Nimrod Sejake

Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Oct 2026

Nimrod Sejake (8 August 1920 – 27 May 2004) was a labour leader in South Africa in the 1950s. He was a leading member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, initially as secretary of the Iron Steel Workers, and became active in the African National Congress (ANC) in Soweto in the 1950s. He was one of the defendants at the Treason Trial, and on his arrest shared a cell with Nelson Mandela. For safety reasons, he sought exile in Ireland. Later, he became a prominent figure in the Marxist W