HANIF BHAMJEE - SOUTH AFRICAN WHO WAS A FORMIDABLE ACTIVIST AND LEADER OF THE BRITISH AND WALES ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENTS

One of the political activists who played a pivotal role as part of the British and Wales anti-apartheid movements to isolate apartheid South Africa during the days of the struggle is Hanif Bhamjee, formerly of Pietermaritzburg. Bhamjee, 73, has been resident in London and Cardiff in Wales after being forced to leave South Africa in 1965 to continue his studies. In 2009 he was recognised for his anti-apartheid activities in Britain and other parts of the world when he was bestowed with the Satyagraha Award by the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation in Durban. He was also awarded the OBE by the British Queen for his humanitarian work. SUBRY GOVENDER interviewed Bhamjee while he was in Durban in July 2009 and compiled this Radio Documentary as a tribute to this dynamic anti-apartheid activist.