The 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
… trial. The white detainees were held at Pretoria Central Prison. Aside from Swart, all were members of the all-white … for the one detainee not on hunger strike, the Afrikaner prison warders, with whom Swart would banter in Afrikaans and … on the instructions of Nelson Mandela”, issued from Pollsmoor Prison, “to ensure that the hugely popular cleric …