Njabulo S. Ndebele

What most of us recognized in South Africa, at the very last moment, was just how much we needed one another. We realized that violent confrontation promised only destruction and a long life of shared misery.

They discovered that being 'tough' was not so much about going to war, but about choosing to avoid it.

The world needs a leading nation, or group of nations, that can reassure, inspire hope, and offer fresh perspectives and new directions.