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Robert Resha
Robert Resha (1920-1974) was a South African journalist and political dissident. He served in the African National Congress as a member of the Youth League and the National Executive Committee.
Early life.
Robert Resha was born in Bolotwe in 1920. He completed eight years of school and then went to work as a miner.
Journalism.
After acquiring a reputation for being a troublemaker, he took up freelance journalism, writing for various progressive newspapers. He moved to Johannesburg in 1940.
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