Jacqueline Arenstein (born 6 June 1921) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. A member of the

South African Communist Party The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing Na ...

(SACP) from the age of 21, she was a defendant in the 1956 Treason Trial and repeatedly banned from the 1960s through to the 1980s. In 1984 she was appointed as a legal adviser to Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

Life

Arenstein is Jewish, and is a cousin to the former Minister of Intelligence Services

Ronnie Kasrils Ronald Kasrils (born 15 November 1938) is a South African politician, Marxist revolutionary, guerrilla and military commander. He was Minister for Intelligence Services from 27 April 2004 to 25 September 2008. He was a member of the National E ...

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1921 births Possibly living people Jewish South African anti-apartheid activists Members of the South African Communist Party White South African anti-apartheid activists {{AntiApartheid-activist-stub