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Albie Sachs - Former Judge, South Africa Constitutional Court

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Shaun Ley speaks to Albie Sachs, a former South African Constitutional Court Judge. In December, South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, chooses a successor for beleaguered president Jacob Zuma. Corruption allegations, denied by the president, continue to swirl, yet he's survived them all. Albie Sachs is another survivor but one of a different kind. He survived imprisonment, exile and being blown up by the country's security forces, and helped write the post-apartheid constitution. He thinks it's one of the world's best. So why do others, especially the young, say 'the constitution is against us, especially when you are poor'? Show less

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Interviewer:
Shaun Ley
Interviewed Guest:
Albie Sachs

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