But in case you didn't, Frederick van Zyl Slabbert passed away last Friday. One of SA's greatest public intellectuals? Gotta be close. Sheena Duncan of the Black Sash also passed on recently. Must admit I knew very little about her.
This article on these two people, written by an American for a 'hip' South African news service, is actually quite good.
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He was actually my ma's husband's best friend. They've been up in Jozi this w/e for the service, and Mike will be speaking at the Cape Town memorial at IDASA this week ....
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