The secret headquarters of the anti-apartheid struggle and the events that took place there in the early 1960s hold stories well worth sharing
Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and later represented Marikana miners’ families, has died
It’s do what we say, not what we do, as the ANC lays Andrew Mlangeni to rest
Kgalema Motlanthe paid tribute to ANC struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni, who died on Tuesday, at his 95th birthday celebrations last month
The Rivonia trialists welcome Mlangeni home
The foundations of former Rivonia trialists reflect on the loyalty of the comrades who fought for democracy.
The Rivionia Trialist was a humble, steadfast and sincere man
The anti-apartheid struggle veteran was the last remaining defendant of the historic 1963-1964 trial
Denis Goldberg was a forthcoming, funny, angry, brutally honest and impressive man who never stopped fighting for what he believed in
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. — Chinua Achebe
Convicted along with Nelson Mandela and eight others, the Rivonia Trialist spent his golden years active in the ANC although he called out its faults
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity
A virtual reality film about the Rivonia Trial points to the loss of our historical records
Lucas Ledwaba talks to ANC stalwart Andrew Mlangeni about his experience of dispossession and land restitution
Winnie Mandela threw in her lot with patriarchy but, when measured against its benchmarks of a ‘good woman’, she was found to be flawed.
His dissident views made him a renegade communist, but a new biography confirms Harold Wolpe as an influential radical voice.
Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg says patronage in the ANC is a threat to democracy, and that the party needs new leaders.
An American student has filed a lawsuit against the CIA to unearth the exact level of the agency’s complicity in the 1962 arrest of Nelson Mandela.
Andrew Mlangeni, fellow Rivonia trialist and Robben Island inmate, says Nelson Mandela "exuded" leadership based on "collective" thinking.
Advocate George Bizos, Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, confidant and friend, describes the icon’s selfless strategy during the Rivonia Trial.
The "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" director Justin Chadwick talks to the M&G’s Shaun de Waal about making the long-awaited film.
Historian and former communist activist Paul Trewhela takes issue with aspects of Bob Hepple’s autobiography.
George Bizos, who turns 84 in November, has intimate knowledge of the extremes written into the country’s violent past and present.
<b>Verashni Pillay</b> had to endure two speeches by President Jacob Zuma in four days.
Arthur Goldreich, an anti-apartheid activist who provided secret refuge to ANC members, has passed away at the age of 82.
It was just a farm, but what went on there was extraordinary: Nelson Mandela, disguised in blue overalls, plotting with other anti-apartheid leaders against South Africa’s racist regime.