Nelson Mandela

Life was mono-coloured in South Africa. Then came the Rainbow Nation.

Getting the ball rolling in South Africa - Fun

Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 World Cup committee, brought the world's biggest sporting event to South Africa (Spotlight 6/2010). We take you to the South African football stadiums to quiz you on the culture, economy and politics of the Rainbow Nation.

The South African vuvuzela will be heard around the world next month.

Bafana Bafana are hoping for some Madiba magic

The South African football team does not expect to win the World Cup. But with the help of Nelson Mandela and lots of noisy plastic trumpets, Bafana Bafana ("The Boys") hope to avoid the humiliation of a first-round exit next month.

Rugby is politics and poetry

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes, "Master of my fate and captain of my soul": Invictus deserves an Oscar.

Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in "Invictus".

Clint Eastwood's film combines international sport and politics

Sport and politics united black and white South Africa during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The story is coming to cinemas as Invictus. Clint Eastwood's film stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Springbok captain François Pienaar.

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