Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“In a speech after being released from 27 years in prison, South African leader Nelson Mandela told the United Nations in 1990, ‘We must ensure that colour, race and gender become only a God-given gift to each one of us and not an indelible mark or attribute.’ He urged that ‘We … see [and] interact with one another as equal human beings.’ South Africa still grapples with the legacy of apartheid rule, which ended three decades ago. And its national sports teams have been the arena for heated debate about equal opportunity, representation, and quotas. But their evolution, especially in sports traditionally seen as domains of the white minority, reveals progress toward Mr. Mandela’s ideals. In mid-June, the national cricket team clinched the world championship in the sport.” (06/18/25)