Justice Zak Yacoob “We thought that law was a dialectical weapon. It was a sort of weapon which could be used either way. It could be used by them, and it could be used by us.” Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob practiced as an advocate during apartheid, while clandestinely assisting the underground movement of the African …
Justice Dikgang Moseneke “Even when I stepped into the robes to become a judge, I have always felt quite strongly that we are entitled to try and recreate society and move from that dark space into a better lit up space and surely improve the lives of people.” A prisoner on Robben Island at the …
Justice Bess Nkabinde “I see myself as somebody who is a servant to the people of this country … I only do what is expected of me, by this country … but I’ll serve them fearlessly, without favour, and when criticism comes, as it normally does, you take it in good spirit, knowing that you …
Justice Johann van der Westhuizen “A sense of humour is very useful when one deals with the stress of human relationships and conflict.” Advocate and professor, Justice Johann Vincent van der Westhuizen was the founding director of the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights and a passionate anti-apartheid proponent. He served as a justice …
Justice Thembile Skweyiya “Ultimately, my message is that we ought to be not only more attentive and receptive to the African voice when we conduct our comparative constitutional interpretation, but also more conscious of our responsibility to strengthen that voice in our judgments from which the rest of the continent and even the world may …
Some of the other personal collections Albie Sachs Collection The Albie Sachs Collection consists of the personal documents collected by the lawyer, writer, activist and former South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs. We, the People SA hold a small selection of items digitised from the full physical collection housed at the UWC-Robben Island Museum …
A Sample of the CODESA Collection Individual Submissions Media Statements – December 1991
President Mandela gives his State of the Nation address in Parliament. Mandela ends his address with the words, “Let us all get down to work”.
President Nelson Mandela announces his cabinet. It includes members of the African National Congress, National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party.
