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Prof. Chitja Twala
The network of safe houses in exile and the hosts remain significant in South Africa’s freedom celebration. This is according to Prof. Chitja Twala of the History Department at the University of the Free State (UFS).
Twala noted this against the backdrop of South Africa observing Freedom Day on 27 April.
The network housed freedom fighters who left South Africa as they were targeted by the apartheid regime forces. The safe houses were set up in countries like Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique and Swaziland.
“After the apartheid regime banned liberation organisations such as the ANC, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and others in the 1960s, these movements established networks of safe houses inside and outside the country,” Twala explained.
Apr 23, 2021
News desk Opinion article by Prof Chitja Twala, Department of History, University of the Free State In South Africa, the month of April is referred to.
Opinion article by Prof Chitja Twala, Department of History, University of the Free State
In South Africa, the month of April is referred to as Freedom Month with 27 April known as Freedom Day. In celebrating and commemorating this day in 2021, it is important to acknowledge the role of the contribution of safe houses to the liberation struggle. The safe houses were sometimes referred to as ‘hosting or transit’ houses. The relative dearth in academic research and the scrutiny of those houses cannot be left unattended. This academic investigation attempts to contribute to the South African historiography on cross-border politics and that of liberation struggle studies.
Remembering the significant role âsafe housesâ played in the Struggle
By Professor Chitja Twala
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In South Africa, the month of April is referred to as Freedom Month with 27 April known as Freedom Day. In celebrating and commemorating this day in 2021, it is important to acknowledge the role of the contribution of safe houses to the liberation Struggle.
The safe houses were sometimes referred to as âhosting or transitâ houses. The relative dearth in academic research and the scrutiny of those houses cannot be left unattended. This academic investigation attempts to contribute to the South African historiography on cross-border politics and that of liberation struggle studies.
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