South Africa: The British Council's Mandela Exhibition - History or Corporate Whitewash?

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The "Mandela and Me" exhibition at the British Council in London marks the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth in 1918. The exhibition is sponsored by Anglo American, the mining giant that was the biggest corporation in South Africa during apartheid and has, since 1999, been headquartered in London.

This corporate connection influences the narrative that is spun at the exhibition. For example, it completely ignores Anglo's own role as a founder and principal beneficiary of both British colonial rule and later the apartheid regime.

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