Mandela was already in prison in a separate case, but became a defendant in the so-called Rivonia treason trial because he helped found Spear of the Nation, the military wing of the African ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Percy Yutar, the prosecutor who won life sentences against Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress leaders in the 1964 Rivonia treason trial, has died.

A 1995 photograph of President Nelson Mandela, left, with Percy Yutar, the prosecutor in the 1963-1964 Rivonia treason trial, in which Mandela was sentenced to life in prison [File: Louise Gubb ...

Mandela was already in prison in a separate case, but became a defendant in the so-called Rivonia treason trial because he helped found Spear of the Nation, the military wing of the African ...

During those times elderly people spoke in whispered code. It never dawned on me that the Rivonia Treason Trial has unleashed a turbulence that was to engulf us all. Mr. Mandela was never mentioned by ...

It was unacceptable to compare the treason trial of 22 alleged members of the right-wing Boeremag to the Rivonia treason trial, the Pretoria High Court heard on Friday. The Boeremag accused ...

Family members of the trialists from the Rivonia Trial in Court C at the Palace of Justice - the same courtroom it was held in held six decades ago – on 12 June 2024. Picture: Kgomotso Modise ...

Mandela was already in prison in a separate case, but became a defendant in the so-called Rivonia treason trial because he helped found Spear of the Nation, the military wing of the African ...