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A JOURNEY TO DEMOCRACY
21 ICONS Season I celebrates the founders of South Africa’s democracy. Inspired by the collective effort of the people who devoted their lives to securing South Africa’s freedom, it recognises Nelson Mandela and his contemporaries – the generation who liberated a nation.
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NELSON MANDELA
What more can one say about Nelson Mandela? What more than the detailed biographies, the reflective documentaries, and the dramatic cinema that have informed the world of this incredible life?
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The 21 ICONS South Africa book offers an intimate, unexpected glimpse into the lives of the individuals who shaped this country. The portraits featured include FW de Klerk in the lotus position, Phillip Tobias before his passing, Desmond Tutu with a tutu, and Nelson Mandela’s last official photographic portrait.
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