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Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: The ultimate purpose of the law is the guarantee of justice it promises, and George remained faithful to the notion that the law must serve the public interest above all. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: There was George always prepared to share the fruit of his vegetable garden, regaling young lawyers with stories of cases past, the history of the olive tree or symbols of ancient Greek history. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: There was George, always known fondly and simply as George to the young lawyers he mentored, who was a founding member of Lawyers for Human Rights and the Legal Resources Centre. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: There was George Bizos the philanthropist who was a founding member of the Saheti School and who established a scholarship and bursary fund for needy students. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: His contribution has been extraordinary and his influence on our constitutional democracy is without any doubt felt not only by those in the legal profession but by many South Africans. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: George Bizos brought a unique quality of personality and intellect to bear on his knowledge of the law and the Constitution of our country. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: But there was also the George Bizos away from the glare of the television cameras. There was the George Bizos who led the team for the Constitutional Assembly to certify the first Constitution of democratic South Africa, and who assisted in its drafting. — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: Those of us who attended the hearings and even those who were watching around the world remain in awe of Georgeβs tenacity and razor-sharp questioning that reduced the once- bold apologists for apartheid crimes to bumbling, fumbling wrecks. — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: He did so faithfully, opposing the amnesty applications of the killers of Chris Hani, Ruth First, Jeanette and Katryn Schoon and many others. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: We also know of the role he played in the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Β He was trusted by the families of Ahmed Timol, Steve Biko, Neil Aggett, the Cradock Five and victims of the apartheid death squads to represent them. — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: Over the course of his life George defended many leaders of the liberation struggle like Trevor Huddleston, Govan Mbeki and Walter Sisulu. Β But they were not just his clients. They trusted him and became his friends. Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/XZE7NMtaj1 — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
βHe understood that to love freedom means to forever be political, and that defence of the rights of every man, woman and child is in itself a political act. He defended freedom fighters & the leaders of the struggle because he believed in justice.β Β President @CyrilRamaphosa https://t.co/Txss5TCajv — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
βHe never laid claim to having been a firebrand revolutionary. Β He sought neither honours nor recognition. Β He did not desire fame nor did he seek it out.β Β President @CyrilRamaphosa #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/ksyMy87YD1 — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
βIt was at university that he first met Nelson Mandela, and he would later go on to defend him and others in both the 1956 Treason Trial and the 1963 Rivonia Trial.β Β It was the start of a lifelong friendship.β Β #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/rX8Ys1D8iM — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
βWe bid farewell to a titan of the legal profession whose defence of the cause of justice was as tenacious as it was lifelong. George Bizos arrived in South Africa in 1941, having escaped the flames of war in his native Greece.β President @CyrilRamaphosa #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/KjhdY8HjXF — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
βA great tree has fallen. Β A tree that gave shade to the patriots that founded our great nation and sheltered the poor, the marginalised and the vulnerable.β Β President @CyrilRamaphosa #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/P2doenHYiu — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
Obituary of Advocate George Bizos #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/VfjU05ryTO — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
[WATCH]: President @CyrilRamaphosa has urged all South Africans to download the #CovidAlertSA mobile app to #StaySafe and prevent a second wave as the country moves to Alert #Level1. To download the app please follow this link: https://t.co/OZmSWxtM81 #AlertMe https://t.co/EmfcdmHsf3 — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
Special Official Funeral Service of the late Advocate George Bizos #RIPGeorgeBizos https://t.co/u8996PCA4o — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
βI am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.β Β John 8:12 - President @CyrilRamaphosa lights candles and offers prayers as is customary upon entering an Orthodox church. #RIPGeorgeBizos https://t.co/O8RkrcmGQs — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President @CyrilRamaphosa attends the private family service for the late Advocate George Bizos #RIPGeorgeBizos https://t.co/NXnICu05JM — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President @CyrilRamaphosa arrives at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Constantine & Helen ahead of the Special Official Funeral of the late human rights lawer and social activist Advocate George Bizos. The President will deliver the Eulogy. #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/c9qX8vglpK — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe arrives for the private service of the late Advocate George Bizos. #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/E5PO70IkNm — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
The mortal remains of Advocate George Bizos arrive at the Greek Orthodox Church in Hillbrow for a private family service ahead of the Official Funeral Service taking place at the nearby Hellenic Cultural Centre. #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/RWIEYsfYp6 — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President @CyrilRamaphosa has honoured the late human rights lawyer and social activist Advocate George Bizos with a Special Official Funeral Category 1. Advocate George Bizos passed away on the afternoon of 9th September 2020. He was 92. #RIPGeorgeBizos π https://t.co/ZRTgPyg2m6 — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
The Special Official Funeral Service for renowned Human Right Lawyer and Apartheid activist Advocate George Bizos takes place this morning at the Greek Orthodox Church in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. #RIPGeorgeBizos https://t.co/d5P7PSjTxf — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
Statement by President @CyrilRamaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Bβ¦ https://t.co/guU4snDdkr — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: Β Work is underway to expand this model of care and support to all provinces. Β Let us spare no effort to eradicate the problem of violence against women and children. — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: The Khuseleka One Stop Centres expand on the mandate of the existing network of Thuthuzela Care Centres, and are already operational in districts in the North West, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. — PolitiTweet.org
Presidency | South Africa πΏπ¦ @PresidencyZA
President #Ramaphosa: This includes the rollout of an integrated and multidisciplinary model that incorporates psycho-social support, case investigation, housing services and economic empowerment for survivors under one roof. — PolitiTweet.org