I hurried from my office and watched from the open corridor that overlooked the car park as his small entourage emerged from their Mercedes.
The year was 1993 and I was a recent graduate, in South Africa to work for the African National Congress (ANC) as it transitioned from liberation movement to political party and ultimately, to government.Īlthough he had been expected, news that Mandela had arrived at the shabby headquarters of the ANC Western Cape caused great excitement. “I’ve dreamt about this moment for more than half my life,” Janey Halim, a long-time anti-apartheid activist, whispered to me as Nelson Mandela approached us down the line. News JMandela’s long walk to freedom showed we can change the world
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