Key Dingake

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A LIFE LIVED TO UPHOLD THE PROMISSORY NOTE CALLED THE CONSTITUTION

This tribute records and celebrates the extraordinary life of a US Supreme Court Justice I held in high regard, and who, as law reports will show, has contributed immensely to a better world for all.

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE BIZOS - A LARGER THAN LIFE CRUSADER FOR JUSTICE

On the 9th of September 2020 George Bizos, that unrelenting crusader for justice, succumbed to death at a ripe age of 92. His passing hit close to home. It left my brother, Mike (a former client of Bizos) heart-broken. I was similarly deeply saddened. He impacted on our lives in different ways. Mike wrote me soon after he learnt of his passing: “My intimates are falling in quick succession. Beginning to feel like I am in the queue”.  Not long time ago he lost another close friend – Andrew Mlangeni, an anti-apartheid campaigner, who, along with my brother and Nelson Mandela were imprisoned for furthering the aims of the African National Congress (ANC) and were sentenced to serve in Robben Island.

LGBTI Equality for a Fairer Future

Justice Dingake, Co-Chair of the African Think Tank on HIV, Health and Social Justice, highlights the ongoing prejudice against the LGBTI community across Africa, and calls on the Commonwealth to accelerate action for LGBTI equality and equitable access to services.