Saul Mkhize Home

Vusumuzi Saul Mkhize was born on the 6th June 1935. He was an accountant working in Johannesburg and would visit his residence in Driefontein over weekends. Saul Mkhize was a human rights activist and representative for the people of Driefontein. He and his committee opposed the removal of people from Driefontein as his family together with others were legitimate holders of the title deeds dating back to long before 1912. 

On the 2nd April 1983 Saul Mkhize was shot dead by the police while addressing a peaceful community meeting on intended forced removal. As an added initiative to preserve and conserve the legacy for which Saul Mkhize sacrificed his life, the community of Driefontein, in line with the South African Geographical Names Act 118 of 1998, renamed the township Saul Mkhizeville and the name was gazetted on the 18 September 2008. In 2015, a larger than life statue of Saul Mkhize was unveiled.