Under the warmth and good humour is a formidable, steely grit.
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Whereas Jan Smuts was to be largely forgotten after his defeat in South Africa’s 1948 election, Nelson Mandela became an international icon.
Jonny Steinberg talks about his intimate double biography of the famous South African leaders.
A powerful new book restores the writer and feminist politician to her rightful place in history.
