nelson mandela was imprisoned. ohter potential leaders were either in exile or in the underground, or dead. and so this apolitical priest emerged as the public face, the voice, of the struggle for freedom. i think desmond tutu was the voice. i think i would rather say the voice of the people when the liberationl movements were banned or restricted. and some of us went in and out of prison, he was the voice - of the people and he represented the views of the people _ and their feelings on the ground. as the struggle became ever more violent, tutu often positioned himself between black protesters and white security forces, trying to find a way to avoid bloodshed. but, increasingly, tutu also found himself mediating between rival black groups. in the townships, anger and desperation were growing. and the search for traitors, for people spying for the apartheid security forces was turning murderous. suspects were killed on the spot. sometimes with a so—called necklace — a burning tyres placed over them. famously, t

after one term as president, nelson mandela stepped down. his old home in soweto turned into a museum. desmond tutu's house is a few doors down. two nobel prize winners on the same street. but there was no easing into a quiet retirement for desmond tutu, mostly perhaps because it just wasn't his style, but also because there was still so much to do, so much to say and, increasingly, so much going wrong in the new south africa. there was the scourge of hiv, mishandled for so many years, and then there was corruption flourishing spectacularly during the presidency ofjacob zuma. tutu, as usual, spoke without caution and from the heart. i am warning you. i am warning you that we will pray as we prayed for the downfall of the apartheid government, we will pray for the downfall of a government that misrepresents us. but the anc largely shrugged. south africa's turbulent priest had become an irritant, a voice to be ignored. tutu was still lauded abroad. desmond tutu continues to give voice to the voiceless and bring hope to those who thirst for fre

it was a very big ask for nelson mandela but also a brilliant choice from nelson mandela to ask tutu because he was fit for purpose. it was very difficult. to get the truth of what happened, preside over, and here the victims tell their stories. it was contested as well. for those people to reconcile afterwards. i think the end for me most possibly was one of his biggest achievements in history. many anc leaders were not happy that he was also, the truth commission was also critical of the behaviour during the liberation struggle. i think you know, it was his greatest achievement. for us, it is about focusing on the legacy of reconciliation stop the trauma that came out of the reconciliation was so visible. . , ., ~ . so visible. the images of the arch with his head _ so visible. the images of the arch with his head on _ so visible. the images of the arch with his head on the _ so visible. the images of the arch with his head on the desk, i so visible. the images of the arch l with his head on the desk, hurting. absolutely i cannot imagine anyone else who could have chaired the truth

the group of senior leaders brought together by president nelson mandela in 2007. such was his stamina, such was his commitment to social justice for all, that he took up the cudgels on behalf of millions of people around the world. many would know his name, but many would not. but he did make a difference in taking up their causes. he never stopped fighting, he never stopped speaking out. and he never stopped speaking out. and he never stopped caring. since the passing of our beloved arch, we have been looking back on his life, on the part he played in our transition to democracy and to his towering role as the chairperson of the truth and reconciliation commission. today, 27 years after the event of our democracy, we can still say with certainty that what we have achieved as a country was nothing short of a miracle. we could have chosen the path of retribution, but the project of national reconciliation, of recognising the injustices of our past, set us apart from many societies in transition. alongside president nelson mandela, archbishop desmond tutu helped to

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it was home to nelson mandela during apartheid in the years prior to his arrest. pantsula has its roots in the same era. it matched contemporary forms with traditional african dance — an act of cultural defiance against the oppressive white government. talk to me about the kind of social and political messages that you express when you dance. the first political message is to be seen as black people. we are powerful, you know. and the second is we're trying to tell the world that we're still free, but we're still bearing a lot of problems. we still have to push ourselves. and we have to push ourselves, like, 10 times harder than any other individual. and now, the moment of truth. do i have what it takes to become an honorary member of the troupe? 0k, stand here. 0k. it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, two. oh, no. yeah. so it's going to be, one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy! 0k. slow. one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. i'm not getting the last bit. come on, focus up here. focus on

with me are the political commentator, jo phillips and nigel nelson, political editor of the people and sunday mirror. tomorrow's front pages. the sunday times leads on the agreement between the prime minister and the chancellor that the planned rise on national insurance will go—ahead after calls to scrap the increase over cost—of—living fears. the telegraph features a picture of the prime minister as the uk ramps up it's deployment to ukraine — but leads on the government's response to the afghanistan crisis in the summer. the paper says borisjohnson's aide watched cricket as kabul fell to the taliban. the express leads on the uk's response to the crisis in ukraine — with britain sending more troops, jets and warships. and the guardian says the government are accused of what it calls a levelling—up stunt to save the prime minister's job. we'll crack on straightaway and start off with, and typically i have just lost my list, are, there we go, the times. rishi sunak and boris johnson together with this editorial and, well, the editorialising in the sunday times but it looks

last year, to great fanfare, the statue of lord nelson was removed. it stood here for 200 years in the area that used to be called trafalgar square. do you think that anything material will change on december 1st? when everyone wakes up? to me, nothing will change for the average barbadian. we will still be who we are. in terms of material stuff, we'll know that everything that is here, we own, everything that is here is ours, everything that we look forward to, we have to put in place for ourselves. there's no more dependency, there's no more of this looking to someone else — we are just going to be us. there are some people who say "well, �*republic�* means we should tear down all remnants of the british and start from scratch". what you think about that? when you leave home, do you discard your parents? you don't. what you do is that you set up in the new house but you still keep your parents. you understand their role, you understand their responsibilities, you understand where you came from. history is important. your whole bloodline is imp

with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and nigel nelson, political editor of the people and sunday mirror. hello to you both. we will chat in a moment, but first of all let's bring you up—to—date with the front pages we have already got. the sunday times leads on the agreement between the prime minister and the chancellor that the planned rise on national insurance will go—ahead, after calls to scrap the increase over cost—of—living fears. the telegraph features a picture of the prime minister as the uk ramps up its deployment to ukraine but leads on the government's response to the afghanistan crisis in the summer. the paper says borisjohnson�*s aide watched cricket as kabul fell to the taliban. the express leads on the uk's response to the crisis in ukraine — with britain sending more troops, jets and warships. the observer says the government are accused of what it calls a "levelling up stunt" to save the prime minister's job. and the levelling up agenda also leads the mail on sunday — but with a different take. it calls the policy a "red wall revolution t

offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo - around the world, non—stop. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: russia readies for possible conflict over ukraine, but says there is room, forfurther dialogue with the west. the search for dozens of people lost at sea from a boat that capsized off florida is suspended — the us coast guard says it's unlikely there are any

and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. the countdown to the critical moment, the worlds most. powerful rocket ignited - all of its 27 engines at once and part of its power is this recycling of the rocket - slashing the cost of - the launch that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. _ two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to this patient. ——spaceship one would call it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yauchtwoman alan macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world nonstop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says moscow wants equal, mutually respectful relations with the united states and its allies, as tensions continue over ukraine. north korea confirms it tested an intermediate—range ballistic missile on sunday — the us offers pyongyang direct talks without precond

offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given i the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record i for sailing solo _ around the world, non—stop. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: spotify says it's working to add a content advisory to any podcast episode that includes a discussion about covid, after a row about misinformation. north korea is thought to have tested one of its most powerful ballistic missiles in years, the us urges pyongyang

offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo - around the world, non—stop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says moscow wants equal, mutually respectful relations with the united states and its allies, as tensions continue over ukraine. north korea confirms it tested an intermediate—range ball

and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. the countdown to the critical - moment, the worlds most powerful rocket ignited all of its 27 engines at once and part of its power - is this recycling of the rocket - slashing the cost of the launch that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to this patient. one would call it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yauchtwoman alan macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world nonstop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. predictions about how omicron will make 2022 and at the top travel year in asia. especially for china and hong kong who are zero policy. i looked at the year ahead in asia including upcoming elections in australia, south korea and the philippines. for more on how asia might navigate the coming year, i'm joined now by simon ba

offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo - around the world, non—stop. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the united states has urged china to use its influence with moscow to discourage any russian invasion of ukraine. the us coast guard has suspended the search for dozens of people lost after their boat capsized off the florida coast. the olympic games are normally a

and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. the countdown to the critical moment, the worlds most powerful rocket ignited all of its 27 engines at once and part of its power is this recycling of the rocket slashing the cost of the launch that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first | humans to walk in space without any| lifeline to this patient. one would call it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman alan macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... the initial findings of the report into parties at downing street during the covid lockdown have been published — outlining failures of leadership and judgment. on the eve of the first anniversary of the myanmar military coup, britain, the united states and canada have imposed fresh sanctions, this time on top members of

political commentatorjo philips and the political editor of the sunday mirror and the people, nigel nelson. dojoin us then if you can, but for now, goodnight. welcome to the for review on bbc news and as i get through this week is marked as usual. what do we have this week? it's a packed week. we have parallel mothers which is a new film by pedro almodovar. we have a new british hurry movie, amulet. and sing 2, more singing animals. that is quite the mixture. so, parallel mothers, lots of excitement about this latest film. and a nine—minute ovation when it premiered at venice. parallel mothers is about single mothers sharing birth together in a hospital and they give birth together and their babies go into observation and when they leave hospital they swap phone numbers. and perhaps a bit more, here is a clip. so, that's one strand of the story. in another strand, cruz�*s character is trying to excavate a mass grave in her hometown from the civil war, so there are two stories. parallel mothers, parallel stories, personal and political, which sounds like a fascinating combination. if yo

it now to nigel nelson. he is the longest—serving political editor on a national newspaper. good afternoon to you. i don't know how much of the minister that you are able to hear they are, greg hands who spent time as a deputy chief whip and the cameron government who said that whips never use any blackmail or personal pressure, it's all about trying to convince mps on the merits of the argument. he spent a long time in westminster. is that how it works? not according to the mps i've spoken to over the years, no. i think that's a little disingenuous, the idea that a simple matter of persuading you the value of the government case, whatever it might be. i have never heard of such an overt threat that christian wait for it is talking about to actually withhold funding from a specific project. the kind of thinking that whips do, they are a sort of cross between school prefects and mi5. what they do is then enforced discipline and collect intelligence. when it comes to the disciplined side, the kind of thing which is more likely is that someone is not behaving as they want, they

that the sue gray investigational report will not be delayed as a result of the metropolitan police nelson they are also investigating a number of events in downing street and whitehall for potential breaches of covid regulations. there was a thought that if police got involved with an investigation then the sue gray report, or the release of age, might be paused, but according to sebastien payne that will not be the case, we have not heard that directly from sue gray's team directly. literally as i say that, we have confirmation from sue gray's team, all literally breaking in front of you, that the investigation will continue despite cressida dick's confirmation that the metropolitan police are investigating a number of events in downing street and whitehall, that is from a spokesperson for the cabinet office just is from a spokesperson for the cabinet officejust in is from a spokesperson for the cabinet office just in the last couple of seconds, the investigation carried out by sue gray is continuing, there is ongoing contact with the metropolitan police service, that is the quote from a