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NELSON MANDELA NEWS
Apartheid chronicler Ernest Cole's photos on show in Germany
June 02, 2023 3:45 pm
Ernest Cole was the first Black photojournalist to document the violence and atrocities of the apartheid regime in South Africa. His works are now on show in Germany.
Winnie and Nelson: new book paints a deeply human portrait of the Mandela marriage and South Africa's struggle
May 18, 2023 3:52 pm
Winnie and Nelson were consummate performers who wanted the story of their marriage to tell the story of South Africa's struggle for freedom
Gandhi statue for Delhi's Nelson Mandela road phased out due to 'weight issue', PWD plans new one
May 09, 2023 11:03 am
PWD has now added the "Gandhi statue" in the scheduled items under which the contractor will first consult IIT Delhi to vet the design, following which a new "giant" statue will be sculpted again.
On this day 31 years ago, how apartheid ended in South Africa
March 17, 2023 10:25 am
The apartheid officially began in 1948. Here is how it was finally cast off, after decades of protests and brutal repression.
Angavastram in DU: The real challenge for a worthy university graduate
February 09, 2023 8:47 am
It is to not only wear the angavastram with pride, but to never cease to question or criticise even the traditions embodied in that garment
Sudheendra Kulkarni writes | Lessons from South Africa: The fading Gandhi-Mandela legacy
January 05, 2023 10:25 am
Indians in South Africa are facing a troubling new reality of racism and communalism. The Hindu-Muslim divide is deepening at home; it is also, alarmingly, partitioning the Indian diaspora
The need to listen to those we disagree with
October 02, 2022 12:51 pm
Perhaps there is a lesson to be learnt from past leaders who have been successful in winning political power and ushering in democratic regimes.
Special event on Urdu poetry's role in anti-apartheid movement organised in S Africa
September 26, 2022 7:52 am
“Urdu was born in India, but it doesn't belong only to the Indians. It is the official language of Pakistan, and doesn't belong to the Pakistanis only either,” said Shireen Saloojee, one of the organisers.
'A moral giant': South Africans pay their respects to Tutu
December 31, 2021 10:17 pm
Anglican clergy - women and men, black and white, young and old - lined the street to honour the cortege carrying Tutu's body to the church. Members of the Tutu family accompanied the casket into the cathedral.
South Africa: Nelson Mandela prison key sale condemned by minister
December 25, 2021 9:17 pm
The key to the Robben Island prison cell is being put up for sale by Nelson Mandela's former jailer. Mandela's oldest daughter approved its sale, but South African officials have objected to the auction.
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Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary: Inspiring quotes on life by the South African leader
July 18, 2018 3:25 pm
On one of the greatest leaders from the history, Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary, here are some life lessons and motivational quotes from the first Black South African president.
Nelson Mandela's 100th birth anniversary: Tracing Madiba's legacy
July 19, 2018 9:09 am
When free and fair elections were held in 1994, Nelson Mandela became president with an overwhelming majority support. He was to retire in 1999, although he continued to be an active part of South African public and moral life.
The best of World Press Photo Awards 2013
February 14, 2014 7:29 pm
The first image shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia.
NELSON MANDELA VIDEOS
Best quotes: Remembering some of the words to live by from Nelson Mandela on his 100th birth anniversary
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
On his 100th birth anniversary, here are a few words of wisdom by Nelson Mandela. The man who is lovingly called Madiba.
