| | A chapter of South African history was closed when Joe Slovo died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Johannesburg at 3 a.m. on the morning of 6 January 1995, finally succumbing to the bone marrow cancer that had been diagnosed some three years earlier. It is a measure of his contribution to the liberation of South Africa that much of the country's modern history can be traced with accuracy by following the political and personal career of this remarkable and warm man. Vilified by the apartheid regime, he became one of the most popular politicians with the people of South Africa, and one of the most successful Ministers in the Government of National Unity. |
