Media Release
27 May 2024
Bulhoek Massacre
Enoch Mgijima together Chris Hani District Municipality, and the Church of God and Saints of Christ, held a commemoration of the Bulhoek Massacre event on 21 May 2024.
In the Bulhoek Massacre, a white police force from the Union of South Africa killed 163 Xhosa civilians. The Massacre occurred on 24 May 1921, in the village of Ntabelanga in the Eastern Cape. After a dispute over land in Ntabelanga, police force from the Union of South Africa gathered at Ingxingwa ye Nkunzini, in Bulhoek. At that time, Jen known as the ” Israelites” armed with spears, were ready to defend themselves. The police killed an estimate number of 163 Israelites, 129 wounded and 95 taken as prisoners.
The commemoration, which was held on the 21 May 2024, was to remember the brave men who stood up for what they believed in. It was also to remember where we come from as South Africans. Political leaders, Government officials, Church members, and community members made this commemoration a success.
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