full_name: Mla Mhlongo
firstname: Mla
description: An ANC supporter and member of a self-defence unit (SDU) who was shot dead in Esigcakeni, Richmond, Natal, on 9 October 1993, soon after he and a friend had been fetched from their homes on the instructions of local ANC leader, Mr Sifiso Nkabinde. The friend was also shot dead. On the previous day, Mr Mhlongo had borrowed a firearm from a friend, who had got it from Mr Nkabinde for SDU purposes. Mr Mhlongo had allegedly used the gun to kill an unidentified person. 