Chris Hani is viewed as one of the key figures in South Africa s fight against the apartheid. He is sometimes described to be the most popular figure of the liberation movement after Nelson Mandela at the time Hani was murdered.
Janusz Walus, who killed the charismatic anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, was stabbed just before he was due to be freed on parole, in a ruling that ignited anger in South Africa. He survived.
Daily news update: Chris Hani honoured, Chiefs through to quarterfinals, Dr Sindi van Zyl dies Here’s your morning news update: an easy-to-read selection of our top stories. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking in Ekurhuleni at the 28th annual commemoration of Chris Hani on Saturday. Picture: Twitter / @City Ekurhuleni
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Assassinated secretary general of South African Communist Party (SACP) Chris Hani salutes delegates at the closure of their first congress inside South Africa in 41 years, in Soweto on December 08, 1991. (Photo by WALTER DHLADHLA / AFP)