The Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini, near Komatipoort in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, marks the spot where the plane carrying the then-President of Mozambique crashed in 1986.

[1] The monument was inaugurated by Joaquim Chissano and Nelson Mandela on 19 January 1999.

Its central feature is 35 tubes of steel, symbolising the number of lives lost in the air crash, that create a wailing sound in the wind.

[2] A planned R11.2 million upgrade was to add access roads, an amphitheater, a helipad and buildings.

A statue of Machel, donated by Norwegian anti-apartheid artists, was also erected at the site.