Conclusion

Abstract

The period from 1948 to 1990 was a horrific one for South Africa. The government destroyed the lives of millions of its citizens and forced thousands to leave the country and rebuild their lives beyond its borders. South Africans who opposed their government brought their political struggle to world attention and kept it there for over 30 years. In Britain, almost everyone has heard of the rather insignificant country on the southern tip of Africa. British people probably know more about South Africa than any other part of the continent: apartheid, Mandela and the African National Congress are no longer unfamiliar terms. Yet, little is known of those South Africans who actually live in Britain. Almost nothing has been written about those political activists who sustained the anti-apartheid struggle throughout those years in exile.