Tag Archives: SACP

Mementos of Steve Kitson

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Gavin Brown

Sunday 12 November 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of Steven Kitson. Steve was born in 1957 as the eldest child of the South African communists and anti-apartheid activists David and Norma Kitson. In the 1980s, he became … Continue reading →

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Transition or revolution? The politics of being a ‘difficult woman’

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Several times over the last two years, I have been told by people who were heavily involved with the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain that the AAM’s problems with the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group originated with Norma Kitson.  Time and … Continue reading →

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David Kitson: a South African communist remembered

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Ian David Kitson died in Johannesburg on 9 November 2010 at the age of 91.  Although he played no direct role in the formation of the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group, it is possible to argue that without him the group … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Mandela’s Release

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gavin Brown

On 2 February 1990, at the opening of the new (whites-only) Parliament in South Africa, President FW De Klerk announced the unbanning of the African National Congress, the Pan-Africanist Congress and the South African Communist Party.  He also announced that … Continue reading →

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