The Latest Breaking News from Nelson Mandela

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle set for new Netflix docuseries titled Live to Lead

Live To Lead is a docuseries that Prince Harry says has been inspired by the late Nelson Mandela, and features activist Greta Thunberg and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Daily Record · Dec 21, 2022

Jacinda Ardern distances herself from Harry and Meghan’s Netflix announcement

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern distances herself from next Harry and Meghan Netflix series, Live to Lead

The New Daily · Dec 21, 2022

Harry and Meghan’s documentary series on inspirational leaders comes out on New Year’s Eve

The crystal-coated Times Square ball won’t be the only thing dropping this New Year’s Eve.

Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022

Harry and Meghan tease brand new Netflix series that will drop later this month

It has been confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will present and executive produce a brand new series on Netflix called Live to Lead - a series inspired by the legacy of Nelson Mandela

Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022

South Africa's Ramaphosa: wounded president re-elected to party helm

President Cyril Ramaphosa, the anti-apartheid champion who become one of South Africa's wealthiest businessmen, survived a challenge for the leadership of his party on Monday, days after he was spared impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate".

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

The week in theatre: As You Like It; Mandela; Kerry Jackson – review

Rose Ayling-Ellis stars in a fresh As You Like It; a Mandela musical can’t do the great man justice; and April De Angelis slips into two dimensions

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

Mexico reinvents island prison as Pacific tourist draw

One of Mexico's most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed at bringing in tourists to the former penal colony.

Reuters · Dec 17, 2022

Dear Comrade President: book highlights ANC leader Oliver Tambo’s role in preparing South Africa for democracy

More than three decades have passed since the apartheid government in South Africa unbanned the African National Congress (ANC), the country’s leading liberation movement, and released its leader, Nelson Mandela, from prison. This launched four fraught years of negotiations and violence that led to South Africa’s first-ever democratic elections.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022

South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal

The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future in a dramatic reversal of fortunes for an anti-apartheid icon once admired for tackling the problems of Africa’s most developed economy

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Top 10 books about freedom

Authors as radically different as Julia Donaldson, John Rawls and Ayn Rand can make us appreciate the value of freedom, and the terrible jeopardy of losing it

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022