PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityPrint articleNelson Mandela: humanity’s heroMax Du PreezUpdated Dec 7, 2013 – 2.44am, first published at 2.40amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginPhoto gallery | Nelson Mandela’s life in picturesNelson Mandela’s stature as an international icon and statesman had everything to do with the fact he brought peace and democracy to the last state where white people ruled over black people.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleLatest In Foreign affairs & securityFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial Review‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodLife & LeisureThis data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyers1 hr agoUte JunkerNew Zealand pops its cork for one of the world’s great wine festivalsA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersRich ListVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundAlex GluyasForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development