Kisten Moonsamy

Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Summary

trade unionist, member of the Natal Indian Congress, South African Communist Party, Unit Commander in the Natal Command of Umkhonto weSizwe, Robben Island Prisoner, banned person, political prisoner

Kisten “Zed” Moonsamy was part of a remarkable generation of working class activists who grew from the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to become a formidable force in the struggle against apartheid in the ranks of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and Umkhonto weSizwe (MK).

State record

Banning order

Order: Act No. 44 of 1950 Sec. 9 (1)<br><em>Issued Period(s)</em> [28 Feb. 1978 to 28/2/1983]

How we know this

01Pamphlet issued by the African National Congress, kwaZulu-Natal Province at the funeral service of Kisten “Zed” Moonsamy, held at the Aryan Benevolent Home, Chatsworth on 25 April 2015

Last updated · 21 Jul 2026

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Kisten Moonsamy. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149342

South African History Online (2019) 'Kisten Moonsamy', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149342 (Accessed: 22 August 2026).

South African History Online, Kisten Moonsamy [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149342, (accessed 22 August 2026).

"Kisten Moonsamy." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149342. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Kisten Moonsamy." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149342.