African Oral Narratives
Military Intelligence in Apartheid-era South Africa

An interview with Simon Vilakazi, son of Chief Vilakazi and secretary for the Matimatsatsi Tribal Authority, by Dale McKinley and Ahmed Veriava.

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Creator: McKinley, Dale
Veriava, Ahmed
Vilakazi, Simon
Contributing Institutions: SAHA; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Contributor: Moses Moremi (Transcriber)
Biography: Thirty year old at the time of the interview, Simon Vilakazi is married with one child and has lived in Maandagshoek his entire life. He is the son of Chief Vilakazi and acts as secretary for the Matimatsatsi Tribal Authority. He was employed by Modikwa mine for two years as a general labourer, was promoted to receive further training and now works at the neigbouring Marula mine as a plant sub-manager.
Description: This interview with Simon Vilakazi, son of Chief Vilakazi and secretary for the Matimatsatsi Tribal Authority, was conducted by Dale McKinley and Ahmed Veriava in Maandagshoek in 2007 as part of the South African History Archive's Alternative History Project, titled 'Forgotten Voices in the Present'.
Date: June 11, 2007
Location: Maandagshoek, Limpopo, Republic of South Africa
Format: Audio/mp3
Language: English
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Digitizer: SAHA
Source: SAHA collection AL3280

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