In a statement a few days ago, the South African Communist Party confirmed Nelson Mandela’s membership, calling him “one of the greatest revolutionaries of the 20th century”. The party proudly announed that Mandela was very much a communist during the … Read the rest
Tag: Rivonia Trial
All-white cast of SA’s revolution speak up
“South Africans in general
‘Our Rivonia trial lit the flame of revolution’: Denis Goldberg
Three silver-haired men sat together and recalled a court case 50 years ago that rocketed their friend and fellow freedom fighter to fame. To one man in the group that friend is simply “Nel.”
To the rest of the world … Read the rest
Mandela’s speech from the dock during the Rivonia Trial
I am the First Accused.
I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and practised as an attorney in Johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with Oliver Tambo. I am a convicted prisoner serving five years for leaving the … Read the rest