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Malema: Ramaphosa to blame for Mandela’s U-turn on nationalisation
Malema has addressed an EFF solidarity protest at the US embassy in Pretoria after the killing of African American George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in May.
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History-making climber Sibusiso Vilane still haunted by his Mandela challenge
Sibusiso Vilane knows a thing or two about facing a storm. His historic ascent of Mount Everest in 2003 was filled with them, but he pushed through and climbed many more peaks.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Cuba upholding ‘solidarity forever’ during COVID-19
Cuban medical workers arriving to help SA speaks to the pact Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro made years ago, writes Busani Ncaweni.
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CARTOON: Nobel Oblige, FW!
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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It was bigger than 1995 - Springboks nominated for Laureus Team of the Year
The Springboks have been nominated for the Team of the Year at the Laureus Sport for Good Awards which takes place in Berlin on Monday evening. EWN spoke to former international rugby players to find out what makes the South Africa rugby team so special. #Springboks #RugbyWorldCup #Laureus
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Mandela laid foundation for democratic South Africa - Ramaphosa
The president addressed a gathering in Cape Town on the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.
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Former Drakenstein warder recalls how Madiba won him over
Former warder Jack Wwart was responsible for preparing meals for the future president.
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Ramaphosa urges youth to follow in footsteps of Madiba, freedom fighters
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, was freed on 11 February 1990 after 27 years in prison for his liberation fight.
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Ramaphosa: Madiba's release was the day we knew apartheid was over
South Africa's first democratic president, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison three decades ago on this day. Madiba was honoured at the Cape Town City Hall by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who recounted the day Mandela stood on the same balcony, speaking to thousands of South Africans for the first time as a free man.
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Ramaphosa: Joseph Shabalala’s spirit is now united with Madiba's
The Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder passed away on Tuesday morning after an illness at the age of 78.
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Madiba’s release from prison: What happened behind the scenes
Today marks three decades since Madiba was released from prison after serving 27 years behind bars.
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FW De Klerk’s kindness didn’t free Nelson Mandela - Ramaphosa
The former president was released from the Victor Verster Prison after spending 27 years behind bars.
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa's tribute to Madiba on 30th anniversary of prison release
President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering a public address on the Cape Town City Hall balcony, where Nelson Mandela delivered his first public address within hours of his release.
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Madiba's Drakenstein prison house set to become heritage site
On this day, three decades ago, Nelson Mandela walked free through the gates of the Paarl facility, which was then known as Victor Verster prison.
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'Good values are timeless': Tutu hails Madiba on 30th anniversary of release
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah said that that was the moment exactly 30 years ago that Mandela dazzled South Africa and the world with his warmth and values.
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Amandla! Mandela's prison release moment of great joy, says Ramaphosa
Several events have been planned in and around Cape Town to mark the historic event.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: A united South Africa can achieve great success
President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans to look back at the release of Nelson Mandela and unity that it culminated in with the country's first democratic elections and to apply those lessons to the challenges facing South Africa today.
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WATCH: Mogoeng Mogoeng delivers 17th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture
This year's lecture centred on the theme of “Constitutionalism is an Instrument for Transformation”.
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Zulu: Mandela was not the only one who contributed towards freedom
She also took the time to reflect on her two-year stint in Angola where she fought in the armed struggle.
