The Armchair's Web

A major moment in history is being repeated this week, as South Africa celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, which helped bring about the end of apartheid in the country.

Mandela had suffered at the hands of the authorities for many years, but he showed, even in his darker days, he learned to forgive as well. He was, and still is, a man of great wisdom and vision, a genuine political giant.

If only he was still president of South Africa. His mere presence  on the world stage would put most other world leaders… particularly our own prime minister Gordon Brown… to shame…