Career
Born in Louis Trichardt, Nkondo was a lifelong activist with the African National Congress. He was a high school teacher at Lamula High School in Meadowlands, Gauteng and eventually became the chairman of the Soweto Teachers Action Committee before being suspended for educating against apartheid. In 1983, he became the Vice President of the United Democratic Front coalition and in 1985, chairman of the Release Mandela campaign which advocated for African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela"s release from prison. Following independence, Nkondo became South Africa"s High Commissioner in neighboring Namibia.
He died on 3 December 2009.
