The following interviews with well known South African personalities were conducted by educational consultant and author Steven Roy Goodman. Follow the links to watch the interviews on YouTube.

1) Interview with Mac Maharaj (click here to view)

• Smuggling Nelson Mandela’s autobiography out of prison
• Use of necklacing
• Narratives about ‘black on black’ violence and a ‘third force’
• ANC signatory to the Geneva Conventions
• Unbanning of the ANC
• Operation Vula
• Suspension of the armed struggle – what did that include?
• Sharpeville Massacre

2) Interview with Albie Sachs (click here to view)

• Values of law
• Value-driven Constitution
• Equality principle
• Human dignity
• Children’s rights
• Bread rights and freedom rights
• Right to education and information
• Necessity of debate

3) Interview with Mamphela Ramphele (click here to view)

• Education policy
• Quality of education
• Agang South Africa
• Teacher training
• Culture of impunity
• Resource allocation
• Ubuntu

4) Human Shields and Africa Hinterland – including interview with young historians from Durham University (click here to view)

• Review of the ethics of Africa Hinterland, a gun-running operation by Umkhonto we Sizwe that smuggled 40 tons of weapons (including AK-47s, limpet mines, hand grenades, and machine guns) into South Africa
• Use of human shields for the greater good
• Rights of individual tourists versus rights for 30 million people

For more information about the interviews contact Steve Goodman: 1-202-986-9431 | steve@topcolleges.com | topcolleges.com

Main image: Mac Maharaj