The chilling case of Nokuthula Simelane — justice delayed by political interference

Daily Maverick | 26.02.2026 03:57
Nokuthula Simelane, or “Mpo” as she was known in the underground, was only 23 when she was lured by Norman Mkonza “Scotch”, an Askari (a former liberation movement operative, captured and turned), to a meeting at the Juicy Lucy at the Carlton Centre in the Johannesburg CBD on 11 September 1983.