Author: Heard, Tony.
Title: The Cape of Storms. A Personal History of the Crisis in South Africa.
Description: Ravan Press. Johannesburg 1991 1st edition. Royal blue cloth boards. 275pp illustrated 8vo. 0.5kg. Ownership signature ffep else a near Fine copy in VG+ dustwrapper (slight wear at head of spine, no chips, tears, or loss). ISBN: 9780869754085 An account of the rise of the National Party and the human and political consequences of South Africa's recent history. As the editor of the Cape Times for 16 years, Heard faced prosecution, threats, reader hostility, and government pressure until he was arrested in 1985 for publishing a forbidden interview with Oliver Tambo, banned leader of the then outlawed ANC. Shows well the obstacles and options that faced journalists of conscience in South Africa at that time.

Keywords: south southern africa african biography autobiography cape times editor anc african national congress


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