Malcolm Mbonisi Zamekile Dyani (born 14 February 1945) is a retired South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist. He served in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004, excepting a brief hiatus in 1999. A longstanding member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), he defected to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1999.
Malcolm Dyani | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Malcolm Mbonisi Zamekile Dyani 14 February 1945 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress (since 1999) |
| Other political affiliations | Pan Africanist Congress (until 1999) |
Early life and activism edit
Dyani was born on 14 February 1945[1] and grew up in Duncan Village in the former Cape Province.[2] He was a student organiser for the PAC, which was banned by the apartheid government in 1960, and he was incarcerated on Robben Island from 1963 to 1978 for his activism.[3] After his release, in the 1980s, he was involved in a campaign to reassert the PAC's presence in the present-day Eastern Cape region, working with Benny Alexander and others on political education initiatives.[4]
Legislative career edit
In the 1994 general election, Dyani was elected to a PAC seat in the National Assembly.[5] He served in the seat until early April 1999, when, in the run-up to that year's general election, he resigned from the PAC to join the ANC. He accused the PAC of acting like the Democratic Party.[6] When the election was held in June 1999, he was elected to a second term in the National Assembly under the ANC's banner.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Bank, Leslie J.; Bank, Andrew (2013). "Untangling the Lion's Tale: Violent Masculinity and the Ethics of Biography in the 'Curious' Case of the Apartheid-Era Policeman Donald Card". Journal of Southern African Studies. 39 (1): 7–30. doi:10.1080/03057070.2013.768792. hdl:10566/2965. ISSN 0305-7070. JSTOR 42001333. S2CID 144991261.
- ^ Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J.; Ndlovu, Morgan (22 July 2021). Marxism and Decolonization in the 21st Century: Living Theories and True Ideas. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-41144-7.
- ^ Buntman, Fran Lisa (27 October 2003). Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid. Cambridge University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-521-00782-5.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "Thousands gather to pay tribute to Hani". SAPA. 10 April 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2023.