Nelson Mandela turns 90
As South Africa gears up to toast its favorite citizen, Nelson Mandela, The Takeaway celebrates the former president and anti-apartheid icon on his 90th birthday. Guests: Ahmed Kathrada, one of South Africa’s prominent political leaders and Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times. In 1989, after 26 years, Kathrada was released from Robben Island, the South African prison for anti-apartheid leaders. He was Nelson Mandela’s jailmate. Keller is also author of ?Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela.? He traveled with Nelson Mandela and covered his 1994 run for president.
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