Voices | 'To honour Asmal’s legacy, the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution has again called on Parliament to consider and implement the recommendations of the Asmal report,' writes Lawson Naidoo
With an unshakeable commitment to principled positions on the universality of human rights and the rule of law, he often epitomised the conscience of both the ANC and government, which he served from 1994 to 2004.
Former colleagues remember him as being the only one who assiduously read all Cabinet documents. He had a nuanced understanding of every issue, and was unafraid of expressing his views, often to the embarrassment of his colleagues whose line responsibility it was.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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