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podcast. My name is Tim Montgomery editor of the Times Opinion Pages,

and this week I'm joined by Roger Boys, Liby Purvis, and Matthew Said.

Robert Mugabe, Crazy Bob of Zimbabwe, will be among those celebrating Mandela's life in South Africa this week.

And he will be given a friendly hand by many African leaders who see him as the true hero of the continent.

African leaders need to understand the Mandela lessons.

One term rather than lifelong presidencies,

the building of institutional justice,

global partnerships to tackle global problems like AIDS and malaria.

George Osbourne says that today's 20-somethings must work until they're 70,

but his successors ought explicitly to exempt some jobs.

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