With his gentle but defiant statement, Mandela, at the age of 45, laid his life on the line at the Rivonia Trial on April 20, 1964. He and eight other defendants (by April, the charges against a ...

Stylized animation and a wealth of uncovered archival audio make this doc on the apartheid era's pivotal Rivonia Trial unexpectedly fresh. The last three words in the title of “The State Against ...

South Africa's Rivonia Trial, which saw Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists jailed, was a key moment in the country's struggle for freedom. Now, more than 50 years later, ...

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“The Rivonia trial was in this court, the Delmas treason trial was here and the Saso-BPC [SA Students’ Organisation-Black People’s Convention] trial was here in the Palace of Justice.” ...

The Rivonia Trial – in which Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and seven other anti-apartheid activists were charged with sabotage ...

An historic defeat in the fight against South Africa’s apartheid regime, the Rivonia trial of 1963-64 ended with Nelson Mandela and seven co-accused serving life sentences behind bars for crimes ...

The Rivonia Trial's commemoration has been seen as an opportunity for South Africans to reflect on the sacrifices made to secure their freedom. Today marks 60 years since the Rivonia trial.

Joel Joffe was the instructing attorney for the Rivonia Trial accused. After the trial, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he worked in the financial services sector. In 2000, he became a ...

He was a convicted co-defendant with Mr. Mandela at the Rivonia Trial of 1964, which exposed to the world the injustices of South Africa’s segregationist policies.

1964: Rivonia Trial. On April 20, 1964, Mandela stands on trial in Pretoria, South Africa. He has been charged with sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the state.

The Rivonia Trial, lasting from October 1963 to June 1964, has been well documented as a pivotal point in the fight against the white minority government in South Africa. It brought Nelson Mandela ...