Tributes continue to pour in for Ebrahim Ebrahim

Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84.

Ebrahim passed away at his Johannesburg home after a long illness, the ANC said in a statement.

He “was a longstanding member of the ANC, a patriot who served his country in different capacities with humility, dedication, and distinction,” the party said.

He was arrested in 1963 and imprisoned on Robben Island, where he studied alongside Mandela and shared a cell with former president Jacob Zuma.

“In prison we were assaulted, starved, under-clothed, and exposed to bitter cold weather,” he wrote later in a memoir.

“We were sworn at and humiliated in the most degrading manner. We broke stones and ate a measly meal.

“For years we were made to stand stark naked for long periods of time in an open courtyard, sometimes in biting cold weather. One of my close friends died of exposure.”

Nonetheless, Ebrahim used his prison days to obtain two university degrees.

GCIS DG Phumla Williams lauded him for mentoring her as a young underground activist.

Ebrahim has been remembered for his humility and self-sacrifice for the liberation of all Africans.

Despite being kidnapped and facing the death penalty in the 80’s, he never gave up his values.

Source: AFP

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