Guilty and Proud – An MK Soldier’s Memoir of Exile, Prison and Freedom (Marion Sparg)

Sparg case: leg irons are removed' 1 so read the bold headline of The Star newspaper dated Saturday, 30 August 1986 when Marion Sparg appeared before the court charged with treason, after her legal counsel argued for removing the shackles.Sparg first appeared before the court on 15 August 1986 when she was formally charged with treason, as the Citizen reported 'Sparg was accused of treason'. 2These headlines introduced Marion Monica Sparg, not only to South Africa but to the world, as a white woman, African National Congress (ANC) member, and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) soldier -whom the state labelled as a "terrorist" for planting bombs at three police stations.