Im sarah montague. My guest today is one of the big names of the Apartheid Struggle in south africa. Ahmed kathrada was sentenced to Life Imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, spending 26 years of his life in prison. On their release, Nelson Mandela persuaded him tojoin him in government, an experience he did not like, but he has never stopped campaigning for the ideals of freedom on which the Anti Apartheid Movement was based. Has south africa lived up to those ideals . Ahmed kathrada, welcome to hardtalk thank you for having me. When you think back 50 years ago, what were the ideals for which you are fighting . In one sentence . It was for a non racial, non sexist, democratic south africa. That sums up the whole struggle. That sums up the whole struggle . But, for you, there were years of what became an incredibly difficult life . You were arrested more than 18 times . You spent 26 years of your life in prison . There must have been times when you thought that this
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