On the 11th of February 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from the Victor Verster prison (now called the Drakenstein Correctional Centre) in South Africa. He had been jailed for 27 years. After the African National Congress (ANC) won first ever democratic election in South Africa in 1994 he was sworn in as the first democratically ...
Tag Archive: Nelson Mandela
Quotes – Part 22 – Nelson Mandela
20 years ago today, on the 2nd February of 1990 South African State President F.W. de Klerk reversed the ban on the ANC (African National Congress) and other Anti-Apartheid organisations in the country. He also announced in the same speech that Nelson Mandela would shortly ...
Movie Trailers: Invictus (2009)
Invictus is an upcoming film due to be released in December 2009. This promises to be 2nd blockbuster film of the year which was made in South Africa (behind District 9). The film is directed by Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood (who needs no introduction). Invictus tells the true story about Nelson Mandela joining forces with ...
Quotes – Part 13 – South Africans
There have been South Africans in recent times and throughout history who have said some interesting, inspiring and sometimes motivational things. This post is a tribute to all of them. If theres someone from South Africa who could be added to this list in a future post on this topic, please let me know. Since ...
Quotes – Part 8 – Historical Figures
Now it's time for some more sayings from some famous folks. I haven't really covered historical figures on my blog, so I was thinking that it was high time to cover some of them in my quotes section. History was one of my favorite subjects in school, so I've always had an interest in it. ...
Quotes – Part 3 – Various
This is my 3rd installment on quotes by famous people. Hope all of you enjoy this section on my blog. I found these quotes on Brainyquote, Coolquotes, ThinkExist and Famousquotes. "The greater danger for most of us lies not in ...
