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In the Room: Secret talks with Nelson Mandela

In the Room: Secret talks with Nelson Mandela

FromThe Foreign Desk


In the Room: Secret talks with Nelson Mandela

FromThe Foreign Desk

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In part two of our ‘In the Room’ series, we speak to the key players involved in the secret talks that led to Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. Andrew Mueller speaks to Niël Barnard, the former head of South Africa’s National Intelligence Service, who conducted clandestine talks with Mandela, Willie Esterhuyse, an Afrikaner academic who liaised between the ANC and the government, and Greg Myre, a journalist who witnessed Mandela’s release.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Sep 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

​Presented by ​Andrew Mueller, Monocle’s flagship global-affairs show features​ expert guests ​and in-depth analysis of the big issues of the week. Nominated for ‘Best Current Affairs’ show and the ‘Spotlight Award’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.