| Autor: |
Masvotore, Peter, Tsara, Linda |
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Alternation; 2019 Special Edition, Vol. 26, p122-139, 18p |
| Abstrakt: |
South Africa's road to democracy cannot be complete without the untold stories of the undercover operations played by women during and after the Rivonia arrests. It is a fact that after 1963 the leadership of both organisations namely the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) were behind bars. As a result, there was virtually complete destruction of internal leadership of both organisations and the struggle for democracy nearly suffered a still birth had it not been for the untold undercover operations of some women among men who stood firm and courageous to complete the struggle. The story of South Africa's road to democracy cannot be complete without considering the contributions made by women who galvanised and reconstituted political organisations through undercover operations. Using a post- colonial feminist theory this paper seeks to rediscover and reposition the contributions by women such as Albertina Sisulu, Ruth Mompati and Joyce Sikhakhane among others through their undercover operations as complementary efforts to complete the road to democracy. The paper will grapple with questions such as; To what extent could women's underground operations be built, and maintained, in the face of constant police surveillance, and the methods of torture favoured by the Special Branch in particular? What was the nature of the undercover operations that were created? These and other questions are explored to rediscover and put women on the map and complete the story for South Africa's road to democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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