History Matters

Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu both celebrate their 90th birthdays last year. There are hundreds of public and private events that are been organized to mark the birthdays of these two special people. South African History Online has launched a special feature on the lives and times of these two inspirational South African leaders. This [...]

South Africans and people around the world are celebrating the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu …

One of the most remarkable things about South African history is the incredibly rich heritage of leadership we can lay claim to (regardless of current debates about the state of leadership in South Africa at the moment or my posts elsewhere on this blog). Political leadership is an obvious and easy example. But we too [...]