The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela 1918-2013: the timeline of a lifetime - South Africa Gateway

Like apartheid, global poverty is man-made, says Nelson Mandela. In this famous London speech in 2005, he urges world leaders to take action. But not a lot has changed since then. Nearly 67% of Sub-Saharan Africa lives in extreme poverty (on less than $2.15 per day), according to the World Bank. And South Africa remains the world’s most unequal country, with the top 10% owning around 90% of its wealth. Mandela makes three demands to eradicate the “scourge of our time”: trade justice, debt eradic