Synopsis
Member of Congress of Democrats and British Communist Party, member of the technical unit of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and founder of the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group.
First name
Norma
Last name
Kitson
Date of birth
18-August-1933
Location of birth
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa
Date of death
12-June-2002
Location of death
Harare,Zimbabwe
Gender
female
Norma Kitson (nee Cranko) was born to Jewish parents in 1933 in Berea, Durban. She was one of four children, and had an elder sister Joan and brother Ronnie and a younger brother, Mark. Her father was a chemist by training and was the president of the Point Yacht Club, as Jews were banned from the Royal Natal Yacht club. Her mother, Millie, came from a wealthy Polish family.