James Mange was only 24 years old when he was sentenced to death on November, 15 1979. Him and his other 11 co-accused were found guilty of treason and were handed sentences of between 14 and 19 years in jail, but only James got the death penalty, handed down by Judge Joos Hefer. He spent a year in Pretoria Maximum Prison before his sentence was commuted to 20 years following an international Campaign to save his life. He did not … Continue reading The James Mange Story: Freedom Fighter and Climate Justice Advocate