--- title: "Man Alone – Madiba’s Top Cop" type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Articles" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-13-man-alone-madibas-top-cop/" published: "2024-11-13T00:00:00" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 316 --- # Man Alone – Madiba’s Top Cop Published 13 November 2024, 02:00 SAST ## Content ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DailyMaverickMasthead_BlackRed_VECTOR-2.svg) ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Article-Gif-1000x250-1.gif?fit=1000%2C250&ssl=1) [Media](https://player.simplecast.com/b4c13d56-3868-4901-b405-ca50a89cd8ea?dark=true&color=2699B1) ![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DailyMaverickMasthead_BlackRed_VECTOR-2.svg) ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Article-Gif-600x250-1.gif?fit=600%2C250&ssl=1) 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