Chris Dlamini was born in Benoni, Transvaal, on 10 October 1944, one of the five children of Anna and Gilbert Dlamini, a worker in an electroplating factory. Dlamini's father came from Swaziland, and was frequently arrested for illegal residence in South Africa. These arrests, together with an incident when South African authorities forced Dlamini's 16-year-old brother to return to Swaziland on his own, had a serious impact on Dlamini's outlook.

References

• South African Institute of Race Relations, Race Relations Survey, 1984, Johannesburg, 1985.
• Cape Times, 3 June 1986.
• Interviewed 12 November 1986, Springs.
• Author\'s research undertaken for the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (Idasa), 1992.
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