Hani

A Life Too Short

By: Janet Smith, Beauregard Tromp

Narrated by: Langley Kirkwood

Chris Hani's assassination in 1993 gave rise to one of South Africa's great imponderables: if he had survived, what impact would he have had on politics and government in South Africa? More pointedly, could this charismatic leader have risen to become president of the country?

Hani was a hero of South Africa's liberation, a communist party leader and Umkhonto we Sizwe chief of staff who was both intellectual and fighter, a man who could inspire an army but carried a book of poetry in his backpack. Hani led MK into its earliest battles and carved a formidable reputation as a thinker, debater and peacemaker.

Hani: A Life Too Short tells the story of Hani's life, from his childhood in rural Transkei and education at Fort Hare University to the controversial Memorandum of 1969, the crisis in the ANC camps in Angola in the 1980s and the heady dawn of freedom. Drawing on interviews and the recollections of those who knew him, this audiobook provides a detailed account of the life of a great South African.

©2009 Janet Smith & Beauregard Tromp (P)2020 Audible, Ltd

SA would be a different country if Hani was not killed!

A accurate insight into our history. Brilliantly written and well researched! This book is my favourite on Commissar Chris. A must read for our youth to fully understand the history of MK the dedication of a selfless patriot that always put The well-being of our citizens first! South Africa would be a different place today if they didn’t come together and murder Chris Hani!