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Ronnie Kasrils

Ronnie Kasrils is a former minister in the South African government. He was a member of the national executive of the African National Congress (ANC) and a founding member of uMkhonto we Sizwe.

The Freedom Struggle

Veteran anti-Apartheid leader Ronnie Kasrils speaks to Tribune about the experiences that shaped him, from growing up as a Jew in the 1940s to the fight against South Africa’s white supremacist regime.

Remembering Ruth First

In 1982, anti-apartheid leader Ruth First was killed when a parcel bomb sent by South African police exploded in her office. Her comrade Ronnie Kasrils remembers her revolutionary life.

Remembering Andrew Mlangeni

Ronnie Kasrils remembers his comrade Andrew Mlangeni, giant of the South African struggle against apartheid who spent 26 years in the cell beside Nelson Mandela at Robben Island.