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In November 1989 the lawyer and writer Albie Sachs was asked by Index on Censorship to look ahead to constitutional reform and how to enshrine freedom of expression in a post-apartheid charter. It was fantasy. Then came the unbanning of the ANC on 2 February, the release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February, and his reunion with Oliver Tambo in Sweden on 12 March, which promised real change. The following are extracts from the conversation about South Africa in the future

This small booklet by Professor Albie Sachs, member and key constitutional adviser of the African National Congress, presents the party's ideas on affirmative action and places them in a perspective vis-a-vis provisions of South Africa's interim constitution. (DÜI-Eng)

Interview with Albie Sachs, conducted 7th August 2013 in London as part of the Commonwealth Oral History Project. The project aims to produce a unique digital research resource on the oral history of the Commonwealth since 1965 through sixty oral history interviews with leading figures in the recent history of the organisation. It will provide an essential research tool for anyone investigating the history of the Commonwealth and will serve to promote interest in and understanding of the organisation. Biography: Sachs, Albert 'Albie' Louis. 1935- . Born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Educated at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Sussex University, England. Started practice as an advocate in Cape Town, 1956. Active in anti-apartheid campaigns in South Africa. Went into exile in 1966, spending eleven years in England and eleven years in Mozambique studying and teaching law while in contact with other anti-apartheid leaders in exile. Injured in bomb attack coordinated by South African security agents in Maputo, 1988. Returned to South Africa in 1990. Member of the Constitutional Committee and National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. Judge of the Constitutional Court, South Africa, 1994-2009.