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History of South Africa explores the country’s tumultuous journey from the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Boer War to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Experts give us their insights on what our children need to be taught as lessons move away from a Eurocentric past

THE STANDARD SUNDAY MAGAZINE There are two widely available views of Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first is a reverential and uncritical celebration of his life and achievements. It resonated in the obituaries and eulogies when Mandela died in December 2013. Madiba (his clan name) was “sent by God”, said Irish newspaper magnate Tony O’Reilly, who is said to have been a friend of Mandela’s. His purchase of South Africa’s then largest newspap...

There are two widely available views of Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first is a reverential and uncritical celebration of his life and achievements. It resonated in the obituaries and eulogies when Mandela died in December 2013. Madiba (his clan name) was “sent by God”, said Irish newspaper magnate Tony O’Reilly, who’s said to have been a friend of Mandela’s. His purchase of South Africa’s then largest newspaper company, Argus Newspapers, ...

Tafelberg Review: Brian Joss Nelson Mandela’s release after 27 years of incarceration was not simply a matter of opening the prison gates and sending him on his way as a free man. The true story of Mandela’s “long walk to freedom” is detailed in these secret archives which were bequeathed to historian Jan-Ad Stemmet by Kobie Coetsee, the National Party’s former justice minister. Coetsee had a close relationship with Mandela but history doesn’t seem to have acknowledged the role he p...