Madi Phala (2 February 1955 – 2 March 2007) was a South African artist. His later works were predominantly painting and collage and dealt with the theme of the African herd boy.
Phala's work is represented in several private and corporate art collections, including the French Embassy; De Beers, London, as well as Minister Pallo Jordan and art historian Barbara Lindop. His sculpture SS Mendi Memorial, commemorating the sinking of troopship Mendi in 1917, was designated a national heritage site in 2016.[1]
He was murdered outside his house at Langa, Cape Town on 2 March 2007 during a robbery.[2][3]
^Makwabe, Buyekezwa (April 2007). "Heritage work is doubly poignant". Sunday Times Heritage Project. South African History Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
