Two important figures that have shaped Protestant Christianity in South Africa are Manche Masemola and Albert Luthuli, featured in this issue of the Journal of African Christian Biography. A martyr like Bernard Mizeki, Manche Masemola died for her faith at a young age. Annual pilgrimages to her grave celebrate her legacy as a martyr of the Church. Chief Albert Luthuli left an extensive legacy as a teacher, a traditional leader, a politician, and a prophetic Christian in the non-violent struggle against apartheid.
Madipoane (ngwan’a Mphahlele) Masenya (Sun,) studied this question.