South African activist (1933-2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Denis Theodore Goldberg (11 April 1933 – 29 April 2020) was a South African social campaigner of Jewish descent.[2] As a member of the South African Communist Party he was active in the struggle against apartheid and was imprisoned along with other key members of the anti-apartheid movement such as Nelson Mandela at Robben Island.
Denis Goldberg | |
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Born | [1] Cape Town | 11 April 1933
Died | 29 April 2020 87) Cape Town | (aged
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Known for | Rivonia Trial |
Political party | African National Congress |
After the first non-racial elections in South Africa, Goldberg founded the development organisation Community H.E.A.R.T. in London in 1995 to help to improve the living standards of black South Africans. With the support of German friends, he established Community H.E.A.R.T. e.V. in Essen, Germany in 1996.
Goldberg returned to South Africa in 2002 and was appointed Special Adviser to MP Ronnie Kasrils, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry until 2004. In 2010 he published his autobiography, The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa (STE Publishers, Johannesburg).[3]
Goldberg was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer in July 2019 while on a tour in Germany.[4] He died from the disease in Cape Town on 29 April 2020, aged 87.[5]
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