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11. Change is painful but it must happen

The first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was an embodiment of change. But change comes painfully, as he know all too well. Together with Ndileka Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, we look at the legacy of change that the great Mandela brought, and the change that is coming for Africa in the 21st century.

16.03.2026
2:6 min
16.03.2026
2:6 min
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11. Change is painful but it must happen
African Legacy follows the connection between the greatest leaders of Africa who stood at the helm of the liberation of the continent, and their heirs who chose to build upon the foundations laid: Mandela, Nyerere, Nasser, and others spoke to RT about the future of their forefathers’ great legacy.