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Below: We knew each other at University and still meet regularly. This was at our home in Cape Town in March 2023.
from left: Rob Petersen, Nikki Westcott, Geoff Budlender, HK, Renfrew Christie and Christine. In pic two Paula Ensor is second from right
Below: At St Peter's Theological College, Hammanskraal, around 1968. On the right Renfrew Christie, then Ilona, on the ground HK and second from left Ernest Ralekgheto.
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Below: Randwezi Harry Nengwekhulu and HK 1967/68. See text below.

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Shipwrecked: the class of '68: Judy Favish, Christine Crowley, Maryke and Clive Nettleton, Horst Kleinschmidt, Geoff Budlender, Menan du Plessies and Renfrew Christie, in February 2019
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Infront of the Great Hall at Wits University ca 1969: Release All Political Prisoners

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Under the banner: Release all Political Prisoners, from left: Franco Frescura (face obscured by hair), Ilona Aronson, Horst Kleinschmidt, Jackie Bosman and Malcolm McCarthy
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Student Representative Council at the Johannesburg College of Education 1967/68. Middle front row is David Wilkinson, the SRC President. To his left is Horst Kleinschmidt and his Vice President.
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Above cartoon was drawn by Richard Pooler whilst we attended the National Union of SA Students annual conference in Cape Town in 1968. Richard alludes to my radicalism here. His prediction that I would be in prison 10 years hence was nearly correct. I was detained in 1975. Sadly Richard passed away a few years ago.
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1966: Front: ??Jubber???Mosendane, R.Pooler,Clive Nettleton, Duncan Innes, John Daniel, Sheila La[inski.????
Second row from right, third is HK
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1968 HK Report to Nusas Exec - Regional Director.pdf
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Richard Pooler humour ca. 1968.
1968 'Campus' Special Edition on human rights by HK.pdf
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Thebehali at JCE. Dave Barritt beaten up. 1968.pdf
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Johannesburg College of Education ca 1967. Names? HK back row on right.
1968 'Campus' HK article on black education that cost me a career and financial penalties as a prospective teacher.pdf
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1967 Nusas circular on ISC being funded by the CIA.pdf
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