Change of Zimbabwe, when he was charged with planning a coup d'état before the 2002 general elections Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Other activities In the 1970s Bizos helped start a Greek school, called SAHETI. It embraced Hellenism, yet was non-exclusionist, even during the heart of apartheid. It was here that people like Chris Hani's children were educated. Two of Mandela's daughters brought court action in 2013 to oust Bizos, ex-Housing Minister Tokyo Sexwale and lawyer Bally Chuene as directors of two of Mandela's firms. Bizos said that the daughters were trying to "get their hands on things that should not be sold". The case was delayed after the daughters' lawyer Ismail Ayob withdrew from the case. Personal life and death Bizos was married to Arethe Daflos, known as "Rita", who he met in 1948 when she was an art student. The couple had three sons. Rita died in 2017, shortly before her husband's 90th birthday. Bizos died of natural causes at home on 9 September 2020 at the age of 92. He was given a special state funeral on 17 September and was buried at Westpark Cemetery next to his wife Rita. Honours and awards 1999: Order for Meritorious Service Class II medal from then President Mandela. 2001: International Trial Lawyer Prize of the Year by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. 2004: The International Bar Association (IBA) named Bizos the winner of the 2004 Bernard Simons Memorial Award Legacy George Bizos Saheti Scholarship and Bursary Fund Arethe Daflos-Bizos Arts Scholarship (announced on Bizos' 90th birthday to honour his late wife) Works References Further reading External links SAHETI school 1927 births 2020 deaths Greek emigrants to South Africa University of the Witwatersrand alumni People from Johannesburg White South African anti-apartheid activists Burials at Westpark Cemetery 21st-century South African lawyers 20th-century South African lawyers