... Both she and her husband, Hymie, were among the 15 accused in the infamous Bram Fischer trial. She was sentenced to three years’ hard labour, which she served at Barberton Women’s Prison.  The whole nation mourned her death in 2008, including former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Her collection of correspondence archived in the Constitution Hill collection (AL3295) at SAHA consists of letters written by Barsel to her husband Hymie and her daughters Merle and Linda during her incarceration in the Johannesburg Women’s Jail in 1984 and the ...

... including for the WHO, ITU and Council for Science and Technology in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and as head of the Media Department at COSATU's National Head Office.  Marlene served as a board member of SAHA from 1996-2016. Ms Razia Saleh Currently employed as the Senior Archivist at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Razia Saleh was the SAHA archivist from 1989 – 2000 and was the ANC Archives Unit Coordinator from 2001 – 2006. She currently serves on the board of the  Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, and co-edited their 2009 book Men of Dynamite: ...

... Barsel to her husband Hymie and daughters during her incarceration in the Johannesburg Women's Jail in 1984 and the Barberton Women's Jail from 1985 to 1986. A fascinating collection of colourful ink on paper illustrations by Fatima Meer, who was detained without trial in 1976 alongside Winnie Mandela, depicts life in the women’s jail in surprising detail. Completed in utter secrecy during her incarceration, the works of art include prison scenes such as her prison cell, female prisoners gathering in the prison yard, one prisoner braiding the hair of another and a warder ...

... this to anyone wanting to gain a broader understanding of the Struggles in South Africa, particularly the role that young people played. Organisations like the ANCYL marked the rise of a new generation of leaders, names now famous worldwide such as Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and of course Nelson Mandela and it was interesting to learn about how the youth movements grew and changed over time. Why I chose this publication and what is the relevance to my work at SAHA? I chose this publication firstly because I have just started working at SAHA and with Youth Day approaching ...

... relatives and children were murdered and disappeared. This August, we honour and respect the role women played in both securing South Africa’s freedom, and testifying to her brutal past. Black and white photograph of Debra Marakalala from Tembisa, taken by Gille de Vlieg at the Freen Mandela Rally held in Durban, December 15, 1985. Archived in SAHA collection as

... by Global Witness revealed there were nearly three times as many deaths of people protecting land and environmental rights in 2012 than 10 years previously. In the past few weeks, two prominent environmental activists fighting for the rights of indigenous people, Berta Cáceres and Nelson García, were murdered by unknown assailants in Honduras. Against this background, we stand in solidarity with the Amadiba Crisis Committee and demand: Immediate and urgent investigation by the South African Police Services of this crime to ensure that the perpetrators are caught