Ahmed Kathrada: Anti-Apartheid Leader
The leading anti apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada - who died this week. He spent 25 years in prison with Nelson Mandela and helped to smuggle his book to the outside world.
Remembering the South African anti-apartheid leader Ahmed Kathrada who died this week aged 87. Ahmed was a prominent ANC activist and close friend of Nelson Mandela. They were arrested in 1963 and in what became known as the Rivonia case, they were both sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Ahmed spoke to Outlook's Matthew Bannister in 2010 about his memories of the first day of that sentence.
Don Cameron - British hot air ballooning pioneer who built and flew western Europe's first modern hot air balloon 50 years ago. He was also the first person to cross the Alps and the Sahara in a balloon.
Bilma Acuna - the Argentinian mum who took on the drug gangs who killed her son in Buenos Aires.
Venuri Perera - the Sri Lankan dancer who combines her traditional Kandyan training with modern experimental dance. The 成人快手's Nicki Paxman reports.
Image: Ahmed Kathrada
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