Edson Sithole

Edson Furatidzayi Chisingaitwi Sithole (5 June 1935 - 15 October 1975) was the second black African to be admitted to the Rhodesian Bar in 1963 after Herbert Chitepo.^[1] He received his LLB from the University of London through correspondence. Subsequently, he was the first black person in the entire southern and central African region to obtain a Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 1974.^[2]^[3] In October 1975 he was kidnapped together with his secretary Miriam Mhlanga by suspected members of the Rhodesian Special Branch and they were never seen alive again to this day.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Edson Sithole". Pindula. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ Herald, The. "Unisa honours Edison Sithole". The Herald. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ Sithole, Edson Furatidzayi Chisingaitwi (1973). A comparative Study of the Republican Constitutions of Zambia and Malawi (Thesis thesis).
^ "Colleagues Fear Kidnapping Of Nationalist in Rhodesia (Published 1975)". The New York Times. 1975-10-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ "A history of abductions, assassinations | The Standard". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ "Drinking at Zimbabwe's press club just before the election". Roads & Kingdoms. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

[1] "Edson Sithole". Pindula. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

[2] Herald, The. "Unisa honours Edison Sithole". The Herald. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

[3] Sithole, Edson Furatidzayi Chisingaitwi (1973). A comparative Study of the Republican Constitutions of Zambia and Malawi (Thesis thesis).

[4] "Colleagues Fear Kidnapping Of Nationalist in Rhodesia (Published 1975)". The New York Times. 1975-10-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

[5] "A history of abductions, assassinations | The Standard". Retrieved 2021-03-08.

[6] "Drinking at Zimbabwe's press club just before the election". Roads & Kingdoms. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]