Faizel Moosa - Raised by Resistance (Part 1)

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Faizel Moosa - Raised by Resistance (Part 1)

In this powerful and historically charged episode, we sit down with Faizel Moosa — a veteran of South Africa’s liberation struggle whose life journey reads like a chapter out of the country’s untold history.

Faizel shares deeply personal accounts of his life as an activist, a soldier, and later, as Nelson Mandela’s close protection officer, a diplomat, lawyer, and security company owner.

This episode brings you raw, unfiltered insights into what it meant to fight for freedom under a brutal regime — and the scars that remain.

🎧 Part 1 sets the foundation of a larger conversation about sacrifice, loyalty, and the blurred lines between security and politics in South Africa’s past and present.

🔔 Make sure to subscribe, like, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss Part 2 — where we dive deeper into Mandela’s presidency, diplomacy, and life after the struggle.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Faizel's childhood (00:01:25)

3. A politically Active Father (00:02:28)

4. Racial Boycotts (00:10:21)

5. School Representative Committee (00:10:56)

6. Sharpville Massacre (00:13:03)

7. Getting started in politics (00:16:38)

8. Trojan Horse (00:24:44)

9. Protecting Mandela (00:26:29)

10. Judge Moosa (00:35:19)

11. CPO Detail (00:37:05)

12. On the road with Mandela (00:41:51)

13. Getting started in the Security Industry (00:51:40)