Walter & Albertina Sisulu : In our lifetime

For more than five decades Walter and Albertina Sisulu were at the forefront of the struggle against apartheid.

As secretary-general of the ANC, Walter was sentenced to life imprisonment with Nelson Mandela in 1964 and spent 26 years in prison until his release in 1989.

While her husband and his colleagues were in jail, Albertina played a crucial role in keeping the ANC alive underground, and in the 1980s was co-President of the United Democratic Front.

Their story has been one of persecution, bitter struggle and painful separation.

But it is also one of patience, hope and enduring love.