Eddie Daniels interviewed by Ruendree Govinder May 27, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
"My mother lived outside my banning area ... so I had to go see her illegally. I couldn't find employment ..." [2:42]
Eddie Daniels was placed under house arrest and served with banning orders as soon as he was released from 15 years in prison on Robben Island.
Eddie Daniels, who was classified as Coloured, was born in District Six in Cape Town and worked on a whaling vessel and in the mines in Namibia. He joined the Liberal Party because it was a nonracial and anti-government organization. He joined the African Resistance Movement (ARM), which began sabotage actions a little before the African National Congress’ UmKhonto we Sizwe armed wing. Daniels was found guilty of sabotage and was imprisoned on Robben Island for 15 years. He joined the African National Congress after he was released from prison. He has written about his imprisonment in There and Back: Robben Island 1964-1979.
