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Veteran anti-apartheid activist Professor Fatima Meer has died at a Durban hospital this afternoon. She was 81. Meer was admitted to hospital last month after suffering a serious stroke. She was married to the late anti-apartheid activist and lawyer Ismail Meer. Meer was regarded as a "Whirlwind in the Sari". She kindled hopes of democracy and equality during South Africa"s apartheid era. Detention without trial and a stay in solitary confinement notwithstanding, Mee. . . |
