Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation (35 page)

and “Ayatollah factor”

divorce of

election campaign of

enemies of

inauguration of

influence of

long march of

Long Walk to Freedom
by

mission of

“Nel-son! Nel-son!” chant

news conferences

Nobel Peace Prize to

personal traits of

political skills of

as president

in prison

release from prison

reputation of

retirement of

as Rolihlahla

routine followed by

and rugby ;
see also
Springboks

and Rugby World Cup

statue of

symbolism of

and trust

Mandela, Winnie

Mandela, Zenani

Mandela, Zindzi

Mangope, Lucas

Mbeki, Thabo

Mehrtens, Andrew

Meiring, Georg

Meyer, Roelf

Mmabatho, South Africa

Moonsamy, Linga

and PPU

and World Cup

Moyane, Dan

Mulder, Japie

Munnik, Anne

Mxadana, Mary

Natal Province rugby

National Intelligence Service (NIS)

National Party

New Zealand, rugby team,
see
All Blacks

Niehaus, Carl

“Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika”:

as liberation anthem

Springboks’ rehearsal of

in unified national anthem

at World Cup

North West Cape rugby team

Odysseus

Olympic Games:

1936 in Berlin

1980 in Lake Placid

1992 in Barcelona

Oppenheimer, Harry

Orwell, George

Owens, Jesse

Paballelo, South Africa:

and apartheid

black unrest in

and Upington trial

Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

Pelé

Phosa, Mathews

Pienaar, François

early years of

and Mandela

number 6 jersey of

and prison visit

Rainbow Warrior
by

and Springboks

and World Cup

Pollsmoor Prison

Population Registration Act

Presidential Protection Unit (PPU)

Pretorius, Andries

Progressive Federal Party (PFP)

Race Classification Board

Ramaphosa, Cyril

Randt, Os du

Rapport

Rather, Dan

Reagan, Ronald

Reinders, John

Retief, Piet

Robben Island:

judges’ visit to

leaders imprisoned in

Mandela imprisoned in

reign of terror in

Springboks’ visit to

Robbie, John

Robinson, Jackie

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Rossouw, Arrie

rugby:

brutality of

details of the game

discrimination within

gang tackle in

psychology in

role of captain in

South Africa boycotted in

as tool of reconciliation

as white sport

Rugby World Cup (1995)

activities leading up to

and Australia Wallabies

Canada in

celebrations

France in

jumbo jet flyover

Maori war dance (Haka)

“Nel-son! Nel-son!” chant

New Zealand All Blacks in

“Nkosi Sikelele” sung at

in overtime

Romania in

“Shosholoza” sung at

unifying impact of

Western Samoa in

Savimbi, Jonas

Separate Amenities Act (1953)

Sethwala, Lucas

Sexwale, Tokyo

Sharpeville, South Africa

“Shosholoza”

Sibiya, Khulu

Sisulu, Walter:

and ANC

and Botha

and Mandela

in prison

release from prison

and respect

and World Cup

Sittert, Major van

Slabbert, Frederik van Zyl

Slovo, Joe

Small, James

and discrimination

lifestyle of

and Lomu

and “Nkosi Sikelele”

and Pienaar

and prison visit

and World Cup

South Africa:

apartheid in,
see
apartheid

civil war threat in

colonialism in

elections in

first democratic parliament of

flag of

international image of

judicial system of

majority rule for

national anthem (new)

national anthem (old) (“Die Stem”)

national anthems (two)

negotiated settlement in

new constitution of

“non-racial democracy” in

one person, one vote in

“People’s War” in

political stability of

power-sharing coalition of

as Rainbow Nation

rugby boycott of

transition period of

tribal groups in

white flight from

white right-wing terrorism in

South African Airways (SAA)

South African Council of Churches

South African Defence Force (SADF)

and ANC

and C. Viljoen

and racial violence

and threatened uprisings

South African Rugby Football Union

South African Super Bowl

Soweto uprising (1976)

sports, power and influence of

Springboks

Afrikaner popularity of

as “AmaBokoBoko”

and Currie Cup

green cap given to Mandela from

green jerseys of

Mandela’s green jersey

Mandela’s visits with

national expectations for

and “Nkosi Sikelele”

“One Team, One Country” motto of

Pienaar as captain of

preparations for World Cup

as symbol of apartheid

on tour

visit to Robben Island

in World Cup

Zulu hatred of

Stengel, Richard

Steyn, Rory

Stofile, Arnold

Stransky, Joel:

and Lomu

and Mandela’s influence

and Mandela’s release from prison

and “Nkosi Sikelele”

and rugby

and World Cup

Strydom, Hannes

Suzman, Helen

Swart, Balie

Swart, Jack

Terreblanche, Eugene

Thatcher, Margaret

Tiananmen Square, China

Toyi Toyi (war dance)

Treurnicht, Andries

tribalism

Tshwete, Steve

Tutu, Archbishop Desmond

and Mandela

Nobel Peace Prize to

and World Cup

Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation)

UNITA

United Nations

Upington, South Africa:

as apartheid town

black unrest in

death sentences in

rugby game in (1970)

school facilities in

“Upington 14”

“Upington 26”

van der Merwe, Johan

van Dyk, Captain

Vereeniging, South Africa

Verwoerd, Hendrick

Victoria, queen of England

Victor Verster prison

Viljoen, Braam

and ANC

career in the church

and his brother

and Progressive Federal Party

and rugby

Viljoen, Constand

army career of

and “bitter-enders”

changing views of

and Freedom Front

and his brother

and Mandela

personal qualities of

reputation of

and SADF

Walus, Janusz

Washington, George

Westhuizen, Joost van der

Wiese, Kobus:

and Lomu

and Mandela’s influence

and Mandela’s release from prison

and “Nkosi Sikelele”

and World Cup

Willemse, Willie

Williams, Chester

Woolf, Desmond and Vanessa

World Trade Centre, Johannesburg, racial violence in

Xhosa people

Zulus

Anglo-Zulu War (1879)

battles among

Dingaan and Retief

plots against

right-wing segment of

and rugby

and “Shosholoza”

Zuma, Jacob