George Bizos, the anti-apartheid campaigner and human rights lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela during the decades-long struggle for South Africa’s democracy, has died. He was 92. Bizos died “peacefully” at his home in Johannesburg of “natural causes”, his family said late on Wednesday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the […]
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The beauty politic: South Africa’s long and complicated history with skin lighteners
South Africa remains the only country in the world to prohibit all cosmetic claims to skin bleaching, lightening or whitening. And we have a blend of Black Consciousness and science to thank for it. But regulation hasn’t totally snuffed out demand for dangerous […]
George Bizos, human rights lawyer who fought apartheid in South Africa, dies at 92
George Bizos, a workhorse attorney who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa and defended his lifelong friend Nelson Mandela in court, died in Johannesburg on Wednesday. He was 92. © Themba Hadebe George Bizos, a family friend of the late former President Nelson Mandela, listens to speeches during the memorial […]
heroic South African human rights lawyer with a macabre duty to represent the dead
Advocate George Bizos, who has died at the age of 92, stands in the pantheon of South African human rights lawyers and anti-apartheid activists. Throughout his lengthy lifetime, he doggedly used the courts as his chosen terrain to fight back against a police state that blatantly violated the rule of […]
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ANZAC DAY MESSAGE A video message from His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia, on the occasion of Anzac Day 2020. The text of the message can be found here GOVERNOR’S PROGRAM UPDATE AND MESSAGE The Vice‑Regal program has been adjusted to take account of the public […]
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Government House is the Official Residence and Office of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, 39th Governor of New South Wales and Mr Dennis Wilson. Her Excellency is the 28th Governor to occupy this Government House and has held the position since 2 May 2019. In 1788, soon after […]