Trailer: What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa?
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It's been 30 years since Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa and the country's brutal and deadly apartheid system came to a formal end. As part of The Conversation's coverage of the anniversary, we're running a special three-part podcast series this month on The Conversation Weekly. In What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa?, Thabo Leshilo, politics and society editor at The Conversation Africa, speaks to prominent political scholars who experienced South Africa's post-apartheid transition, about the country's journey over the past three decades. Listen to the trailer for What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa? The first episode will be available on April 11. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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