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Anti-Apartheid Activist - Ahmed Kathrada

Has South Africa lived up to the ideals that the anti-apartheid movement fought for?

Hardtalk speaks to Ahmed Kathrada, one of the big names of South Africa鈥檚 anti-apartheid struggle. He was sentenced to life in prison alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, spending 26 years of his life locked up. On their release, Nelson Mandela persuaded him to join him in government - an experience he didn鈥檛 like. But he has never stopped campaigning for the ideals of freedom on which the anti-apartheid movement was based. So has South Africa lived up to those ideals?

23 minutes

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Mon 28 Apr 2014 19:06GMT

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  • Mon 28 Apr 2014 08:06GMT
  • Mon 28 Apr 2014 19:06GMT

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