Freedom Charter scribe Beata Lipman dies
Beata Lipman, who hand-wrote the original Freedom Charter, died at the age of 88 in Johannesburg on Thursday, her daughter Jane said. Lipman had been unwell after being scalded by hot water. She appeared to be having seizures, so her daughter rushed her to hospital, where she died. Lipman is most famous for helping to write down the Freedom Charter - a document that sets out the aspirations of a […]