For a long time now, we’ve wanted to bring to birth a new African hero, an African Indiana Jones, who embodied what the world could learn from Africa, as opposed to what the West often foisted upon the continent.
But there was a problem. We wanted to get straight to the heart of what was important – what represented a place of heroism and good – to African boys. But we weren’t teenage African boys.
So we decided to have some fun.
We went to the source.
Is there a living superhero?
Boys: Nelson Mandela
What is his power?
Boys: He has the power to give people faith
Here’s what else the boys told us:
Irving
Nizaam
Thato
Thomas
Mangaliso
Conclusions: Key CHARACTERISTICS OF AN African HERO

