Tag: denis goldberg
Honours for South Africa’s Rivonia Trialists
Rivonia Trialists Ahmed Kathrada, Andrew Mlangeni and Denis Goldberg received a local accolade on Friday - the Freedom of Sedibeng District Municipality. At the end of January, they will also receive the Freedom of the City of London.
Commemorating 50 years since the Rivonia Trial
As South Africa celebrates 20 years of a vibrant and robust democracy, it commemorates a significant trial in the country's turbulent history the 1963 to 1964 Rivonia Trial.
Liliesleaf remembered 50 years on
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the raid on Liliesleaf Farm – the day that South African police swooped on the hideout of key members of the African National Congress's struggle against apartheid.
• From Liliesleaf to Robben Island
Mandela prison anniversary marked
November 7 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the prison sentence handed down to former president Nelson Mandela for leaving the country illegally and inciting workers to strike.
• Liliesleaf: keeping the memory alive