Priscilla Jana

Priscilla Jana (5 December 1943 – 10 October 2020) was a South African human rights lawyer, politician and diplomat. As a member of the African National Congress (ANC) during the anti-apartheid movement, she participated in both legal activism as well as in the underground movement to end apartheid. She represented many significant figures in the movement, including South African president Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Steve Biko, Govan Mbeki, Walter Sisulu, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Jana was one of the very few South Africans who had access to political prisoners, including Mandela, in the maximum security Robben Island prison, and served as an emissary for coded messages between the political prisoners and the ANC leadership. Quotes “My entire adult life has been dedicated to dismantling the apartheid system and attempting to replace it with something wholesome and good for all South Africans. I cannot regret one minute of it.” Timeslive “It felt like a death sentence. The death of all my anti-apartheid activities, perhaps the death of my law practice.” Timeslive “I had found solidarity. At last, I knew where I belonged.” Irishtimes “I saw then that there was no justice. I saw that the entire system was designed to perpetuate apartheid.” The African Mirror External links Category:Women from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:African National Congress politicians Category:1943 births Category:2020 deaths