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3 generations of Saro-Wiwas: Ken Saro-Wiwa is on the left, in a suit and tie. KEN SARO-WIWA – ALREADY 20 YEARS? By CAMERON DUODU Daily Guide 07 November 2015 10 November 1995 was – to mix lingos – a dies horribilis par excellence for me! (A horrible day to beat all horrible days). It …
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HOME / Columnist / In Memoriam – Nelson Mandela In Memoriam – Nelson Mandela Daily Guide December 7, 2013 Cameron Duodu WHEN I made my first-ever visit to South Africa in September 1990, there were hundreds of journalists in South Africa, all of whom had a single objective: namely, to secure an exclusive interview with …
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—————————————————– THE UNKNOWN NELSON MANDELA By CAMERON DUODU I first met Nelson Mandela at Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg. It was in September 1990, and I was in Johannesburg as the guest of Jim Bailey, the publisher of the Pan-African Magazine, Drum. I had been the Ghana editor of this paper in1961-65 and Bailey wanted me …
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