
“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…