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03260aam a2200385 i 4500 001 2C9560B8F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230517010023 008 220909s2022 sa a b 000 0aeng d 020 $a 1485139198 020 $a 9781485139195 035 $a (OCoLC)1343998175 040 $a OI@ $b eng $e rda $c OI@ $d OI@ $d OCLCF $d EEM $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a f-sa--- 050 4 $a KTL110.N46 $b A3 2022 082 04 $a 347.014092 $2 23 100 1 $a Ngoepe, Bernard Makgabo, $e author. 245 10 $a Rich picklings out of the past / $c Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe. 264 1 $a Claremont : $b Juta and Company, $c 2022 300 $a xxii, 231 pages ; $b colour photographs ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "The book selects some past events and experiences, national and international, and wonders what lessons were missed, learnt, or are yet to be learnt from them. Tragedies happen again and again because we fail to learn from the past. The past is rich with valuable lessons - rich pickings. The reader is taken back into the past in search of some of those lessons, many of which, regrettably, we failed - and continue failing - to learn. As we dig into the past for those rich pickings, there will be moments to laugh, cry or even weep; but that is exactly how lessons are learnt in life. Other similar incidents learnt from, both abroad and at home, relate to the author's own experiences in South Africa, including as a Judge who heard amnesty applications as a member of the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The book hopes to show that capacity for evil is not peculiar to any nation or race; it also discusses the dangers of tribalism. The chapter 'Beyond the Frontiers' takes the reader into the rest of Africa. A lot is revealed, including divisions the author witnessed - while serving as an AU judge based in Tanzania - within the AU along the languages of, ironically, colonial masters; also referenced is the sorry state of human rights in Africa. Have we seized the opportunity to learn all the valuable lessons which that great teacher, 'The Past', offered? "-- $c Back cover . 504 $a Includes bibliographical references 505 0 $a The village boy -- Spattering out of the nest -- The daring spirit of youthfulness -- Testimony: black teachers who taught and taught -- Triumph over Bantu Education -- Some echoing themes from university life -- In the midst of a complex society -- Trials and tribulations as an attorney -- Why they did not fail -- Letting the sky be the limit -- Through the lens of a judge -- Taking a leap of faith -- The ultimate challenge: Judicial transformation -- Across the frontiers. 600 10 $a Ngoepe, Bernard Makgabo. 650 0 $a Judges $z South Africa $v Biography. 650 0 $a Lawyers $z South Africa $v Biography. 650 7 $a Judges. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00984490 650 7 $a Lawyers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00994346 651 7 $a South Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204616 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919894 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117014555.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2C9560B8F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search