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Allister Sparks anti-apartheid journalist dies

Friday, September 23rd, 2016

Apartheid challenger. Bishop Desmond Tutu’s biographer. Friend of Nelson Mandela. Fighter for justice. Dauntless South African journalist. Allister Sparks – RIP. He was 83. Sparks was the editor of  South African newspaper The Rand Daily Mail. This paper was the voice of liberal opposition to the white Pretoria government and a champion of majority rule. Read more