Values Alive A Tribute to Helen Suzman

Values Alive is a tribute to a remarkable women and a courageous South African.  For 36 years Helen Suzman opposed apartheid and represented the conscience of the nation in Parliament.  For a significant part of this career she was the sole voice of liberal opposition in the House of Assembly.  Of her career she modestly says: "It's hard to say that one has achieved anything except,I think,to keep certain values alive in this country-certain democratic values."  At a time when South Africa is moving into a new era of negotiation politics,it is the values that Mrs Suzman so valiantly kept alive that now represent a possible solution for South Africa.  In Values Alive a variety of prominent South Africans pay tribute to Helen Suzman and her contribution to South Africa by examining aspects of her many faceted career and personality.  They review not just her high intellectual and moral standards,but also the wit,charm and vitality which marked her personal style..........