attack was planned by Umkhonto we Sizwe and executed by one of their members, Johannes Maleka. In November 2000, Johannes Maleka was granted amnesty for his part in the attack by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Demographics Atteridgeville is a diverse township, the residents of which speak many languages. According to the 2011 census, the most commonly spoken language is Northern Sotho, Zulu , followed by Tswana and Sesotho. A mixture of languages such as Afrikaans, Setswana, English and Sesotho are sometimes fused together to form what is now a unique language style of the township with a slight inclination to slang known as Tsotsitaal or siPitori. War memorial The Mendi Memorial is a war memorial dedicated to over 600 black South African soldiers who died when the British vessel SS Mendi sank after a tragic collision in 1917, during the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 24 March 1996. The memorial consists of the upper half of a soldier holding onto a ship's railing with the other hand extended towards the sky. The memorial is located at the 'Ga-mothakga Resort 'on the corner of Pitse and Tlou Streets. Notable people Sydney Maree (born 1956), a middle-distance athlete Tutu Puoane (born 1979), jazz musician Sello Maake Ka-Ncube (born 1960), film and television actor Solly Msimanga, former mayor of Pretoria (2016–2019) Gwen Ramokgopa, politician and former mayor of Pretoria (2005–2010) Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Politician and former mayor of Pretoria (2012 -2016) Jeff Masemola, anti-apartheid activist, teacher, and founder of the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) Dikgang Moseneke, former Robben Island prisoner, ex-vice-president of the PAC and retired deputy Chief Justice 25K, rapper and songwriter Titus "Big Daddy" Lebese, Financial Markets Analyst on Motsweding FM, Business Advisory Specialist, Lebese Solutions Pty Ltd, Layminister in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA), stationed at Bernard the Martyr Parish, Atteridgeville at 27 Ramushu Street.... STAR See also SS Mendi Pretoria Sotho References Suburbs of Pretoria Townships in Gauteng Populated places established in 1939 1939 establishments in South Africa