The Argus: Mandela, the Rivonia Trial, life or death? (Supplement Part 2)

Title

The Argus: Mandela, the Rivonia Trial, life or death? (Supplement Part 2)

Description

A retrospective report published in February 1990 reflecting on the commencement of the Rivonia Trial on October 9, 1963. The article highlights the social climate of the time, contrasting the trial of the "Rivonia 11" with the front-page news of Cape Town singer Danny Williams marrying a white woman in London—an act then criminalised in South Africa under the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act. It notes the archaic racial terminology used in 1963 press reports ("Natives") and the specific charges of sabotage and communism.

Subject

Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 -- Trials, litigation, etc.

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1948-1994

Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- South Africa

Trials (Treason) -- South Africa, Rivonia Trial, Pretoria

South Africa, 1964

Trials (Sabotage) -- South Africa

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/76172

Creator

The Argus (Newspaper)

Cruywagen, Dennis

Drysdale, Andrew

Rights

The Argus

Rights Holder

The Argus

Provenance

The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service

Type

text

Extent

8 pages

Format

pdf

Language

English

useGuidelines

The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.

Publisher

The Argus

Date

1990-02-07