ANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies

Pixley ka Isaka Seme died in Johannesburg on 7 June 1951. He was a political activist, journalist, lawyer and a co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC). His funeral service was conducted by the bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, on 17 June. Tributes were made by, among others, Chief Albert Luthuli, A. B. Xuma, Z. K. Matthews and D. D. T. Jabavu, a representative of the Swazi monarch and the secretary of native affairs. When a tombstone was unveiled at his grave in 1984 Mangosuthu Buthelezi spoke. As a young man Buthelezi had written letters dictated by Seme when he was unable to write after losing an eye in an operation, Buthelezi's mother was Seme's first wife's half-sister. Seme's wife Harriet was a daughter of King Dinizulu of Zululand. He was survived by four sons and a daughter.