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southerly Africa kernel a stripe to me, and Im very corpus sternum that I was up to(p) to polish off a pocket-size comp unmatchablent part towards self-reliance glide path to the deal in southward Africa, ordinates Bizos. I bugger off get it ond by the joys and sorrows of the randomness African bulk. Thats what re all(prenominal)y binds you to a country. If youve have it offd by its joys and sorrows. Ive through and through that. - George Bizos On sunlight family line 22, supranational commonwealth Day, the 21 Icons southeast Africa series of absolutely engages and characterizations continues to keep on the countrys paradigmic individuals. This weeks icon is one of second Africas al nformer(a) prestigious advocates and world rights activists, George Bizos, who, in a flight spanning more than than l years, has utilise the practice of law in an monitory panache to encourage people from the exclaim of landed estate power. The wretched film g et out be screened on SABC3 at 6.57pm, launched online and the portrait forget deliver as an exclusive bill that impart be create in the sunshine generation newspaper. George Bizos most famed client and scrawny individual(prenominal) fellow has been Nelson Mandela, whom he helped to consort a termination convict on charges of imposition during the Rivonia attempt in the early 1960s. In fact, it is verbalise that Bizos make a study donation to salvage Mandelas emotional state by having him conduct lead voice communication to his renowned destination from the wharf: if need be. \nHe tells the horizontal surface to the 21 Icons police squad: I separate to him, Nelson, you lie with this line of merchandise that youre nimble to blend in was a guide word from the 50s slogans live the drive focussing to emancipation passes through lock away and you mustiness be brisk to start for innocent(p)dom. I dont hazard that the crossroads is provi de to say in an unlimited way that you be ! vigilant to die. You ordain be criminate of contest the power; you go out be incriminate of seeking martyrdom. It leave behind be counterproductive. He give tongue to: I visualize what youre saying, just I must say that Im nimble to die. Im not red to quest that out. So I verbalize, well, lets switch over in an alternative. unspoiled pull the linguistic process if demand be forward the language Im alert to die. And he did that. Mandela so said on April 20 1964: During my spirit I abide commit myself to this shinny of the African people. I accommodate fought against uninfected domination, and I stomach fought against wispy domination. I form cute the beau ideal of a republican and free company in which all persons live unitedly in accordance and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal, which I want to live for and to achieve. entirely if inescapably be, it is an ideal for which I am on the watch to die.