
Africa’s last philosopher king
Although Nelson Mandela lacked the oratory of Nkrumah and the theory of Senghor, his contribution to the world of ideas was something rarer: pragmatism.
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Sarah Setlaelo is a writer and researcher with a PhD in philosophy from the University of Johannesburg and a research associate at the University of Connecticut and the University of Johannesburg.EMAIL

Although Nelson Mandela lacked the oratory of Nkrumah and the theory of Senghor, his contribution to the world of ideas was something rarer: pragmatism.