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… have equipment. She was later moved to Pretoria Central prison, where she was severely treated. From Pretoria she was moved to Nylstroom prison, from where she was transferred home at the end of her 11 months nightmare in prison. Lindiwe went in exile and joined  Umkhonto we Sizwe …

… 1974 he was arrested and detained in Pretoria Central Prison. He was later convicted under the Terrorism Act and … they learned from one another. Moodley was released from prison in 1981and became a member of the Azanian People's … Moodley covered the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and was overcome with emotions having witnessed the …

… government on 18 October 1985 at Pretoria Central Prison for his supposed role in the 1982 murder of a black …

… of a family since it was likely he was ‘going to end up in prison’. Return to Cape Town and ‘an accident waiting to … and across Europe. When asked about his experience in the prison of Robben Island , Neville Alexander remembers that it … through were terrible. He remembers the humiliation by the prison guards, which took multiple forms: censorship of the …

… the African National Congress (ANC). He served one year in prison and upon his release in 1968 he was banned for two … Mdlalose and Anton Xaba – were sentenced to life in prison. A few months after his release, he was once again …

… time. When Valliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar was sentenced to prison, she was already a little unwell. Her condition soon …

… 96 of 1965). He was  detained for14 days at the Pretoria prison and died on 10th October 1966.An inquest into his …

… Island were issued with the bare minimum of clothing (prison uniforms). Black prisoners were not given long pants — … His first visitor was his mother, who came to see him in prison in August 1964. Once or twice, some friends visited … returned home, he was first confined to the Durban Central Prison for a few days. The police told his family that they …

… punishment, especially when imposed for transgressions of prison rules. He felt strongly that bail should be fixed with … every effort should be made to keep first offenders out of prison. He was a pioneering advocate of non-custodial sentences rather than short prison sentences, which he considered both damaging and …

… in December 1976. Myeza was sentenced to 11 years in prison.  He was sent to Robben Island where served an … that went to meet Nelson Mandela after his release from prison. Myeza was renowned for his oratory skills and thus …

… was arrested for the first time. He was moved around from prison to prison, kept in solitary confinement, asked to testify …

… an eight-year jail sentence which she served at Kroonstad Prison and was one of the women who were arrested for MK activities. While she was in prison, Modise enrolled for studies and completed her …

… was the chairman of the British Indian Association, was in prison because of his involvement in the first passive … who deliberately broke the law and spent three weeks in prison Durban. Molvi Cachalia was one of the key figures in …

… the Durban Station (Greyhound Bus Rank), Durban Central Prison, Lawyers for Human Rights, Umlazi Station and I-Care …

… died in detention on 20 December 1977 at the North End Prison in Port Elizabeth.Mr Nobhadula was an awaiting-trial …

… 1976 security crackdown under the state of emergency. The prison authorities stated that he was found hanged in his prison cell on 22 October 1986, after 129 days in detention. … the circumstances of his death.”   At the court case, prison warders apparently gave conflicting evidence. The …

… for two weeks at The Fort in the women’s section of the prison. She was in solitary confinement throughout and was … Shanthie to testify, as he was reluctant to send her to prison again; he pitied her, as she looked so frail. The … Shanthie was not released until June, after 371 days in prison, most of it under solitary confinement, for no offence …

… practice. In his memoir, A Healthy Grave – An Apartheid Prison Memoir , published in 1969, Kantor says that he was … before she was born. Not long after his release from prison, he decided that he could no longer live in South … wrote of his experiences in A Healthy Grave – An Apartheid Prison Memoir from exile in London six years after the …

… and he was found guilty and sentenced to 1 month in prison. As the secretary of the Dairy Worker's Union, Nair … being arrested and detained for 3 months at Durban Central Prison. He was released in August when the emergency was … the Island he served in a number of capacities on the ANC prison leadership committees. Billy Nair, was prisoner number …

… at Modder B mine, which was later changed into Modderbee prison. Nzo was sent off to Eastern Cape to receive … a residence permit. He served his sentence at Modderbee Prison, where his father once worked. In 1958, Nzo was …

… under Section 6 of the  Terrorism Act . She remained in prison for six months without a single change of clothing, … to state repression. Ndzanga was only released from prison a day after his funeral. The  Federation of Transvaal …

… its art collection (located on the site of the Old Fort Prison in Johannesburg). Sachs has also authored several … Edgar as an RSC play in 1979, which is now a classic of prison memoirs. Stephanie on Trial followed his second …

… to bus boycotters. He was arrested and later released from prison. On 26 September, 1943 Mosaka, in conjunction with … for his involvement in the conference. On his release from prison, Mosaka dedicated his last years of life doing …

… imprisonment. Nefolovhodwe was sentenced to six years in prison and together with others served his term on Robben … Island. He was held in the A Section of Robben Island prison, with his BCM comrades. After his release he went back …

… years old at this time. When  Mudaliar  was sentenced to prison, she was already a little sick. Her condition soon …

… furniture for his fellow prisoners in the prison workshop,and delighted them with his hobby of crafting … 19 March 2012.|About.com, African History, Robben Island Prison Museum: Jeff Masemola , [online]  Available at …

… were the first to be executed at the Pretoria Central prison for political reasons. This followed a clash at Cator … Durban the previous year during the beerhall riots. The prison was restored as a museum and launched as the Gallows …

… revolution, guerrilla warfare and sabotage and given prison sentences ranging from five to ten years. Solomon was … Robben Island. After solitary confinement, Solomon found prison to be a relief. He was in the general section with … for two six-month periods, the first time because the prison authorities claimed he conspired with Sedick Isaacs to …

… regime released Nelson Mandela after he served 27 years in prison.  Today, 30 years later, we celebrate this watershed … that changed South Africa forever.   Madiba’s release from prison set our nation on the course of liberation and … on the 30th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's Release from Prison …

… Medical School.  After his detention in the Durban Central Prison in 1960, they decided to escape from South Africa (he …