10 December 2002. Jacob Zuma pictured with Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk at a presentation of National awards at the Union Buildings.
We need to acknowledge that, for the most part, South Africa pulled off a miracle. We somehow found a way out of decades of racist depravity and extreme distrust. In this time of bloody strife in the Middle East, our experience could hold meaning, writes Helena Wasserman.
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