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Lord Joel Joffe: 1932-2017
Remembering Nelson Mandela’s first steps of freedom
Press release: Freedom is a gift from leaders like Kathrada
On this day 50 years ago: Mandela arrives at Robben Island
Fifty years ago Nelson Mandela began serving a life sentence for sabotage and treason on Robben Island. His time in prison, he said, "matured me", taking him from radical activist, to stately leader.
Commemorating 50 years since the Rivonia Trial
As South Africa celebrates 20 years of a vibrant and robust democracy, it commemorates a significant trial in the country's turbulent history the 1963 to 1964 Rivonia Trial.
Mandela’s ‘Speech from the Dock’ – 50 years on
It’s not easy to talk about Madiba – Ahmed Kathrada
In delivering the third Mandela Colloquium lecture, his old friend Ahmed Kathrada spoke with great affection, always recounting his memories of their years together in the present tense, as if Mandela was still present in his life. They met when Kathrada was a teenager, and he was inspired by the former leader's strength, courage and deep sense of equality.