Identity area
Reference code
ZA UFHL MR-RT-007
Title
Denis Goldberg Papers
Date(s)
- 1984 - 1995 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Approximately 12 boxes ; Text-based documents
Context area
Name of creator
(11 April 1933 - 29 April 2020)
Biographical history
Anti-apartheid and political activist. Member of the SACP. Co-founder and leader of the Congress of Democrats (COD). Technical officer in MK. Arrested at Rivonia in 1963 and subsequently served a life sentence in Pretoria Local Prison. On his release in 1985 he went into exile in the UK and represented the ANC at the Anti-Apartheid Committee of the United Nations. Founded Community HEART in 1995 to help poor black South Africans. Returned to South Africa in 2002 and was appointed special adviser to minister of water affairs and forestry Ronnie Kasrils.
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Scope and content
The files reflect Denis Goldberg's activities and interaction with VIPs in the country and abroad on uplifting the educational and socio-economic status of previously disadvantaged South Africans. Includes files on a wide range of issues from 1983-1995.
Although there is no material related to Rivonia Trial in this collection, it has been included as it speaks to the subsequent activities of one of the main protagonist in the Trial.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted
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- Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Alice