Comrade Fish: Memories of a Motswana in the ANC

This revised edition is not an exact version of the first. There are several reasons for deciding not to simply scan and upload the first edition. One, we located an old file and transferred it from a floppy disk to a modern PC, thereby enabling us to work from one of the later drafts used in the writing of the manuscript. Two, the editor assigned to the original publication by Pula Press did a very poor job formatting the first edition, and we did not want to replicate his errors.

The new version omits the introduction and a number of footnotes from the original, and consists primarily of Fish Keitseng’s testimony. Although a few new references have been entered in the footnotes, no real attempt has been made to cite newer information that has emerged over the last 19 years. Many more details regarding various parts of Keitseng’s life and his relations with his comrades have come to light, but these details are not evident in this revised edition.