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Why Winnie Mandela could not be forgiven

Opinion: Despite character assassination and imprisonment, Winnie Mandela died at the age of 81 without experiencing forgiveness for her alleged crimes
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Is Julius Malema the new Nelson Mandela?

How a radical leader with a checkered past is winning voters away from the party of Nelson Mandela and inspiring a new kind of politics
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The true measure of Nelson Mandela

Mandela was what his nation needed, and had no right to expect. He was released from prison 25 years ago on Feb. 11, 1990
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Newsmaker of the day: Eugene de Kock, aka ’Prime Evil’

Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock is granted parole
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Palestine’s most uncommon ally

Equating its apartheid past with Israel, South Africa has emerged as one of Palestine’s most outspoken supporters
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What in the world is going on in 2014?

From war and politics to sports and culture, the global calendar is already crowded
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‘Remember this always’

I didn’t realize until it was too late how few perfectly incorruptible human beings there are
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From the archives: The lessons of Mandela

In his 1990 report, Allan Fotheringham witnesses history as a jailed martyr tastes freedom
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Will the centre hold in South Africa?

The ruling African National Congress is under pressure to redistribute resources to the black majority
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Nelson Mandela conquered apartheid, united his country and inspired the world

His remarkable journey was one of the great sagas of our time