In a 1990 interview, Nelson Mandela answers a multitude of questions from various reporters on the economic and social futures of a new South Africa in the wake of the negotiations between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African government in order to dismantle apartheid. Mandela answers questions on extremist groups, black on black political violence, Western expectations of political alliance, gender equality and representation, and international sanctions against apartheid. He also discusses his views on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and the potential end of the Cold War and their effects on Western investment in Africa.