The repatriation and homecoming of the remains of our struggle stalwarts

• In September 2024, government launched the Exile Repatriation Project to facilitate and focus on our ongoing repatriation of the remains of struggle stalwarts.
• This project highlights ongoing efforts to exhume and repatriate the remains of 35 struggle stalwarts who died in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Among the human remains that will be brought back to South Africa are those of liberation stalwarts Advocate Duma Nokwe, Florence Mposhosho and Basil February.
• Through this project, government is honouring requests for repatriation of the mortal remains of our liberation fighters brought by families, civilians and military veterans.
• The repatriation of human remains is undertaken on a country-to-country approach and involves exhumation and repatriation, handover, reception and home coming ceremonies.