Former Rivonia trialists will be in the UK this week to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Ahmed Kathrada, Andrew Mlangeni and Denis Goldberg will be joined by their legal representatives, George Bizos and Joel Joffe, to receive the award in recognition of their fight for freedom and racial equality.The Freedom of the City of London, believed to have begun in 1237, is conferred on individuals by the City of London Corporation to "help celebrate a significant achievement, or to pay tribute to their outstanding contribution to London life or public life".They are expected to meet Prime Minister David Cameronand make various appearances."The Freedom of the City of London is the highest recognition that the city can give to a citizen of the UK or an outsider ... For Mr Kathrada it is an honour especially to be receiving it among the remaining Rivonia trialists," said Zaakirah Vadi, spokesman for the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.Past recipients include Princess Diana, Morgan Freeman and Winston Churchill."The Rivonia generation symbolises the best values of the liberation movement, including selflessness, courage and providing leadership by example," said Neeshan Balton, director of the foundation."Their struggle, arrests, incarceration and subsequent freedom epitomises the transition the country underwent. In a way, this award is a tribute to their vision of a non-racial future - a value championed from as far back as 1955, with South Africans from across racial lines working together to challenge the apartheid state," Balton said...