Tag: Nelson Mandela
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Mandela’s grandaughter names ex-husband, her rapists, others stay away from her burial
A granddaughter of great Nelson Mandela, Zoleka, reportedly wrote a list of people not allowed at her funeral including her ex-husband and those who sexually abused her. Zoleka was said to have kept a diary where she wrote down her thoughts and wishes, South African site, Zimoja, reported on Friday. Before her death, she made…
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Zoleka, Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter is dead
Sad! A granddaughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid legend, Nelson Mandela, Zoleka is dead. Zoleka died of cancer at the age of 43. Her unfortunate demise was announced to the public on Tuesday by her family. Ms Zoleka, who had often written about her long battle with cancer, was admitted into the hospital on Monday for…
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Pele – Passing of Perpetual Legend – By Ikeddy ISIGUZO
Pele as humanity knows him was an exceptional human being that put his precocity to use extending the fringes of football from a round object to an object of sounds, sights, sizzling sensations, more shapes, and shades.
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Nelson Mandela was a healer, mentor to generations – UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has hailed the late Nelson Mandela, the first black President of Post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon for the outstanding legacy he left after his demise. Guterres described Mandela as a healer and mentor to generations, in a video message to mark Mandela International Day, commemorated on July 18 annually.…
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Obasanjo, Balewa, Mandela, others, nominated for leadership awards
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo and Mahamad Ennaceur, former interim President of Tunisia have been nominated for the African Leadership Award. Similarly, the first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings and Desmond Tutu, former Chairman of the…
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10 things you need to know about Winnie Mandela
1. Full name: Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela 2. Winnie Madikizela–Mandela was born on the 26th of September 1936 in the village of eMbongweni Eastern Cape Province 3. Despite restrictions on education of blacks during apartheid, she earned a degree in social work from the Jan Hofmeyer School in Johannesburg, and several years later earned a…
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Mandela’s family fumes over disappearance of $22m during funeral preparations
The family and close associates of late Nelson Mandela have expressed “indignation and dismay” at allegations that officials stole and misspent $22m intended for the anti-apartheid icon’s memorial events after his death in 2013. The country’s anti-corruption watchdog last week said it had uncovered evidence that millions of dollars disappeared during preparations for Mandela’s memorial…