Christo Brand was Nelson Mandela's prison warder on Robben Island for many years. In this book Christo tells, for the first time, the incredible and moving personal story about his unlikely friendship with one of the biggest political icons of the modern age
Christo Brand was Nelson Mandela's prison warder on Robben Island for many years. In this book Christo tells, for the first time, the incredible and moving personal story about his unlikely friendship with one of the biggest political icons of the modern age.
Christo Brand was a South African farm boy, born into the Afrikaans culture which had created apartheid to persecute black people and claim superiority for whites. Nelson Mandela, also raised in a rural village, was the black son of a tribal chief. He trained as a lawyer to take…
Straw bale building is a radically different approach to the process of building. Like all innovative ideas, it has been pioneered by the passionate, and used experimentally by those with the vision to see its potential. It is firmly based in that sustainable, 'green building' c…
