Pan Macmillan and the History Workshop invite you to a discussion of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro by Gaongalelwe Tiro.

Parcel of Death recounts the little-told life story of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, the first South African freedom fighter the apartheid regime pursued beyond the country’s borders, to assassinate with a parcel bomb.

Gaongalelwe Tiro is a veteran journalist who grew up in the township of Temba near Hammanskraal. Onkgopotse Abram Tiro was his paternal uncle. In this biography, he uses extensive and exclusive interviews to paint a portrait of a man hailed by many as the ‘godfather’ of the June 1976 uprisings.

‘A biography of Onkgopotse Tiro, who was at once a catalyst and an active change agent in the South African struggle for freedom, is long overdue. For generations to come, this book will be a source of valuable information and inspiration.’ – Mosibudi Mangena

Tiro will be in conversation with Oupa Ngwenya, veteran of the Black Consciousness movement and a former journalist with the Sowetan, at the launch.

Don’t miss it!

Event details

Date: Thursday 12 September 2019
Time: 17:30
Venue: Humanities Graduate Seminar Room, South West Engineering Building (ground floor), Wits University
RSVP: antonette.gouws@wits.ac.za
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Categories Non-fiction South Africa South African Current Affairs

Tags Book events Gaongalelwe Tiro Johannesburg Onkgopotse Abram Tiro Oupa Ngwenya Pan Macmillan SA Parcel of Death Wits University