Raymond Suttner

Raymond Suttner (b. (1945-08-29)29 August 1945 in Durban South Africa), is an activist, academic, journalist and well known public figure in South Africa.^[2]

Activism

During the struggle against apartheid Suttner was in the leadership of the African National Congress, South African Communist Party and the United Democratic Front. He served two prison terms under apartheid.

Academic Affiliations

He currently has academic affiliations at Rhodes University, the University of South Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand.^[3]

Publications

• 30 Years of the Freedom Charter. Johannesburg: Ravan Press. 1985. ISBN 978-1-876175-25-2.  with Jeremy Cronin
• 50 years of the Freedom Charter. Unisa Press. 2006. ISBN 978-1-86888-375-2.  with Jeremy Cronin
• Inside Apartheid's Prison: Notes and letters of struggle. Minneapolis: Ocean Press. 2002. ISBN 978-1-876175-25-2. 
• The ANC Underground in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana Press. 2008. ISBN 978-1770095977. 
• Recovering Democracy in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana Press. 2015. ISBN 9781431421589. 
• The Freedom Charter: the people's charter in the nineteen-eighties. University of Cape Town. 1984. 
• The Character and Formation of Intellectuals Within the South African Liberation Movement. Codesria. 2003. 

Personal life

Suttner is married to the academic, writer and activist Nomboniso Gasa.

References

External links

• Official website
• Statement in Court by Raymond Suttner, Lecturer in Law at the University of Natal, African National Congress, 1975