The memorial was held virtually due to the regulations put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus and was a far cry from the norm.
Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as ANC president, joined family and friends of Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg to honour the fallen liberation hero, calling on his comrades to reflect on what it means to be devoted to the country.
Goldberg was praised for having unquestionable integrity and for not failing to hesitate to remind the party’s leadership of its responsibilities when it strayed. “He was the bravest one out of all of us by far,” said activist and childhood friend Judge Albie Sachs. Sachs like Ramaphosa, brought the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic into his tribute, saying Goldberg believed in picking up the spear and said unlike during the struggle when it was meant in a literal sense, this time around it was in search of a vaccine to halt the deadly virus that has infected millions and killed hundreds of thousand across the globe.
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