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J A Calata Memorial
Cradock, Eastern Cape

Date:2006
Type:Memorial
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
32°10'13.64" S 25°37'03.03" E Alt: 883m

Transcription of the Xhosa, English and Afrikaans wording engraved on the memorial:

ULUNTU LWENXUBA YETHEMBA LUKHAHLELA KWIQHAWE
LAMAQHAWE OGALELO LAKHE KUMZABALAZO WENKULULEKO
LUNGATHANDABUZEKIYO.
USOSIBA JIKELELE WENKONGOLO (ANC 1936 - 1949)
INKOKHELI NOMFUNDISI WEZAKWALIZWI OPHUHLILEYO
UNGQA PHAMBILI KWENZENKCUBEKO YOLUNTU
UPHAWO LOMANYANO LOLUNTU

THIS IS IN HONOUR OF A MATYRE BY THE PEOPLE OF
INXUBA YETHEMBA OF A GALLANT HERO FOR HIS
UNQUESTIONABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRUGGLE
FOR OUR LIBERATION
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ANC (1936-1949)
PROGRESSIVE CHURCH LEADER AND MINISTER
AN ICON OF THE PEOPLE'S CULTURE
A SYMBOL OF UNITY

HIERMEE VEREER DIE INWONERS VAN INXUBA YETHEMBA
MUNISIPALITEIT 'N MARTELAAR EN DAPPER HELD VIR SY
ONMEETBARE BYDRAE AAN DIE STRYD VIR ONS BEVRYDING.
SEKRETARIS-GENERAAL VAN DIE ANC (1936-1949)
PROGRESSIEWE KERKLEIER EN PREDIKANT
IKOON VAN DIE MENSE SE KULTUUR
SIMBOOL VAN EENHEID


UNVEILLED BY THE HONOURABLE PREMIER OF THE EASTERN CAPE
MRS. N. BALINDLELA AND MEC FOR SPORT, RECREATION, ARTS
AND CULTURE MRS. N. JAJULA ON 26 APRIL 2006.


J. A. CALATA
STREET

Submitted by William MARTINSON