Gillian Slovo is a South African-born writer who lives in the UK. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.
Slovo in 2011
Joe Slovo was a South African politician, and an opponent of the apartheid system. A Marxist-Leninist, he was a long-time leader and theorist in the South African Communist Party (SACP), a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), and a commander of the ANC's military wing uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
Plaque in Camden Town
The grave of Joe Slovo in Avalon Cemetery, Soweto