George Bizos
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What Youth Day means to South Africa’s young people
Three interns at the Mail & Guardian write about being young in South Africa today
Q&A Sessions: African court ‘will be a tough job’ — Dumisa Ntsebeza
Lawyer, author and political activist Dumisa Ntsebeza talks to Nicolene de Wee about his appointment as judge of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights. He also discusses…
We must continue George Bizos’s quest for justice
COMMENT: To achieve a fair society, acting in the spirit of the late George Bizos is crucial, not just within the formal legal system, but within every individual
Reflections on George Bizos, on whose shoulders we stand
The conviction of young activists is going to play a huge role in sustaining and improving on the legacy of our struggle heroes
George’s holiday in Greece with Madiba
In his book 65 Years of Friendship: A memoir of my friendship with Nelson Mandela, George Bizos tells of their only holiday together
An ethical barometer: Advocate George Bizos
‘It is a powerful thing to be able to reason and weigh up competing interests in a critical way, one that must not be taken lightly’
George Bizos dies at 92
Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and…
Cyberbullies a threat to new media
Independent journalism needs protection from self-censorship and commercial pressures
Eish, robot: The road to mecha
Lately our worst AI dreams have entered a realm much closer to home
Ramaphosa: SA progress means free higher education for the poor
The deputy president believes that the country will only know that it has made progress once it is able to provide free higher education to the poor.
Mandela shares R22m with his former employees, schools
Among the beneficiaries were his long-time driver, three members of his staff, as well as all high schools and universities he attended.
Slow trek to justice mars TRC’s legacy
The work for reconciliation is not yet done. There are certain key components that remain outstanding.
Bizos: ‘I know, too, what it means to be a foreigner’
Advocate George Bizos said on Thursday that the word "xenophobia" was misplaced; "we are dealing here with the hatred of foreigners".
Gordimer: A leader quite prepared to grubby herself in struggle politics
It was 1988, Salman Rushdie had been ‘disinvited’ from the Weekly Mail Book Week and SA literature giants were at loggerheads, recalls Anton Harber.
ANC Youth League marks Madiba speech with call to vote
The ANCYL has used the 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s Rivonia Trial speech to say that not voting in coming elections would be blasphemous.