The Late SACP Leader Chris Hani’s Home Turned Into A Museum

Charles Molele

The home of former SA Communist Party general secretary Chris Hani will be turned into a museum to celebrate his life, according to Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina.

Hani was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Boksburg on April 10 1993, a year before South Africa’s first democratic elections.

“I am happy to announce that the Dawn Park home of Chris Hani has now been declared a heritage site, and a family museum depicting the life and times of this stalwart will be opened on 10 April,” said Masina. 

“The opening of the museum will present new tourism and economic opportunities for those living in the neighbourhood, and as a City we invite them to sponsor ideas on how we can make the facility an even bigger success.”

Masina said the opening of the museum on April 2020 will present new tourism and economic opportunities for