Recalling stories told during his youth by the elders of his clan - stories about Dingane, Bambata, Moshoeshoe and others - Mandela spoke of his dream to one day also be of service to his people.

For the apartheid Nationalist Party regime this day was ‘Dingaan’s Day’, or ‘Bloodriver Day’ in celebration of their vicious victory over the Zulu Impi of King Dingane on the banks of the Ncome River ...