Sisonke Msimang
Writer and podcaster who grew up in exile as the child of an ANC freedom fighter; host of the ABC podcast Boycott exploring the international campaign against apartheid in South Africa.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 19min
Growing up fighting apartheid
Sisonke Msimang, writer and podcaster who grew up in exile as the child of an ANC freedom fighter. She discusses the international boycott campaign against apartheid. She recounts her father’s revolutionary life, training abroad and life in Lusaka. She reflects on growing up amid global revolutionary communities and later migration to Canada and Australia.
