Statues of royal prisoners unveiled at Castle of Good Hope commemoration
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Friday unveiled statues of members of royal families who had been imprisoned at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. The unveiling was part of the 350-year commemoration of the castle, which played an integral part of the colonial government’s exploits from the 17th century. In the presence of various royal representatives‚ Mapisa-Nqakula unveiled the statues of amaHlubi king Langalibalele‚ Zulu king Cetshwayo‚ Bapedi king Sekhukhune and Khoisan freedom fighter Doman. The four were incarcerated at the castle when they fought against land dispossession.
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