Region:Africa

Country:South Africa

Department/Province/State:Limpopo

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:30/01/2019

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Abuse of power/corruption, Labour rights/Trade union

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/roland-mani-south-african-municipal-workers-union/

https://mediadon.co.za/cosatu-special-central-executive-committee-statement-05-february-2019/

https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/limpopo/2019-01-31-samwu-limpopo-deputy-secretary-killed/

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