Pregs Govender wanted to end poverty by the time she was forty years old and reach nirvana by sixty. Growing up, she was influenced by her father, the radical playwright Ronnie Govender. “I grew up having very lively debates about everything from religion to politics,” she says. “My family loved ideas and words and books and action and doing things to try to change injustice.” The struggle against injustice has defined her life. Today, the former ANC MP serves as deputy chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission. Govender has spent the duration of her political career fighting for equal rights for women and children, defying the authorities that oppose her along the way. Her eloquence and composure are balanced by her warmth. She carries herself with the confidence and serenity of someone who has lived and overcome. Meet Pregs...
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:22:05 +0000
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