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… Ahmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada was born on 21 August 1929, to Indian immigrant parents in Schweizer Reneke, a small town in Western Transvaal [now North West Province].  … who were leaders of the freedom movement in the Transvaal. Kathrada’s political work began in 1941, at the early age of …

… Joffe was born to a Jewish family on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal … defence attorney of two Robben Islanders, namely, Ahmed Kathrada and Laloo Chiba . “For me, it was about saving the … and was awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. Kathrada took Joffe and his wife Venetta on a Robben Island …

… Babla was compelled to leave home in order to gain a basic education. After completing his education he worked … he was a member of the Picasso Club, along with Ahmed Kathrada , Mosie Moolla , Abdulhay Jassat and Farid Adam … tribute to Babla was written by his close friend Ahmed Kathrada: Suliman Saloojee, my dearest friend Babla, was …

… North West Province). Her father, Mohamed Bismilla, was a prominent business person who first came to South Africa … of her husband further brought her into contact with Ahmed Kathrada , who was at that time serving his prison sentence … . Upon hearing the news of the passing of his friend, Kathrada penned a letter of condolence to Mayat’s brother, …

… amongst whom were Walter Sisulu , Babla Saloojee , Ahmed Kathrada and several others in mobilising people. After the … the United Democratic front (UDF) , in which she also led a number of campaigns against the tri-cameral system of … the violation of others. For instance, she participated in a public protest against the attacks on women wearing …

… African Communist Party (SACP) in the 1950's and remained a communist and a firm believer in the superior morality of socialism to his … . Together with Nelson Mandela , Walter Sisulu , Ahmed Kathrada , Elias Motsoaledi, Raymond Mhlaba , Andrew Mlangeni …

… the 1952 Defiance Campaign.He was drawn to politics as a teenager in Johannesburg during Indian protest against the … Youth League and the Youth Communist League ,he became a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress executive for about … in the campaign against the removal of Sophiatown,him and Kathrada were charged with incitement were later released. …

… In 1951 she attended the World Youth Congress in Berlin as a member of a South African delegation that was lead by Ahmed Kathrada . In 1955 Sonia Bunting was one of the platform …

… town of Christiana on 12 June 1934 where his father ran a successful import-export business. The family was forced to … on public walls. Among its members were Mosie,  Ahmed Kathrada ,  Babla Saloojee ,  Faried Adams  and  Solly … thirty - including  Nelson Mandela ,  Helen Joseph , Ahmed Kathrada and Walter Sisulu - to stand trial for the entire …

… Professor Firoz Cachalia holds a BA degree, a BA (Hons) degree, an LLB and a Higher Diploma in Company … to serve on the Mahatma Gandhi Trust and the Ahmed Kathrada Trust. He has also held leadership positions in the …

… May 1912. Sisulu was born out of wedlock. His father was a Mr. Dickenson, a white assistant magistrate. He was raised … he was arrested with Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Ahmed Kathrada and others. Sisulu and the rest of the “Rivonia … a course on the history of the Indian struggle by Kathrada, a history of the Coloured People and a course on …

… She had two older brothers, Peter and Graham, as well as a twin sister named Jennifer. She grew up in a sheltered … days. Neame had been dating fellow activist, Ahmed Kathrada , for two years when he was arrested at the … as a tool to torture her, constantly threatening to hang Kathrada. She became physically ill, unable to eat for weeks. …

… at the University of Witwatersrand where she obtained a degree in Development Studies. While at Wits, Hogan joined a group of students who actively opposed policies of the … AIDS Fund established in 2003. Hogan is married to Ahmed Kathrada , a member of the ANC who was sentenced to life …

… Province. He completed the tenth grade and found work as a construction labourer after coming to Johannesburg in 1951. … His job of exposing the hidden crimes of Apartheid proved a remarkable experience in investigative journalism. Gqabi … Nelson Mandela ,  Walter Sisulu ,  Govan Mbeki ,  Ahmed Kathrada  and others. In early 1963 he was arrested in …

… Suliman Moosa Esakjee was born in 1928. He worked as a clerk, and was an active member of the  Transvaal Indian … of the Transvaal Indian Congress.  Esakjee played a major role in the formation of the  Congress of the People … graffiti on walls. Other members included  Ahmed Kathrada , Babla Saloojee, Herbie Pillay,  Mosie Moolla  and …

… South African Communist Party (SACP) recruited by Ahmed Kathrada . Chiba joined uMkhonto we Sizwe  (MK) in 1961 also … to his commitment and leadership, he was asked to become a member of the Second National High Command in 1963 with … Shirish Nanabhai were arrested after planning to sabotage a railway line. He was taken to Marshall Square and held in …

… Jassat, came from Takoli. His father was at various times a hawker and a shopkeeper.Dr Jassat matriculated from the Johannesburg … law, the Special Branch confirmed his suspicion.  Ahmed Kathrada  of the  Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC)  asked him …

… labourers. Her mother married Govindasamy Pillay, a hawker from Mauritius. They established a business selling fruit and vegetables to hotels. Mononmony … and Albertina Sisulu , Mac and Zarina Maharaj , Ahmed Kathrada and Helen Joseph . To quote her son, Indres, Island …

… Dennis Brutus . He had to leave school early to look for a job as his brother, Indres Naidoo, was imprisoned on Robben … We used to be raided regularly, at least once a month. But we were very careful. We never kept banned … of Council.   Naidoo also serves on the board of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.   Over the years that he has served as a …

… Marabastad ,  Pretoria ) in Transvaal (now Gauteng), into a highly politically-active family. Her father,  Nana Sita , … and repressive laws. Between the two world wars, there was a great deal of in-fighting in Indian politics as differences … to the cause of freedom, non-racialism and justice ( Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, 2021). Sita, who never married or had …

… Walter Kefuoe Fikelephi Chakela was a revered playwright and poet born on 13 April 1953 in Vryburg, a small, conservative Afrikaner town in Transvaal (now North … ANC, such as Walter Sisulu , Nelson Mandela , and Ahmed Kathrada . The station was very influential in planting the …

… on 26 February 1927 in Johannesburg to Abraham Kantor, a lawyer and Pauline ‘Polly’ (Braude) Kantor. James Kantor … James Kantor & Partners, in Johannesburg. He excelled as a divorce lawyer. He usually represented the wife and, at a … were Walter Sisulu , Govan Mbeki , Raymond Mhlaba , Ahmed Kathrada , Arthur Goldreich , Dennis Goldberg and Lionel …

… was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the … in Kliptown near Soweto. However Mandela, Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada could not attend the conference because their … were Walter Sisulu , Govan Mbeki , Raymond Mhlaba , Ahmed Kathrada , Dennis Goldberg and Lionel Bernstein . Police …

… collection of articles. Nana Sita was born in Matwadi, a village in Gujarat, India, in 1898, in a family which was active in the Indian freedom movement. He … in struggle - Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and others now out of jail - lead the nation in its …

… in Alice in the Eastern Cape, where he met Mr MacDonald, a church minister from Scotland. MacDonald was planning to … him overseas, MacDonald convinced them that it would be a great opportunity for their son. Moroka then had the task … Moroka, Mandela, Sisulu, JB Marks , Dadoo , and Ahmed Kathrada . Moroka was severely criticised when he distanced …

… in the southeast of Transvaal where his father opened a shop. Timol was forced to go to school in Standerton, as … family back to Roodepoort in 1956 where his father opened a fish and chips shop. Life was difficult and his mother had … the group was able to invite banned persons such as Ahmed Kathrada , renowned writer Ezekiel (Es’kia) Mphalele and …

… in the South African liberation movement for over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link its … Yusuf Cachalia, Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo , Ahmed Kathrada , IC Meer, JN Singh, Fatima Meer and Dadoo were … of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 1998 Ahmed Kathrada, Memoirs , Ahmed Kathrada, Zebra Press, Cape Town, …

… amongst all the Afrikaners that I grew up with or knew, as a young man in the 1960s and early 1970s, came to an … government of the time. More recently Robert Kaplan, a psychiatrist in Wollongong, Australia, who went to the same … moment - Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Ahmed Kathrada, Wilton Mkwayi, Andrew Mlangeni, Elias Motsoaledi …

… He was, according to subsequent president FW de Klerk , ‘a thick-set man with heavy jowls and intense blue eyes who … for his deadpan sense of humour and his quick wit’. He was a passionate Afrikaner Nationalist who early in his life … Rivonia and arrested him, his wife, Walter Sisulu , Ahmed Kathrada , LG Bernstein , Govan Mbeki , H Festenstein, Dennis …