Lillieleaf farm (Rivonia)
Trial transcript excerpts on this page are taken primarily from two sources:
Joel Joffe, The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial That Changed South Africa (1965)
and Lauritz Strydom, Rivonia Unmasked! (1965).
Prosecution Case
Opening Statement by Percy Yutar
Bruno Mtolo, saboteur
Cyril Davids
Defense Case
Opening Statement by Bram Fischer
Nelson Mandela, defendant (statement from the dock)
Walter Sisulu, defendant
Ahmed Mohammed Kathrada, defendant
Raymond Mhlaba, defendant
Lionel Bernstein, defendant
Govan Mbeki, defendant
Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni, defendants (statements from the dock)
Closing Statements
Percy Yutar, for the government
Arthur Chaskalson, for the defense
Witness in Mitigation of Sentence