A charming, anecdotal account of the lives of two famous South Africans;A fresh, easy-to-follow description of the events that shaped South Africa’s democracy;Information on controversies like the Stompie Seipei case, Mandela’s divorce from Winnie Mandela, and his parting with Ismail Ayob;Makes mention of his other friendships with the likes of Arthur Chaskalson and Dikgang Moseneke;In an epilogue, Bizos argues vehemently in favour of the Constitution which is under threat in the current political climate
Born in Greece in 1928, George Bizos fled his native Greece after the German invasion of 1941. Arriving with his father in Johannesburg, the 13 year-old understood no English. Yet, he graduated from Wits Law School in 1959 and was admitted to the Johannesburg Bar in 1954. He built an illustrious career on defending victims of apartheid human rights abuses. At present he sits on the bench of the Johannesburg High Court. He is married with three sons and spends much of his spare time gardening.
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