ANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies

African National Congress (ANC) leader and Anglican clergyman, James Arthur Calata, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He joined the ANC in 1930 and rose to become its secretary-general. In this capacity, Calata was signatory of the 1949 Programme of Action, though he found the proposal of the Youth League too extreme. During the Defiance Campaign of 1952, he was banned from attending gatherings but was eventually allowed to carry on with his church work, although not without government harassment. In 1960, Calata was given a six months suspended sentence under the Suppression of Communism Act. He continued serving the ANC's structures both nationally and provincially until his death.