6 May 2021 - Wits University The former public protector, Prof. Thuli Madonsela, has raised her concerns about some of the challenges facing SA and has called for more united action. South Africa’s first public protector and now an academic, Madonsela delivered the 2021 Nadine Gordimer lecture titled Nadine Gordimer – the Audacity to Speak Truth to Power at Wits on 5 May 2021. The lecture celebrates the values of Gordimer whose literary works drew attention to the harsh realities of life in South Africa under apartheid. In her address, Madonsela spoke about inconvenient truths that need united action to address. The fight to save democracy and achieve real social justice are some of the pressing challenges of our time, said Madonsela.