Bryce Courtenay - Power of One - Peekay speaking eulogy for Geel Piet.

There are many people that have made an enormous impact on my life to date. My childhood Zulu Nanny was the first to give me what all humans need, unconditional and unreserved love. The legendary Zulu medicine man, Inkosi Inkosikasi, endowed me with a mental refuge, a place where I could draw on my inner strength to overcome any obstacles. It was a Jewish shoe-store owner by the name of Harry Crown that christened me …

…brutally murdered. It is such a tragedy that a man that came to be respected by the boxing team and performed a vital part in the prisoners existence could have his life taken so violently. As I recognised when the second photo was taken, racism is the primary force of evil and we must fight against it. Doc will now play his great concerto in remembrance of Geel Piet renamed "A Requiem for Geel Piet".