Most of us old enough to have known of Nelson Mandela from his early days in prison did not learn about him in history class. We had heard of this political activist and underground leader, but what we knew was distorted by South Africa’s state-controlled newspapers and radio. (Only in 1976 did the apartheid regime ...
This isn’t a list of Top 10 Antidotes to Mourning Madiba Media Overload, but just a few tips to help you cope during this remarkable period of history. Because it’s only going to get more intense during this week of memorials, culminating with the funeral of Nelson Mandela at his rural home on Sunday. The ...
Nelson Mandela certainly proved wrong the old saying about the good dying young.* We have had the privilege of watching one of the world’s most impressive human beings grow old and reach a ripe age. It’s not often that a leader inspires the world as Mandela did in his prime. That he continued to ...
