THERE was a generation that fought a principled fight against apartheid and is easily forgotten in the rush to bury the past.
Yusuf Cachalia, a defiance campaign leader of the 1950s and long-time victim of an extremely long and harsh house arrest, died this week, 20 years to the day since the death of Bram Fischer.
Beyers Naude turned 80 this week, and reminded us that there are those who turned their back on Afrikaner nationalism 30 years ago, and — in a climate that encourages memory loss — have a proud history to remember.