May 1961, The Star Lawyer Mandela prophesies - This is the start of the head-on clash My undercover interview with Nelson Mandela while he was in hiding. The Star could not admit it was a "live" interview," as he was banned from talking to the press. I carried out the interview with Nelson Mandela who was disguised as chauffeur, in a small room in an Indian suburb of Johannesburg. Account of meeting here By a staff reporter [Tony Hall] With the fluctuating changes in Native leadership caused by the banning, exile and imprisonment of one leader after another, it is difficult for even the best informed on Native affairs in South Africa to determine who are the dominant leaders of the Native masses and which man in particular is destined to become their leader-in-Chief. Today Mr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, secretary of the African Council and chief organizer of the threatened anti-republic demonstrations timed for the end of this month., has assumed the mantle of ...
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