Nelson Mandela
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Lustful leaders: The good, the bad and the narcissistic
- Work
- November 6, 2020, 05:13
Liz Herring was a driven debater. At school, she carted around a metal box of index cards so she could swot up on topics between classes. A debate tea(...)

South Africans seek to harness hope after rugby victory
- Asia-Pacific
- November 8, 2019
As South Africans waited for their Rugby World Cup-winning team to bring the trophy home this week, many were pondering a question that goes beyond sp(...)

Chester Williams obituary: A determined, persistent rugby pioneer
- People
- September 14, 2019, 01:00
Chester Williams Born: August 8th, 1970 Died: September 6th, 2019 In 1994, one year after he had won his first cap for South Africa and become only t(...)

‘There’s so much soul there... the townships are the future’
- Work
- August 2, 2019, 05:34
Originally from Dublin, via Leitrim and Wexford, entrepreneur Frank Gormley first landed on South African shores in 1997 to follow the Great Britain a(...)

Magashule on a mission to win votes for ANC
- Africa
- May 4, 2019, 06:00
Clad in an African National Congress (ANC)-branded T-shirt fully buttoned up to protect against the cold, Ace Magashule, the secretary general of Sout(...)

South Africa to eradicate corruption, Ramaphosa vows
- Economy
- October 23, 2018, 18:08
South Africa’s government will eradicate corruption as it seeks to improve the country’s image abroad and attract more foreign investment, president C(...)

Activists mark 100 years since birth of Mandela
- Irish News
- July 18, 2018, 20:47
A small group of activists marked the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth in a march from the Famine Memorial in Dublin city centre on Wednesday. St(...)

South Africa’s star is rising, says former finance minister Trevor Manuel
- Economy
- July 16, 2018, 03:15
“It’s about creating channels of communication,” Trevor Manuel explained of his visit to Ireland. The former South African anti-apartheid finance mini(...)

Madikizela-Mandela funeral attended by tens of thousands
- Africa
- April 15, 2018, 17:10
Only a last-minute compromise between the family of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and African National Congress (ANC) leaders enabled South Africa’s rulin(...)

Tributes paid to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
- Africa
- April 3, 2018
Leaders from across South Africa’s political divide have travelled to the home of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to mourn her sudden death and pay(...)