999 deaths]] | ||
Revision as of 01:25, 30 December 2023
| Florence Mkhize | |
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| Other names | Mam Flo |
| Born | Template:BirthDeathAge Natal, South Africa |
| Died | Template:BirthDeathAge |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mkhize, Florence, South African history.
- ↑ (2000) Women Marching Into the 21st Century: Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo. HSRC Press, 31-32. ISBN 9780796919663. Retrieved on 2012-08-24.
- ↑ Shireen Hassim (2006). Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299213848. Retrieved on 2012-08-24.
- ↑ Florence Mkhize, Durban city government. Retrieved on 2012-08-24.
- ↑ 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.”