Little Rivonia Trial

The Little Rivonia Trial was a South African

John Matthews and Wilton Mkwayi. A confederate of theirs, Lionel Gay turned state witness, and in return, the prosecution dropped the charges against him.^[1]

Judge

hard labour at the famous Robben Island quarry.^[5]

The releases

In 1976,

Robben Island

prison.

In 1979,
John Matthews, a white South African Communist,^[6] was released after serving his 15 year sentence at Pretoria Central Prison.^[6] In 1997, years after his release, Matthews received three long service MK medals from then Deputy Minister of Defence, Ronnie Kasrils.^[6] Matthews eventually succumbed to cancer at the age of 85.^[6]

In 1982,

Robben Island

prison but he was rearrested in 1985 to 1986 without a trial.

On 11 May 1984,
London, England.^[9]^[8] He later died in 2010.^[10]

On 15 October 1989,
Pan Africanist Congress Jafta Masemola
after he also spent 27 years in prison.

Poems referencing apartheid

"Nothing's Changed" by Tatamkhulu Afrika
"Still Standing" by Athol Williams aka AE Ballakisten in Heap of Stones
"Mandela and I" by Athol Williams aka AE Ballakisten in Heap of Stones
"Leaders Great" by Mayihlome Tshwete

References

^ O'Malley, Padraig (2007). Shades of difference. Mac Maharaj and the struggle for South Africa. New York: Viking. pp. 137–146.
^ O'Malley, Padraig (2007). Shades of difference. Mac Maharaj and the struggle for South Africa. New York: Viking. pp. 146.
^ Trewhela, Paul (Jul 29, 2004). "Obituary: Wilton Mkwayi". Independent, The (London).
^ Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. "Report, Volume 3". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
^ Mandela, Nelson (1994). Long walk to freedom. The autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Randburg, South Africa: Macdonald Purnell. pp. 393.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Walking on Air – The Story of ANC Activist John Edward Matthews (by Colleen Matthews)". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ ^a ^b "David Kitson released | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
^ ^a ^b Schoonmaker, James (2014-11-12). "David Kitson". Manchester Historian. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
^ "Secret Deal with South Africa's Stalinists | R. W. Johnson | Standpoint". Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
^ "David Kitson obituary". the Guardian. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

[1] O'Malley, Padraig (2007). Shades of difference. Mac Maharaj and the struggle for South Africa. New York: Viking. pp. 137–146.

[2] O'Malley, Padraig (2007). Shades of difference. Mac Maharaj and the struggle for South Africa. New York: Viking. pp. 146.

[3] Trewhela, Paul (Jul 29, 2004). "Obituary: Wilton Mkwayi". Independent, The (London).

[4] Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. "Report, Volume 3". Retrieved 2007-06-01.

[5] Mandela, Nelson (1994). Long walk to freedom. The autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Randburg, South Africa: Macdonald Purnell. pp. 393.

[matthewsrelease-6] "Walking on Air – The Story of ANC Activist John Edward Matthews (by Colleen Matthews)". Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[kitson-7] "David Kitson released | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

[kitsonstill-8] Schoonmaker, James (2014-11-12). "David Kitson". Manchester Historian. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

[9] "Secret Deal with South Africa's Stalinists | R. W. Johnson | Standpoint". Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[10] "David Kitson obituary". the Guardian. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

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The releases

See also

Poems referencing apartheid

References