Joe Slovo with Nelson Mandela SACP pays tribute to Comrade Joe Slovo on his centennial birth anniversary Saturday, 23 May 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) takes this moment to honour the revolutionary life and enduring contribution of Comrade Joe Slovo on his centennial birth anniversary. From Joe Slovo’s contribution to the liberation struggle, we draw lessons and courage for the struggles that confront us in the present. Joe Slovo was a communist, a commander

Ruth First was born in 1925 to parents Julius First and Matilda Levetan who emigrated to South Africa from Latvia in 1906 and became...