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Isie Maisels - A personal tribute by Sydney Kentridge QC
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Jan 15, 2021

Isie Maisels - A personal tribute by Sydney Kentridge QC

Israel Aaron Maisels QC retired from the Johannesburg Bar, at the age of 87, after as remarkable a career as any advocat...

'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
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Jan 15, 2021

'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu

There was no single moment when I began to sense the long shadow that Cecil John Rhodes has cast over my life, or over t...

Maisels and his ‘most famous client’ by Helen Maisels Trisk
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Jan 14, 2021

Maisels and his ‘most famous client’ by Helen Maisels Trisk

It was to my late father, IA (Isie) Maisels QC that Mandela turned to when he was released from detention in February 19...

Foreword: Helen Joseph’s – If This Be Treason – by Benjamin Trisk
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Jan 14, 2021

Foreword: Helen Joseph’s – If This Be Treason – by Benjamin Trisk

I was unaware of Helen Joseph’s memoir of the Treason Trial (1956 – 1961) until I came across a letter to I.A. Maisels Q...

The Workers Herald, 1928, May 12
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Jan 14, 2021

The Workers Herald, 1928, May 12

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The Workers Herald, 1927, October 15
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The Workers Herald, 1927, October 15

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The Workers Herald, 1927, September 15
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The Workers Herald, 1927, September 15

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The Workers Herald, 1927,  August 15
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The Workers Herald, 1927, August 15

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The Workers Herald, 1927,  July 15
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The Workers Herald, 1927, July 15

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The Workers Herald, 1927,  June 15
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The Workers Herald, 1927, June 15

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The Workers Herald, 1927, May 17
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The Workers Herald, 1927, May 17

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The Workers Herald, 1927, April 6
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The Workers Herald, 1927, April 6

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The Workers Herald, 1927, March 18
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The Workers Herald, 1927, March 18

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Zonnebloem College, Cape Town
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Jan 14, 2021

Zonnebloem College, Cape Town

farm Zonnebloem (sunflower) by controversial Cape Governor Sir George Grey. educated the sons and daughters of chiefs im...

The Workers Herald, 1926, December 15
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The Workers Herald, 1926, December 15

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