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|name= Lehlohonolo Moloi |
|name= Lambert Sekenku Ntsike Lehlohonolo Moloi |
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|birth_place= [[Quting]], [[Lesotho]] |
|birth_place= [[Quting]], [[Lesotho|Basotholand British Protectorate]] |
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|death_date= {{Death date and age|2013|12|23|1932}} |
|death_date= {{Death date and age|2013|12|23|1932|12|25}} |
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|death_place= [[Johannesburg]] |
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|allegiance= South Africa |
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|branch= [[South African Army]] |
|branch= {{ubl|[[South African Army]] | [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]]}} |
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|serviceyears= {{ubl|1962{{ndash}}1994 [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]] | 1994{{ndash}}1999 [[South African National Defence Force]]}} |
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General '''Lambert Moloi''', born '''Lehlohonolo Moloi''' {{Post-nominals|country=ZAR|OMSS|MMM}}, was a [[List of South African military chiefs|South African military commander]], and a former commander of the [[African National Congress]]'s military wing, [[Umkhonto weSizwe]]. |
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| ⚫ | General Moloi was born in 1932, in Quting, Lesotho. In 1940 his family moved to South Africa to join his father, who was a railway worker in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. He attended school in Soweto until 1963, when he left the country to join the [[African National Congress]]'s armed wing [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]] (MK). He returned to [[Lesotho]], where he lived in exile, and worked there with assassinated [[South African Communist Party]] general secretary [[Chris Hani]] until he was transferred to [[Lusaka]] in the early 1980s. He served as an MK commander the entire time. Moloi worked in MK's operations department, responsible for the deployment and infiltration of members into the country. On his return to [[South Africa]], he played a major role in the negotiations to ensure MK members were integrated into the then newly-formed [[SANDF]], which he joined as a general officer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zuma confirms continuing honours for military veterans |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/zuma-confirms-continuing-honours-for-military-veterans/ |website=defenceWeb |publisher=defenceWeb |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> At the time of his death Moloi was a member of the newly-established Defence Service Commission, which was formed to look after the conditions of service of members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-24-former-mk-commander-moloi-dies/ |title=Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Service Corps |publisher=Mail&Guardian |date=2013-12-24 |access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Moloi Co-founded the [[Cell C]], CellSAF and 3C Telecommunications company in 1998 and was appointed as |
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==Chair of Cell C== |
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| ⚫ | Moloi Co-founded the [[Cell C]], CellSAF and 3C Telecommunications company in 1998 and was appointed as its chairman.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holomisa |first1=Bantu |title=Major General (Ret) |url=http://udm.org.za/tribute-late-lieutenant-general-ret-lambert-moloi/ |website=UDM |publisher=United Democratic Movement |access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:11, 24 September 2024
Lambert Sekenku Ntsike Lehlohonolo Moloi | |
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| Born | 25 December 1932 Quting, Basotholand British Protectorate |
| Died | December 23, 2013 (aged 80) Johannesburg |
| Allegiance | South Africa |
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| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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General Lambert Moloi, born Lehlohonolo Moloi OMSS MMM, was a South African military commander, and a former commander of the African National Congress's military wing, Umkhonto weSizwe.
Military career
[edit]General Moloi was born in 1932, in Quting, Lesotho. In 1940 his family moved to South Africa to join his father, who was a railway worker in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. He attended school in Soweto until 1963, when he left the country to join the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). He returned to Lesotho, where he lived in exile, and worked there with assassinated South African Communist Party general secretary Chris Hani until he was transferred to Lusaka in the early 1980s. He served as an MK commander the entire time. Moloi worked in MK's operations department, responsible for the deployment and infiltration of members into the country. On his return to South Africa, he played a major role in the negotiations to ensure MK members were integrated into the then newly-formed SANDF, which he joined as a general officer.[1] At the time of his death Moloi was a member of the newly-established Defence Service Commission, which was formed to look after the conditions of service of members.[2]
Chair of Cell C
[edit]Moloi Co-founded the Cell C, CellSAF and 3C Telecommunications company in 1998 and was appointed as its chairman.[3]
Awards and decorations
[edit]Order for Meritorious Service (Silver) (OMSS)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Operational Medal for Southern Africa
South Africa Service Medal
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Service Medal (Gold)
Service Medal (Silver)
Service Medal (Bronze)
References
[edit]- ^ "Zuma confirms continuing honours for military veterans". defenceWeb. defenceWeb. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Service Corps". Mail&Guardian. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Holomisa, Bantu. "Major General (Ret)". UDM. United Democratic Movement. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
Categories:
- Recipients of the Military Merit Medal (South Africa)
- Recipients of the Operational Medal for Southern Africa
- Recipients of the MK South Africa Service Medal
- Recipients of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Service Medal
- South African Army generals
- UMkhonto we Sizwe personnel
- South African anti-apartheid activists
- 1932 births
- 2013 deaths