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Ronnie Kasrils , Marcus Barnett
Sabotaging Apartheid
08 Nov 2017
“We got into what I call a Faustian pact with big business from Mandela onwards.”
Ronnie Kasrils
Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK): How the Armed Struggle Succeeded
07 Dec 2016
by Ronnie Kasrils Despite its 30 years of sacrifice, Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK), the armed force of the South African liberation struggle, “does not feature in school history curricula, no official films…
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Snakes Alive! The ANC is on a Slippery Slope
17 Aug 2016
by Ronnie Kasrils The unpalatable reality the ANC needs to confront, if it is to mend itself -- and there are those who maintain the rot is too far gone -- is that the strategic initiative which it…
Ronnie Kasrils
South Africa: An Interview with 'Red Ronnie' Kasrils
24 Feb 2016
by Janet Smith In 2013, Ronnie Kasrils, a former commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the once-outlawed African National Congress who also served as minister of intelligence in the ANC…
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Danny Schechter (1942-2015): Media Activist and Clandestine Courier
01 Apr 2015
by Ronnie Kasrils Danny Schecter, the “media dissector,” prolific writer and tireless activist, once acted as a secret courier for the South African freedom movement, and “forged strong personal…
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How the ANC's Faustian Pact Sold Out South Africa's Poorest
26 Jun 2013
by Ronnie Kasrils A veteran of the South African freedom struggle and its Black-led government says the African National Congress’ soul “was eventually lost to corporate power: we were entrapped by…