Accused No.11 Zonga Mokgathla

CCAC #: 0131
Artwork title: Accused No.11 Zonga Mokgathla
Artist(s): Colin Kahanovitz
Year made: 1989
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Pencil on Newsprint
Dimensions (mm): 243 x 180
Framed dimensions (in mm): 347 x 283 x 15
Artwork series: Upington 14
Source: Donated by artist
Year acquired: 2009
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On private display
Exhibitions: A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - National Arts Festival, Makhanda - 20 to 30 June 2024
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley - 1 August to 7 September 2024
A LUTA CONTINUA: Reflecting on 30 years of democracy through the CCAC - KZNSA Gallery, Durban - 27 September - 10 November 2024
Signage:

A set of drawings of the ‘Upington 14’ who were sentenced to death for a murder that they could not all have committed. The artist was a member of their legal team. Notably, the constitutionality of the death penalty was the first case heard by the Constitutional Court.

Themes: Upington 14
Constitutional links: Right to life (section 11)
Related constitutional cases: S v Makwanyane & Another (1995)

CCAC 428322

Photographer: Colin Kahanovitz
Photo copyright: Consult with the CCT team

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