Interviews sorted by name
Ottilie Abrahams
SWAPO—Student and SWAPO-Democrats in Sweden—Namibia National Front Director of the Jakob Morenga Tutorial College
Ottilie AbrahamsBen Amathila
SWAPO—Chief Representative to Scandinavia, West Germany and Austria— Secretary of Economic Affairs Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Ben AmathilaDr Elizabeth Amukugo
Member of the Executive Board of the Forum of African Parliamentarians for Education (FAPED)
Elizabeth AmukugoTommy Andersson
Emmaus Stockholm Sweden
Tommy AnderssonJaya Appalraju
Student in Sweden Executive Director of Matla Trust
Jaya AppalrajuRoland Axelsson
SIDA—Regional coordinator of Swedish humanitarian assistance to Southern Africa—Private consultant
Roland AxelssonBirgitta Berggren
SIDA—Secretary to the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance—Head of SIDA’s section for Southern Africa Secretary General of the Swedish NGO Foundation for Human Rights
Birgitta BerggrenAxel-Ivar Berglund
Swedish missionary
Axel-Ivar BerglundTore Bergman
Church of Sweden Mission, Zimbabwe—Member of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance
Tore BergmanBirna Thórdardóttir
Former activist, currently cultural guide in Reykjavik
Birna ThórdardóttirMagdalena Bjerneld
Nurse. Africa Groups of Sweden
Magdalena BjerneldStig Blomquist
LO/TCO—Miners International Federation—Regional adviser in Southern Africa
Stig BlomquistAlex Boraine
Progressive Federal Party—Director of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative in South Africa Vice-Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Alex BoraineRoelof (‘Pik’) Botha
National Party—Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs
Roelof ('Pik') BothaTozamile Botha
Special Advisor to the Minister of Housing, IT Consultant
Tozamile BothaJohan Brisman
Asssitant Director General
Johan BrismanJoaquim Chissano
FRELIMO—Chief Representative to Tanzania—Secretary of Security—Prime Minister in the Transitional Government of Mozambique—Minister of Foreign Affairs—President of Mozambique
Joaquim ChissanoMarcelino dos Santos
FRELIMO—Secretary General of CONCP—FRELIMO Secretary of External Affairs and Vice-President Former Minister of Development and Economic Planning, and President of the National Assembly
Marcelino dos SantosGeorg Dreifaldt
Africa Groups of Sweden and SIDA
Georg DreifaldtGora Ebrahim
PAC—Secretary of Foreign Affairs Member of the National Assembly
Gora EbrahimRev. Rune Forsbeck
Swedish Ecumenical Council
Rune ForsbeckGestur Svavarsson
Bank IT Technician
Gestur SvavarssonGerald Giose
National Liberation Front/Yu Chi Chan Club—ANC/Umkhonto we Sizwe
Gerald GioseDenis Goldberg
ANC, ex-underground, former political prisoner. Work for the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry
Denis GoldbergJohn Gomomo
Federation of South African Trade Unions—ANC—South African Communist Party President of the Congress of South African Trade Unions
John GomomoPär Granstedt
Centre Party—Association of Western European Parliamentarians Against Apartheid African European Institute
Pär GranstedtMadi Gray
Journalist
Madi GrayMargareta Gunnarsson
ISAK. Welfare worker within the Church
Margareta GunnarssonGylfi Páll Hersir
Geophysicist
Gylfi Páll HersirBirger Hagård
Moderate Party
Birger HagårdRoger Hällhag
Student organisations, The Isolate South Africa Committee (ISAK) and social democratic organisations
Roger HällhagSven Hamrell
Scandinavian Institute of African Studies—Swedish South Africa Committee— Member of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance—Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation—Senior Adviser to the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
Sven HamrellHaukur Már Haraldsson
Lecturer at the Department of Media and Information Technology, Reykjavik Technical College.
Haukur M. HaraldssonGunnar Helander
Church of Sweden Mission, South Africa—Founder of the Swedish Fund for the Victims of Racial Oppression in South Africa—Chairman of the Swedish South Africa Committee—Member of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance—Vice Chairman of the International Defence and Aid Fund
Gunnar HelanderCarl-Henrik ('C.H.') Hermansson
Chairman of the Swedish Communist Party and of the Left Party Communists
Carl-Henrik ('C.H.') HermanssonHadino Hishongwa
SWAPO—Chief Representative to Scandinavia, West Germany and Austria Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower Development
Hadino HishongwaLena Hjelm-Wallén
Social Democratic Party—Minister of Education and of International Development Cooperation Minister for Foreign Affairs
Lena Hjelm-WallénRica Hodgson
Congress of Democrats—ANC—International Defence and Aid Fund—Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College. Secretary to Walter Sisulu at the ANC Head Office
Rica HodgsonBertil Högberg
Consultant. Churches, Bread and Fishes, Africa Groups, ISAK
Bertil HögbergDr Indongo
Physician to the Namibian President. Former Deputy Minister of Health
Dr IndongoMwangala Indongo
Nurse
Mwangala IndongoMrs Mary Iyambo
Laboratory Technologist, Head of the Walvis Bay Laboratory, State Hospital
Mary IyamboAnita Jansson
Africa Groups of Sweden (AGIS)
Anita JanssonJóhanna K. Eyjólfsdóttir
Director of the Icelandic Section of Amnesty International
Jóhanna K. EyjólfsdóttirChrister Johansson
Practical Solidarity
Christer JohanssonAnders Johansson
Journalist and member of the Swedish South Africa Committee—Africa correspondent of Dagens Nyheter—Regional reporter of Dagens Nyheter
Anders JohanssonHelena Johansson
ISAK, The Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees
Helena JohanssonLotta Jonsson
ISAK, The Left Party
Lotta JonssonPaulo Jorge
MPLA—Director of Information Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Paulo JorgeKumbirai Kangai
ZANU—Secretary of Transport and Social Welfare
Kumbirai KangaiBirgitta Karlström-Dorph
Swedish Legation in Pretoria, 1980s
Birgitta Karlström-DorphPeter Katjavivi
SWAPO—Chief Representative to the United Kingdom and Western Europe—Secretary of Information and PublicityVice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia
Peter KatjaviviKenneth Kaunda
President of Zambia President of the United National Independence Party
Kenneth KaundaCharles Kauraisa
SWANU—Student in Sweden and Chairman of SWANU’s External Council Chairman of Rössing Uranium
Charles KauraisaAnn-Marie Kihlberg
Gothenburg Africa Group, Gothenburg ISAK
Ann-Marie KihlbergKristinn Halldór Einarsson
Chairman of the Icelandic organisation for the blind and partly sighted
Kristinn Halldór EinarssonKristjan Gúdlaugsson
Former Secretary General of the Communist Party of Iceland.
Kristjan GudlaugssonLúcio Lara
MPLA—Secretary for Organization and Cadres
Lúcio LaraTomas Ledin
Swedish musician and solidarity organizer
Tomas LedinMonica Lindh
Falu Africa Group and Dala-ISAC
Monica LindhSören Lindh
Africa Groups in Sweden
Sören LindhLóa Bjarnardottír
Former activist and a professional photographer, currently working at a kindergarden in Iceland.
Lóa BjarnardottírStig Lövgren
SIDA—Responsible for procurement to the liberation movements
Stig LövgrenMzolisi Mabude
ANC, ex-underground, former student in Sweden
Mzolisi MabudeLindiwe Mabuza
ANC—Chief Representative to Sweden and the Nordic countries
Lindiwe MabuzaÅke Magnusson
Chairman of the Student Development Fund—Secretary to the 1977 Swedish committee on sanctions against South Africa Executive Director of the International Council of Swedish Industry
Åke MagnussonSekopi Malebo
ANC, the Lutheran Church
Sekopi MaleboReddy Mampane (aka ‘Reddy Mazimba’)
ANC—Chief Representative to Tanzania and to Zimbabwe National Director of the African Development Corporation
Reddy MampaneTrevor Manuel
Western Cape Regional Secretary of the United Democratic Front—ANC.
Trevor ManuelDon Mattera
Author, Poet, Journalist and Activist in 143 organisations
Don MatteraThabo Mbeki
ANC—Director of Information, Secretary of Presidential Affairs and of International Affairs. First Executive Deputy President of South Africa
Thabo MbekiErnst Michanek
Director General of SIDA and Chairman of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance—Vice Chairman of the International Defence and Aid Fund
Ernst MichanekNkutu Moalosi (aka David Kgabang)
ANC office, Stockholm, from the late 1980s
Nkutu Moalosi (aka David Kgabang)Billy Modise
ANC—Student and Chief Representative to Sweden High Commissioner of South Africa to Canada
Billy ModiseJanet Modlane
FRELIMO—Director of the Mozambique Institute Former National Director of International Cooperation
Janet ModlaneKay Moonsamy
ANC—Treasury Department—Treasurer General of the South African Congress of Trade Unions Treasurer General of the South African Communist Party
Kay MoonsamyJames Motlatsi
National Union of Mineworkers—ANC President of the National Union of Mineworkers
James MotlatsiSankie Mthembi-Mahanyele (aka ‘Rebecca Matlou’)
ANC—Administrative officer at the ANC mission to Sweden and the Nordic countries—Deputy Secretary of International Affairs Minister of Housing
Sankie Mthembi-MahanyeleDirk Mudge
National Party—Chairman of the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference Chairman of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
Dirk MudgeAron Mushimba
SWAPO — Chief Representative to Angola and to Zambia — Director of Namibia Project Engineers
Aaron MushimbaDidymus Mutasa
ZANU—Deputy Secretary of Finance ZANU-PF Administrative Secretary
Didymus MutasaMishake Muyongo
Vice President of the Caprivi African National Union—Vice President of SWAPO— Vice President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance President of the DTA Party
Mishake MuyongoAbel Muzorewa
Leader of the African National Council and UANC—Prime Minister of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Bishop of the United Methodist Church of Zimbabwe
Abel MuzorewaFestus Naholo
SWAPO—Secretary of Logistics SWAPO Coordinator and Secretary of Economic Affairs
Festus NaholoIndres Naidoo
ANC—Umkhonto we Sizwe—South African Communist Party. ANC Senator.
Indres NaidooBeyers Naudé
Director of the Christian Institute of Southern Africa—South African Council of Churches. Director of the Ecumenical Advice Bureau
Beyers NaudéTormod Nesset
ISAC
Tormod NessetRuth Neto
MPLA President of the Organization of Angolan Women (OMA)
Ruth NetoZedika Ngavirue
SWANU—Student in Sweden and Chairman of SWANU’s External Council Director General of the National Planning Commission
Zedika NgavirueHillevi Nilsson
Africa Groups in Sweden
Hillevi NilssonHelena Nilsson Lannegren
Centre Party Youth League (CUF) and Women's League
Helena Nilsson LannegrenJohn Nkomo
ZAPU—Secretary of Administration Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
John NkomoKarl Gunnar (KG) Norén
ISAK
KG NorenMiguel N´Zau Puna
UNITA—Secretary General and Political Commissar of the Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FALA)—Leader of the Movement for Democratic Reflection (TRD)
Miguel N´Zau PunaOttó Másson
Postgraduate student in Philosophy at the University of Iceland
Ottó MássonJohan Peanberg
Swedish Municipal Worker’s Union
Johan PeanbergBarney Pityana
President of the South African Students Organisation—Black Consciousness Movement—ANC—Director of the Programme to Combat Racism of the World Council of Churches Chairman of the South African Human Rights Commission
Barney PityanaHifikepunye Pohamba
SWAPO—Chief Representative to Tanzania—Secretary of Finance and Administration / National Treasurer Minister of Home Affairs
Hifikepunye PohambaRagnhildur Helgadóttir
Law professor at Reykjavik University.
Ragnhildur HelgadottirJorge Rebelo
Former FRELIMO—Secretary of Information
Jorge RebeloLennart Renöfält
Africa Groups and ISAC
Lennart RenöfältAlbert Ribeiro-Kabulu
MPLA—Director of the Service for Radio and Telecommunications Minister of Industry and Energy Ambassador of Angola to Zimbabwe
Alberto Ribeiro-KabuluLaetitia Rispel
Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria
Laetitia RispelHolden Roberto
President of FNLA
Holden RobertoBerit Rylander
Teacher, Sida
Berit RylanderSten Rylander
Swedish ambassador
Sten RylanderSalim Ahmed Salim
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Tanzania Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity
Salim Ahmed SalimBengt Säve-Söderbergh
SIDA—Head of the Africa section in the Department for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs—Secretary General of the International Centre of the Swedish Labour Movement (AIC)—Under-Secretary of State for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Secretary General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Bengt Säve-SöderberghPierre Schori
Schori Social Democratic Party—International Secretary—Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Minister of International Development Cooperation
Pierre SchoriSydney Sekeramayi
ZANU—Student in Sweden—Deputy Secretary of Health, Minister of State for National Security
Sydney SekeramayiAndreas Shipanga
SWAPO—President of SWAPO-Democrats Former Minister of Economic Affairs, Mining and Sea Fisheries in South West Africa/Namibia
Andreas ShipangaVladimir Shubin
Head of the Africa Section of the International Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Southern African Studies, University of the Western Cape
Vladimir ShubinSigþrúður Gunnarsdóttir
Children´s book publisher
Sigthrudur GunnarsdóttirSigurlaug Gunnlaugsdottir
Historian, currently Publishing Director at the Meteorological Office
Sigurlaug GunnlaugsdottirSigvarður Ari Huldarsson
IT entrepreneur
Sigvardur Ari HuldarssonWalter Sisulu
ANC—Secretary General. Former ANC Deputy President—Senior adviser to the President of South Africa
Walter SisuluNdabaningi Sithole
President of ZANU, Chairman of the Zimbabwe Liberation Council and President of ZANU-Sithole President of ZANU-Ndonga
Ndabaningi SitholeDr Abisai Shejavali
Council of Churches
Dr Abisai ShejavaliSverker Sörlin
Professor
Sverker SörlinSteingrimur Sigfússon
Chairman of the Left-Green Movement and Member of Parliament
Steingrimur SigfússonAnders Stendalen
Swedish Mine Workers Union (Gruv)
Anders StendalenGarth Strachan
ANC—Umkhonto we Sizwe—South African Communist Party—Director of the Education, Resource and Information Project / Voter Education and Election Training Unit Responsible for fundraising at the South African Communist Party
Garth StrachanYngve Sunesson
Centre Party Youth League
Yngve SunessonSunna Snaedal
Medical Doctor at the Karolinska Hospital, Sweden.
Sunna SnaedalNilo Taapopi
Accounting Officer of the City of Windhoek
Nilo TaapopiCarl Tham
Liberal Party, later Social Democratic Party—Director General of SIDA and Chairman of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance Minister of Higher Education
Carl ThamMohammed Tikly
Coordinator of the Somafco Collection, Batlagae Trust
Mohammed TiklyAndimba Toivy ya Toivo
SWAPO—Secretary General Minister of Mines and Energy
Andimba Toivy ya ToivoJosiah Tungamirai
ZANU/ZANLA—Political Commissar Former Air Marshal
Josiah TungamiraiBen Ulenga
SWAPO—Secretary General of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia Deputy Minister of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism
Ben UlengaJorge Valentim
UNITA—Secretary for Information
Jorge ValentimHoward Varney
Student Activist, End Conscription Campaign, Legal Resources Centre
Howard VarneyJacinto Veloso
FRELIMO Former Minister of Security, Economic Affairs and of Cooperation
Jacinto VelosoDick Urban Vestbro
Africa Groups of Sweden and early ISAK
Dick Urban VestbroSérgio Vieira
Former Minister of Security and of Agriculture
Sérgio VieiraMagnus Walan
Uppsala Africa Group and ISAK
Magnus WalanPer Wästberg
Founder of the Swedish Fund for the Victims of Racial Oppression in South Africa—Swedish South Africa Committee—Board member of the International Defence and Aid Fund—Vice President of Swedish Amnesty International—Member of the Consultative Committee on Humanitarian Assistance—Chief editor of Dagens Nyheter Member of the European Academy of Arts and Sciences
Per WästbergBo Westman
Sida
Bo WestmanSolveig Wickman
LO-TCO Secretariat for International Trade Union Development Cooperation, Sweden
Solveig WickmanLester Wikström
Church of Sweden
Lester WikströmCraig Williamson
National Party—Military intelligence officer and commander of foreign operations— Deputy Director of the International University Exchange Fund—Member of the President's Council. Executive Outcomes
Craig WilliamsonDavid Wirmark
Liberal Party—General Secretary of the World Assembly of Youth—Member of the 1977 committee on sanctions against South Africa—Ambassador of Sweden to Tanzania Board member of the Swedish International Liberal Center
David Wirmark
Updated 21 February 2007, 14:47

