Essa Moosa
Essa Moosa (8 February 1936 – 26 February 2017) was a judge in the Supreme Court of South Africa. During the apartheid era, he was active as a lawyer defending political detainees, and was a founding member of the anti-apartheid National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Nadel).[1][2] In 2004 he was awarded the Order of the Disa by the Western Cape Province.[3] He died on February 26, 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Struggle veteran Judge Essa Moosa dies". IOL. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Ryland, Fisher (26 February 2017). "Essa Moosa: The struggle lawyer who was 'everywhere'". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "List of Honourees receiving Provincial Honours 2004" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Struggle veteran Judge Essa Moosa dies