Author: Zarina Maharaj Publisher: Zebra Press Cape Town, 2006 ISBN: 9781770071087 Paperback, 15x23 cm, 272 pages, several colour and bw photos Dancing to a Different Rhythm recounts the fascinating life story of Zarina Maharaj, wife of struggle activist and former cabinet minister Mac Maharaj. Despite many volumes being written about South Africans involved in the struggle for democracy, few are first-hand accounts by the women who stood side by side with their men on the front lines. This book chronicles the experiences of a remarkable woman who was prepared to sacrifice a conventional life and brilliant career in her quest for the freedom of her country, while raising a young family in foreign lands. The book, however, is not only about politics and life in exile, but also about an extraordinary love story that transcended severe hardship, long separations and political imprisonment. Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, this is a gripping and indispensable addition to struggle literature. Zarina Maharaj was a mathematician in the UK-based international team that researched and patented the concept of the fax machine in the seventies, having earlier obtained a Master of Science degree in Mathematics. She taught mathematics at the university in post-independent Mozambique, and developed information technology in Zambia. In post-democratic South Africa she wrote newspaper columns and journal articles on issues of gender and development, and consulted to business on women’s economic empowerment, having obtained a Master of Arts degree in Gender and Development in the early nineties. She is a long-standing member of the ANC and a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. 'There is an alternative inside history that comes not from historians but from men and women whose lives have been totally dedicated, at great personal risk, to political struggle. The testament of Zarina Maharaj and Mac Maharaj, given eloquently by her in this memoir, is brave, and will be controversial.' NADINE GORDIMER 'Tills book humanises the struggle against apartheid in a way that no other publi-cation has done to date. It gives us an invaluable insight into the parallel struggle that went on in the family waged by the women and the children. It is beautifully written and makes riveting reading.' FATIMA MEER 'A compelling and inspiring story of the life journey of a talented and courageous woman who, with her husband, was victimised but not defeated by political pettiness and intrigue.' LORD JOEL JOFFE 'Just as it used to be illegal to speak the truth in the old dispensation, it should be illegal not to speak the truth in the new era that we are all part of in the New South Africa. Zarina Maharaj's memoirs, not just of her tortuous years in the struggle with her husband Mac, in exile and during the perilous times back "home", but also of her early life, complicated racial and religious family dynamics, and a reluctant departure from the Native Land, are compelling, and remind us all that we have a duty to future generations to tell it like it was, and like it is.' JOHN MATSHIKIZA Abdullahjanie 63,64 Abrahams, Archie 157,162, 166 Adam, Dr Enver Cassim 75-6 Adam, Duria 76 African Christian Democratic Party 182 African Communist 86 African National Congress see ANC Ahmed, Hanifa 76 Alexander, Ray 141,142-3 AUende, Salvador 35 alliance 38,174 Alvez, Senhora 99,100, 104,105,109 ANC 4,6,7,8,10,15,19, 20,21,22-3,24,25, 26,27,28,29,30,31, 36,37,38,72, 75, 76-8,82,83,87,97, 99,102,103,107, 109,110,114,115, 116,117,122,123, 124,125,127,128, 129,133,136,137, 145,146,149,150-51, 152,153,158,165, 169,171-3,174,175, 177,178,181,182, 183,185,187,189, 191,193 ANC Women's League 163 ANC Youth League 87 Anglo-Boer War 46 Anthony, Alee 62 Anthony, Naomi 62, 66 Anti-Apartheid Movement 19,23,30,32,77,163 apartheid 4,6,7,8,29,31, 40,72,83,123,125, 137,147,172,175, 176,178,181,189 AWB 180 Ayob, Ismail 24-5 Bain, Christine see Medell, Christine Bain, Sarah 45 Banda,Mr 147,149 Baragwanath Hospital 52,53 Barca, Hamilcar 146 Basie, Count 49 BBC 11,20,22,24,25,72 Becker Street Boys 56 Beirao, Professor 87, 90, 95,96,100-102,104 Bellow, Saul 59 Bernstein, Hilda 89 Bezuidenhout, Jessica 186 Biko, Steve 17 Botha, PW 115,117 Braam, Connie 30,163 Buttner, Gerda 137-9, 141,143 Buttner, Hans 137-9, 141,143 Buttner, Olaf 138 Buttner, Vera 138 Byron, Lord 39 Cabral, Amflcar 146 Cambridge University 136,139,143-4,145, 147,149 Cardoso, Carlos 122,123 Carim, Adam [brother] 52, 53,56,58,61,72,85 Carim, Amod Abdul (Ami) [father] 46-7,51-2, 53-4,55-6,57-8, 59-60,61,62,63,64-5, 66,71,73,85,148 Carim, Doolie [brother] 54-5,56,61,72-3 Carim, Enver [brother] 72, 74,92 Carim, Jo [mother] 9,41-2, 45-9,51-2,53-4,55-7, 58-61,62,63,64-5, 66-7,69,70,71-2, 73-4,75,76,84-6,90, 92,103,147,148 Carim, Mac [brother] 60 Carim, Shirene [sister] 52, 53,58 Carlin,John 10 Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) 180,182 Channel 4 37 Chapman, Tracey 26 Chiba, Chips 74, 75, 76,77, 84,89,90-92 Chiba, Laloo 74-5,76,84, 89,90,91 Chimowitz family 144, 145,160 Chimowitz, Marje 162—3 Chimowitz, Simone 111 Churchill, Winston 165 Citizen 175 CODESA 178 Cohen, Percy 77, 82 Cole, Nat King 48-9 Commission for Gender Equality 182-3 communism 82,105, 119-20,125 Constitutional Court 128 Coovadia, Jerry 158,160 COSATU 38,174 Daily Telegraph 134 De Angelis, Daniel 120 De Angelis, Vanda 118, 119-20 DeKlerk,FW 19,22,23-4, 25,28-9,30,31-2, 171,172,174 De Kock, Eugene 123 Democratic Party 182 Department of Transport 187 Development Bank of Southern Africa 185 Dhlomo, Bongi 84 Diamond Board 183 Dikeledi, Paul 122,123 Dimbleby, Richard 86 Dollie, Farida 91-2 DOS Santos, Pam 109 DOS Santos, Vice-President Marcelino 109 Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo 87, 90,95,128 Elizabeth II 181-2 Ellington, Duke 49 Feinberg, Barry 84 feminism 79, 81-2 First, Ruth 103,118-19, 122,123,176 First Rand Bank 184-5,191 Fischer, Bram 176 Fitzgerald, Ella 49 Fraser, Nancy 79 FRELIMO 87,96,99,100, 115,129 Gallico,Paul 59 Ganhao, Professor 103 Gebuza see Nyanda, Siphiwe General Electric 77, 84, 86 George V 46 Gillespie, Dizzy 49 Ginwala, Frene 114 Goldstone Commission 175 Gordhan, Ketso 12 Gordhan, Pravin 4,12, 170,174 Govender, Savi 56, 57 Groote Schuur negotiations 4,20,25 Group Areas Act 59 Hani, Chris 178 Hannibal 146 Harding, Sandra 80 Havel, Vaclav 82 Hefer, Judge Joos 190-91 Hefer Commission 189-90 Hekman, Susan 80 Hemingway, Ernest 59 Hintze, Henning 144—5 Hitler, Adolf 138 Hodges, Johnny 49 Holiday, Billie 49 House of Orsini 45 Huddlestone, Father Trevor 19,20 Hurd, Douglas 19,22 IBM 117 Ibrahim, AbduUah 135 ICL 117 Infrastructure Finance 185 Inkatha 182 Internal Political and Reconstruction Department (IPRD) 114,133,150 Internal Security Act 5, 29,30 Jackson, Nicola 11 Jara, Victor 35 Jenkin,Tim 7,153-4,163, 164,166,168,169 Joffejoel 169 Jordan, Pallo 77,82, 119,149 Joseph, Paul 77 Kabwe Conference 150 Kadji,Pal 162 Kahn family 176 Kajee, Amin ('Doha') 120 Kapesi, Paulo 105 Kasrils, Ronnie 84 Kathrada, Ahmed 27,31 Kaunda, Kenneth 140 Kebble,Brett 194 Khan, Sharif 55 Kimathi, Dedan 146 Kinnock, Glynis 19 Kinnock.Neil 19 Kodesh,Wolfie 77 Kuhn,TS 78 Labour Party (UK) 19 Lagu, Lennox 99,106 La Guma, Alex 77 Lapsley, Father 125 Latib, Hallima 54 Latib, Mr 59 Lee, Stephen 7 Macala,Ben 10 Machel,Graca 113 Machel, Samora 96,113 Machi,Bob 124,125 Macmillan, Harold 66 MAGIC 87,90 Maharaj, Joey (Sekai Jo) 5-6,7,8,9,10-11,14, 16,20,21,22,23,24, 27,28,32,33,35,36, 38-9,40,138,147, 148,151,152,154, 155,157,160,161, 163,166,171,174, 176,177,178,179, 180,181,185-6,187, 191-2,193 Maharaj, Kithar 34-5, 36,124 Maharaj, Lily 124-6 Maharaj, Lucky 155, 160,162 Maharaj, Mac on Robben Island 4, 75 meets Zarina in England 89-90,91 with Zarina in Mozambique 105—6, 107,109-10,113,115, 119,121,122 and communism 105,119 engagement to Zarina 128-30 wedding 139—43 with Zarina and family in Zambia 133,136-43, 144-5,146,147-9, 154-5 underground work 3,5, 6-9,10,13,16,20, 26,28,35,36,39,80, 119-21,147,153-5 arrest and imprisonment in South Africa 3-7, 10-11,12,15,19,24-5, 27-9,34-6,138,170 campaign to release 15, 19-26,27-32,33-8 terrorism charges 38, 42, 171-4 Minister of Transport 181,186,187,188 and First Rand Bank 184,185,191 corruption charges 186-91 see also Operation Vula Maharaj, Mayna 36,124, 169 Maharaj, Milou (Amilcar) 5-6,7,8,10-11,14, 15-17,20,21,22,23, 24,27,32,33-4,35, 36,39,40,123,146, 148,151,152,154, 155,157,160,161, 163,166-7,168, 169,171-2,174,177, 178,179,180,181, 185,191-3 Maharaj, Shanthee 155, 160,162 Maharaj, Tim 91,105 Maharaj, Zarina birth 47 childhood in South Africa 41,48-9,51-67 in England (1960s and 1970s) 41-2,67, 69-92 and Mayibuye 83-4 in Mozambique 95-111, 113-24,126-30 engagement to Mac Maharaj 128-30 in Zambia 15,133-59, 163 wedding 139-43 car crash and medical treatment 157-66 in Soviet Union 9, 37-8, 163-5 in England (1989/90) 3-17,19-29,33-40, 165-70 and Mac's arrest 3—17, 170 campaign to release Mac 15,19-32,33-38,172 back in South Africa 171-95 Mahomed, Yusuf 177 Makana, Simon 164 Mandela, Nelson 8,26-9, 31,32,34,37,38,172, 174,181-2,184,192 Long Walk to Freedom 91 Mandela, Winnie 26,27,29 Mandela, Zenani 182 Mangezi, Alfeus 103 Marcus, Gill 77 Marx.Karl 79 Marxism 78-80,82,119 Masekela, Barbara 151 Matolaraid 123 Matshikiza,John 84 Mau-Mau 146 Mayet,Mr 55 Mayibuye 30,83-4 Mbeki,Thabo 77,184,189 Mbeki,Zanele 159 Medell, Christine 45,60, 62-3,65,69 Medell, Joseph 45 Mhlongo, Nascimento 116-17 Mhlongo, Raoul 121 MI5 149 Michelangelo 84-5 Miller, Arthur 59 MK see Umkhonto we Sizwe Modisejoe 111 Mokgabudi, Motso ('Obadi') 122,123 Molefejackie 159 Momoniat, Ismail 'Momo' 159 Moonsamy, Sarojini 60 Motsabi,John 150 Motsepe, Godfrey 77,84 Moumbaris, Alex 7,153 Mozambique, Angola and Guinea Bissau Information Centre see MAGIC Msibi, Mandia ('Blackman') 122,123 Msimang, Mendi 19 Mthetwa, Melody 84 Naidoo, Beverley 14-15, 23,123 Naidoo, Indres 89,105 Naidoo, Maya 13-14,19, 21,23,167 Naidoo, Nanda 13-15,123 Naidoo, Ramni 77 Nair, Billy 30,170,174 Nannan, Billy 77, 83, 84 Nashjohn 86 Natal Indian Congress 158,160 National Executive Committee 151,172, 173,182 National Party 25,178,182 National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) 186-7,188,189,190-91 National Roads Agency 187 Ndlovu, Theresa 121 NeviAge 59 New Left 82 Ngcuka, Bulelani 189-90 Ngoma, Jeffrey 48-9,58 Ngoma, Sam 49, 58 Nicholson, Linda 79 Nkadimeng, John 107 Nkobi, Thomas 15, 136-7,146 Nkomati Accord 130 Nomvete,Bax 156,157, 160,165,169 Noticias 97 Nyanda, Siphiwe ('Gebuza') 4,6-7,12,13,35,37, 38,110,122,154,159, 170,174 Nyanda, Zwelakhe ('Douglas') 122-3 Obadi see Mokgabudi, Motso Observer (London) 40 Operation Vula 5-8,10,12, 20-23,28,29,31-2, 37,40,147,151,154, 157,159,162,163, 164,169,170,171-4, 175,178,191 Overseas Development Administration (ODA) 139,144,149,151, 152,153,154 Pahad,Aziz 77 Pahad, Essop 77 Palo Alto Research Laboratories 88,102 Parker, Charlie 49 Parra, Isabella 35 Parra,Violeta 35 pass laws 72 Pasternak, Boris 59 Permian, John 188 Pillay,Anand 24 Pillay, Bobby see Singh, Sonny Pillay, Ivan 5,156,160, 162-3,166 Pillay, Patsy 19,23-4 Pillay, Vella 19,23-4 Pinochet, Augusto 35 Playboy Club 76,84 Pohl family 64,70 Pollsmoor 27 Preferential Trade Area (PTA) 153,156-7, 167,169 Presley, Elvis 51 Pretoria Agreement 28, 38 Pretoria Central Prison 7,153,176 Pretoria Minute 172 Professional Women's League of KwaZulu- Natal 184 Rabilal, Krishna (Ashwin') 122,123 Rajah, Dr 51,53,54,55 Rantao, Jovial 188-9 Rapport 83 Reagan, Ronald 117 Reserve Bank 77 Revolutionary Council 133,139 Rex, Doctor 75 Rilke, Rainer Maria 86 Rivonia Trial 151 Robben Island 4,26,27,75, 84, 89,90,91,105,114, 124,151,170 Rolls-Royce 76,90-91 Roosevelt, Franklin D 165 Rubin,Gayle 80 Sachs,Albie 99,103,105, 113,128 SAfm 188 Schoon, Fritz 176 Schoon, Jeannette 176 Schoon, Katryn 176 Schoon, Marius 176-7 Scorpions 187,189, 190,191 September, Dulcie 77 September, Reg 76,77,83 Shaik, Schabir 186,187, 188,190 Shapiro, Boris 57-8 Sharpeville massacre 72 Shope, Ma Gertrude 163 Simmons, Mr 86 Simonsjack 141,142-3 Singh,Abdul 158 Singh, Madhuri 178 Singh,Sonny 105, 114-15,128 Sisulu, Walter 29,31,172 SlovoJoe(JS) 5,6,7,9, 11,21-2,25,29,31, 148,154,157,158-9, 162-4,166,167,168, 171,172,173,178,179 Smit,Basie 172 Solomon, Andrew 37 Solomon Mahlangu School 102,103 Solzhenitshyn, Alexander 59 South African Communist Party 5,25,38, 77-8, 82,87,119,174 South African Defence Force 109,123,137 South African National Defence Force 7 South African Revenue Service 12 Soweto Uprising 30, 84, 103,122 Stalin, Josef 165 Stalinism 78,119 State Tender Board 187 Steinbeck, John 59 Stone, Irving 59, 84 Strachan, Garth 133,134 Sunday Independent 10 Sunday Times 186-8,189, 190,193,194 Sussex University 5,12, 80,167 Tambo, Adelaide 37 Tambo, Oliver (OR) 4,5, 6,7,9,11,21-2,29, 37,109,147,148, 151,154-5,157,159, 163-4,166,167,168, 171,173 Terreblanche, Eugene 180 Terry, Mike 23 Thatcher, Margaret 19,117 'third force' 178 Tizard, Humphrey 88 Tizard, Sir Henry 88 'total onslaught' 137 Transvaal Indian Congress 59,158,160 Truth and Reconciliation Commission 176 Tshwete, Steve 159 ubuntu 58 UDF 171,182 Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) 75,109,123,149,150 UN Commission on Human Rights 23 Unilever 72,73,74,84 United Nations 5, 7,23, 151,153,156,158-9, 161,163,165 United Nations Centre for Trade and Development in Geneva (UNCTAD/ GATT) 156 University of the Witwatersrand 64,180 University of Zambia 136, 145,149 Valli Moosa, Mohammed 3-6,16,35,41,170 Van der Merwe, Fanie 178 Vick, Ingeborg 32 Vlakplaas 123 Wa Afrika, Mzilikazi 188 Walusz, Janus 179 Wessels, Elsabe 35 Westhuizen, Rudi 99-100,121 Williamson, Craig 176 Winfrey, Oprah 192 World War I 46 World War II 47,70,165 Xavier, Senhor 113-14,115 Xerox 86,87-8 Yalta Conference 165 Zuma, Jacob 97-9,116 Zuma.Kate 98 Zungu, Cab 77 |