Nomad_Africa_Edition12
Born from a passionate desire to dispel the negative perceptions which the world has held of the African Continent, and to replace it with a positive focus, Nomad Africa magazine celebrates life on the African continent. Covering stories from all countries and all cultures, it strives to include unique tourist attractions, business development, technology and investment opportunities as well as looking at the continent's cultural heritage. Nomad Africa inspires and breeds a conscious, knowledgeable generation of visionaries among our own, and influences positive perceptions and appreciation for the true worth of Africa worldwide.
Born from a passionate desire to dispel the negative perceptions which the world has held of the African Continent, and to replace it with a positive focus, Nomad Africa magazine celebrates life on the African continent. Covering stories from all countries and all cultures, it strives to include unique tourist attractions, business development, technology and investment opportunities as well as looking at the continent's cultural heritage. Nomad Africa inspires and breeds a conscious, knowledgeable generation of visionaries among our own, and influences positive perceptions and appreciation for the true worth of Africa worldwide.
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On the dawn of a new South <strong>Africa</strong>, it<br />
can be fairly said that Nelson Mandela was<br />
one of the pivotal figures in securing true<br />
freedom for people in a country that was<br />
dominated by a white minority for decades<br />
dating back 400 years when the Dutch<br />
seafarer Jan van Riebeek landed his ships<br />
in Cape.<br />
Nelson Mandela, with his wife, Winnie, walks to<br />
freedom after 27 years in prison on Feb. 11, 1990, in<br />
Cape Town.<br />
Former South <strong>Africa</strong>n president FW de Klerk shakes<br />
hands on Nelson Mandela in April 1990.<br />
He made national reconciliation a primary task of his presidency, having<br />
seen other post-colonial <strong>Africa</strong>n economies damaged by the departure of<br />
white elites and he sought to calm the fears of whites within the country by<br />
reassuring South <strong>Africa</strong>'s white population that they were protected and<br />
represented in "the Rainbow Nation", even incorporating opposition<br />
members into a coalition government.<br />
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