Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg, born on 17 December 1937, in Cape Town, is a white South African involved in the internal resistance to apartheid. After adopting a mute black child and assisting black people on various occasions, she exiled herself to the Netherlands, and then to New Zealand, where she continued her fight.
Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg | |
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Born | 17 December 1937 Cape Town (Union of South Africa) |
Occupation | Activist |
She returned to South Africa in 2004.
Biography
editYouth and first actions
editShe was born on 17 December 1937,[1] in Cape Town.[2] Her troubles with the authorities began in 1956, when she adopted a mute black child and decided to send him to a specialized school in Worcester, a neighborhood in Cape Town.[1] The police forced her to move,[1] and additionally, her husband and she lost their jobs.[2]
Settled in Claremont, she quickly faced trouble again. In 1958, she filed a complaint against a policeman after witnessing him beating a black man.[1][2] Following these events, Daane-van Rensburg had to move again.[1] In 1959, she helped an Indian person who had been hit by a car and received a warning from the Claremont police.[1] The following year, the South African was held at gunpoint by the police after giving access to her water to black people during a demonstration.[1][2]
Exile
editShe chose to go into exile in 1960 with her family and moved to the Netherlands, where she immediately contacted the anti-apartheid movement.[1] Daane-van Rensburg then spent some time in New Zealand, where she organized anti-apartheid groups and was in contact with several of the country's prime ministers,[1][2] particularly to work towards canceling the Springbok tour.[1][2]
Return
editAfter the end of apartheid, she was allowed to return to South Africa in 2004.[1][2] On 27 March 2009, she received the Order of Luthuli for "her courageous stance against the apartheid government and her tireless campaign for the liberation of South Africa on international platforms".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jacqueline Daane-van Rensburg (1937 - )". Official website of the Presidency of South Africa.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "National Orders awards 27 March 2009 | South African Government". Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.