Mahlangu leave to appeal. His lawyers then asked the Appeal Court for leave to appeal and it was again refused. Mahlangu was hanged on 6 April 1979. Before going to the gallows he reportedly said: "Tell my people that I love them and that they must continue the fight, my blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom, A luta continua." Truth and Reconciliation Commission The commission examined the cases of Solomon Mahlangu and Monty Motaung and found that both of them were responsible for the deaths of Rupert Kessner and Kenneth Wolfendale. It also found both Mahlangu and Motaung guilty of gross human rights violations. Lastly it found both the African National Congress and the commanding officer of Umkhonto we Sizwe guilty of gross human rights violations. Legacy Solomon Mahlangu is commemorated in the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom Square in his hometown of Mamelodi, Pretoria. The square is focused on a bronze statue of Mahlangu. In the city of Durban, there was a major arterial road named 'Edwin Swales VC Drive', after a RAF bomber commander who died in 1945. Following proposals made by the eThekwini Municipality, the road was changed to honour Mahlangu. A main arterial road in Pretoria that runs through Solomon Mahlangu's hometown of Mamelodi was renamed from Hans Strijdom Drive to Solomon Mahlangu Drive. In 2016, the main administrative building at the University of the Witwatersrand, formerly known as Senate House, was renamed Solomon Mahlangu House. The 2017 film Kalushi chronicles his life and times, where Thabo Rametsi made the role of Solomon. In Tanzania, one of the top universities, Sokoine University of Agriculture, in the east region of Morogoro, one of the two campuses in Morogoro town, is known as Solomon Mahlangu Campus. During the FeesMustFall protests, "Solomon" was a key song recited by student activists on campuses across the country. This is a reference to Mahlangu, his legacy and what he means to the youth of today. In 2019 the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth renamed one of their residences after him. In 2022 Rhodes University in Makhanda renamed Jan Smuts Hall, the largest residence on campus, after him. The Transvaal Scottish Regiment was renamed the Solomon Mahlangu Regiment after him. See also Andrew Zondo Siphiwe Mvuyane References 1956 births 1979 deaths People from Mamelodi UMkhonto we Sizwe personnel People convicted of murder by South Africa South African people