Mandela is right: words and ideas matter, but he also insists they must lead to action. The movement he led was admired for its moral stance. Today, that movement is in power, known for the progress it brought but also for a pervasive corruption that threatens the legacy of his beloved African National Congress (ANC).
Cry the Beloved Country was one of South Africa's greatest novels. Today, many of those who fought for its freedom are crying about its many self-inflicted crises. That's an issue I will return to.
News Dissector Danny Schechter produced the globally broadcast TV series South Africa Now and was a director on six documentary films about Nelson Mandela.
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