The NMS Gazette

Die Schülerzeitung der Nelson Mandela Schule, Berlin - The School Newspaper of the Nelson Mandela School, Berlin

Berlin on the Run: Cross-Country Pushes NMS Students to the Limit

An evening with St. John's College at the South African Embassy

The South Africa Exchange Program with St. John's College in Mthatha is back in full swing! This past week we have welcomed eight South African students and their teacher to Berlin, marking their visit with an evening event at the South African Embassy just this past Wednesday, on the 8th of October 2025.

Dark Avenues:

Ivan Bunin and the Tragedy of Russian Love

Ivan Bunin was the first Russian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Having lived through the Russian Revolution and opposing it due to the fact that he was a member of the bourgeoisie, he spent his time in France and Russia, living his traditional and old-fashioned lifestyle. In his last years, he produced a collection of short stories.

The Butcher and The Tyrant: How Interventionism and Favoritism Breed Bloodshed in African Politics

One of the most enduring facts of modern history is that soon after the end of World War II, many, if not all, European countries gave up their colonies by granting them independence. While it is true that direct control was given up, the effects of colonialism through favouritism and foreign interventionism still led to conflict in the now-independent and newly-formed countries.

Special Issue from 18.09.2025

Vote? But who?

Read about our candidates for student representatives and their agendas.

Issue from 05.06.2025

From M.A.D to Hybrid Strategy:

The Evolution of Nuclear Deterrence

The three nuclear ages and how nuclear deterrence has developed, evolved and ultimately outgrown us throughout these eras.

Snakes with Legs, Frogs in Wells

and Dragons without Eyes

Beautiful, full of moral lesson and sometimes unorthodox: Those are Chinese idioms, also called Chengyu.

Climate Change’s Two-Faced Hero:

How Companies Shift Blame for Climate Change to Avoid Responsibility

Issue from 15.05.2025

Die Begegnung mit einer Zeitzeugin des

2. Weltkrieges

Filling the Shoes of a Fisherman

With the election of Pope Leo XIV, how will he honor the legacy of Pope Francis and lead the Catholic Church?

Ein Appell gegen die frühe Spezialisierung im Sport

A Call against Early Specialisation in Sport

Über meine Erfahrungen mit dem Sport in den USA und was Deutschland sich abgucken kann

About my experiences in the US American sports system and what Germany can learn

The Big Bang: How the Injuries and Deaths Caused by Fireworks are Overlooked Every Year

Issue from 10.04.2025

Berlin Senate Wants to Deport Four EU and US Pro-Palestine Activists

The Berlin Senate is planning to deport three EU students and one US student over participation in marches protesting the genocide Israel is currently commiting in Gaza. Is this legally permissable?

Jugend forscht: Where Young Minds Push the Boundaries of Science

Over the past few months, several talented students from our school participated in Jugend forscht — Germany’s most prestigious science and technology competition for students under 21.

The Origins of French Rugby

French Rugby: How and why did France turn into such a strong Rugby-playing nation, especially as it is not a former part of the British Commonwealth?

On the Edge: Species Facing Extinction

SUMATRAN TIGER

Sally Rooney: What Makes her Books so Beautiful?

Who is Sally Rooney? What is "Normal People"? And why do you need to read it?

Issue from 20.02.2025

Wält! Vote!

Appeal by members of the NMS Gazette to vote in the German National Elections of February 2025, if awarded the right to as a German citizen above the age of 18.

On the Edge: Species Facing Extinction

VAQUITA

Issue from 30.01.2025

Prismala & Friends:

The Friends of Neo-Soul

A band made up of ex-NMS students have taken off recently. Neo-soul and alternative rock, is what they refer to themselves as; but what are they really about?

Get Your Brits Out and Your Gaeilge On:

Rap Group Kneecap and the Fight for the Irish Language

“Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul.” - Padraig Pearse

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The NMS Gazette

Berlin on the Run: Cross-Country Pushes NMS Students to the Limit

An evening with St. John's College at the South African Embassy

Dark Avenues:

Ivan Bunin and the Tragedy of Russian Love

The Butcher and The Tyrant: How Interventionism and Favoritism Breed Bloodshed in African Politics

Vote? But who?

From M.A.D to Hybrid Strategy:

The Evolution of Nuclear Deterrence

Snakes with Legs, Frogs in Wells

and Dragons without Eyes

Climate Change’s Two-Faced Hero:

How Companies Shift Blame for Climate Change to Avoid Responsibility

Die Begegnung mit einer Zeitzeugin des

2. Weltkrieges

Filling the Shoes of a Fisherman

The Big Bang: How the Injuries and Deaths Caused by Fireworks are Overlooked Every Year

Berlin Senate Wants to Deport Four EU and US Pro-Palestine Activists

Jugend forscht: Where Young Minds Push the Boundaries of Science

The Origins of French Rugby

On the Edge: Species Facing Extinction

Sally Rooney: What Makes her Books so Beautiful?

Wält! Vote!

On the Edge: Species Facing Extinction

Prismala & Friends:

The Friends of Neo-Soul

Get Your Brits Out and Your Gaeilge On:

Rap Group Kneecap and the Fight for the Irish Language

Tennis: Lights Out Down Under

How Shell Profited from the Corruption of the Nigerian Government

Wandering and Pondering

Kommentar: Sabotage der Brandmauer

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