[The Conversation Africa] In 2023 South African author Jonny Steinberg published a book on former South African president Nelson Mandela and his tumultuous marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. To mark the 107th anniversary of Mandela s birth, Steinberg wrote the following as an introduction to our newsletter of 18 July 2025.
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South Africa: Nelson Mandela Was a Hard Man Who Played a Hard Game. What If He Was in Ramaphosa s Shoes?
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