Tag: Nelson Mandela

Interview: Clem Sunter – Best selling Author & Scenario Planner

There is a time for everything. More importantly than coming in, there is a time to go, to shed illusions and delusions of grandeur and invincibility… ‘You’re sure

I recently got into a bit of a family debate about Subhas Chandra Bose. I am not a scholar of Indian history.

Whenever we think about the future, we do so on the basis of past events and experiences, which is really the only way to go about the exercise.

We have the duty to decide on the type of society we want to live in and voice our views on matters we find objectionable in all walks

On aura beau dire, le pays avance. A grands pas au niveau des infrastructures et même des institutions. Les événements tragiques du début de l’année et les déboires

A Conversation with Uncle Claus “Build bridges between people, all people. That’s what the world needs most” * “I am what I am, a make-believe but a powerful

Let’s Honestly Face It (1)

In 1990 when Nelson Mandela stepped out of the prison of Robben Island, few could have predicted that apartheid would be dismantled within a few years, and South

The demise of Nelson Mandela last Thursday unleashed an unprecedented outpouring of praise on the departed leader from all corners of the planet. It was a fitting tribute

On the occasion of the birth anniversary (2 October 1869) of Mahatma Gandhi, the iconic apostle of non-violence in modern times, it is perhaps appropriate to reflect on

Lettre de La Reunion

At this moment, it is not quite clear whether the past South African president has moved out of impending danger to his life. Some time back, he was

In an article titled ‘Three years after being knifed by Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd gets revenge and returns as Australian PM, ’ Kathy Marks reports from Sydney that

By Nita Chicooree-Mercier