Rivonia triallist Denis Goldberg dies at 87, ANC confirms

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ANC veteran Denis Goldberg passed away overnight, according to a statement from the ANC in the Western Cape.

The South African social campaigner was active in the struggle against apartheid and imprisoned for 22 years.

“And I tell this because later I discover Mandela says the heroes for him were the leaders of the African people who fought for 100 years against the British.He wanted to be a civil engineer at age 13, but when he went to university he discovered he could only build for white people.Goldberg knew apartheid was wrong and if he didn’t do something about it, he was part of the problem.

“Fighting for your freedom means that people are going to die – and mostly the people who die are those in the liberation movement.

 

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