Richard "Gert" Sibande 
(1907 near Ermelo, Mpumalanga – 1987) was a South African political activist. He was one of the ANC co-accused to stand trial in the treason trial of 1956-61 alongside Nelson Mandela and 154 others.[1]
Sibande played a critical role in the Potato Boycott of 1959.[2]
The Gert Sibande district in Mpumalanga province of South Africa is named after him. He was born in the district and spent a large part of his life there.
- ^ "Gert Sibande". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "ANC: Zuma: Address delivered at the Gert Sibande Memorial Lecture (23/09/2008)". www.polity.org.za.