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DOLLY MOKGATLE: 1956 – 2021

DOLLY MOKGATLE: 1956 – 2021

A HUMBLE LAWYER OF THE ORANGE PICKERS MATHATHA TSEDU RETIRED Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, in his first book, “My Own Liberator”, writes on pages 242 and 243 about a 1989 strike by workers at Zebediela Citrus Estate outside Polokwane in Limpopo, whom he defended with two other advocates, instructed by the Black Lawyers Association (BLA)’s Legal Education Centre. “The citrus produce was exported to Europe under the brand name Outspan. The working conditions on the citrus farms were horrendous and the wages were a pittance. The workers balloted for a strike and downed tools. Management, shocked by their impertinence…
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“How Nelson Mandela joined us at the  hip”

“How Nelson Mandela joined us at the hip”

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER RETIRED Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa Dikgang Moseneke has spoken warmly about how the great Nelson Mandela joined him at the hip with the late legendary human rights lawyer George Bizos. Bizos (92), a towering figure in legal and political circles in South Africa, was also a central and respected figure in the Hellenic community in Johannesburg, where he was affectionately called “Papou George” (Grandfather George). His funeral service, an official burial with full military honours, was held at the Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, a historic church that was built in…
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