Although he is reputed to have said “They took me only because I have this long nose and I have this easy name,” he also occasionally wore a t-shirt that read “Just call me Arch”. This man, whom I had the honour to serve a cup of tea once (when he still had hair), was pivotal in the South African struggle for liberation. He instituted the “Truth and Reconciliation” commission, and although it wasn’t quite the success he hoped it to be it was still much better than anything in any other country and era in the aftermath of strife between different factions in a country.
Both cartoons are by Zapiro, South Africa’s foremost political cartoonist.
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Always high on my list, a truly fabulous human.
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He was. He had at one time an awful assistant who would always walk around saying: “The Archbishop needs more sugar for his tea.” “The Archbishop likes… wants …” I’m sure the Archbishop had no idea how the assistant used his name.
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I dislike jerks like that, too full of the own self importance
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Luckily, he was only one and we were three secretaries. We had partners to bitch with! 😁
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lovely story, Elke. I’m glad you had that opportunity to interact.
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