The gentle revenge at the end of apartheid
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Albie Sachs
- Source
- Index on Censorship. 19:3-6
- Subject
- Philosophy
History
Index (economics)
Sociology and Political Science
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Law
Political science
Political Science and International Relations
Censorship
Charter
Freedom of expression
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- Language
- ISSN
- 1746-6067
0306-4220
In November 1989 the lawyer and writer Albie Sachs was asked by Index on Censorship to look ahead to constitutional reform and how to enshrine freedom of expression in a post-apartheid charter. It was fantasy. Then came the unbanning of the ANC on 2 February, the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February, and his reunion with Oliver Tambo in Sweden on 12 March, which promised real change. The following are extracts from the conversation about South Africa in the future