NELSON MANDELA AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 1993 ALONG WITH F W DE KLERK FOR REACHING AN AGREEMENT TO BRING ABOUT A NEW, PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA

BY SUBRY GOVENDER At the end of 1993 the ANC, under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, and other political parties had reached an agreement for an Interim Government and the date for the first free and democratic elections on 27th April 1994. The agreement was reached at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa) talks at Kempton Park in Johannesburg. Following this agreement, Mandela and the then apartheid President, F W De Klerk, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in bringing about a peaceful settlement in South Africa. Subry Govender, in this radio documentary, recalls the occasion when Nelson Mandela returned home after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.