Zindzi Mandela, daughter of South African liberation hero Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died, according to official information released by the South African Broadcasting Corporation. State broadcaster SABC said on Monday Mandela, who has been serving as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015, died in a hospital in Johannesburg on Sunday … Read more
It’s almost unbelievable to contemplate but the upcoming movie, ‘Mandela’s Gun’ – is the first ever major movie about the legendary South African statesman that would actually have a South African playing him. How incredible!
Musician Kojo Antwi eulogized late broadcaster Komla Dumor who died last Saturday 19th Jan, 2014, disclosing that the latter’s death is as painful as that of Bob Marley, Nelson Mandela and other legends. Kojo Antwi made those remarks in an interview with Myjoyonline.com on Tuesday 22nd Jan, 2014 after signing the book of condolence opened … Read more
Makaziwe Mandela, who the late Komla Dumor interviewed after her father’s death has paid tribute to Komla, saying he was “a shining star of Africa”. Komla Dumor died on Saturday, 18 January, 2014 at the age of 41 from a cardiopulmonary arrest. Komla joined the BBC in 2007 after a decade of broadcast journalism in … Read more
Didn’t this interpreter think someone out there will notice what he was doing and call him out? We know there are different sign languages out there but for certain bodies to come out to say he was not using a recognizable sign language makes it a pain—especially to those who were relying on him to … Read more
President Obama of the United States delivered a touching message which might have made some of the Heads of State seated at the Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service in South Africa this morning UNCOMFORTABLE… Read Obama’s full message below To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to … Read more
President Obama, George Bush, Tony Blair, King Philip of Belgium, David Cameron, Robert Mugabe, Kofi Anane, Jimmy Carter, Naomi Campbell and several world personalities have joined about 100,000 people today, Tuesday-10th December, 2013 in Soweto-South Africa for a historic memorial service for Nelson Mandela. The South African former president and freedom fighter-Nelson Mandela died … Read more
Since December 2012, former South African president Nelson Mandela, 94, has been hospitalized 3 times, and he has been rushed to hospital again today, following a serious condition with lung infection… The South African hero’s health has been gradually falling in recent years so when you say a prayer today, say one for him. Mandela … Read more
The youngest daughter of former South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela, Zindzi’s death hit the internet a couple of days ago. Details of her death remained unknown until now that her son Zondwa Mandela in an interview with SABC has shed light on it. READ ALSO: Okyeame Kwame Describes The Feeling Of Marrying A Woman With … Read more
Former Black Stars midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has recalled the one time he met the iconic Nelson Mandela and the quite surprising words that Mr Mandela uttered to him. Boateng, in an interview with the Guardian, said that he met Mandela whilst in South Africa representing Ghana at the 2010 World Cup, and that their … Read more
Madikizela-Mandela celebrated her upcoming 80th birthday with a dinner at the renowned Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town on Wednesday night. Times Live reports the guest list included first lady Bongi Ngema-Zuma‚ her daughter Zindzi Mandela‚ the EFF’s Malema and Dali Mpofu‚ Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille and other politicians‚ musicians and family … Read more
Who even sent this man? Now, all his dirty past are being dug out and I am sure he regrets ever going up that stage to ‘FAKE’ things as a sign language interpreter… Apart from the fact that the revelations indicate he is a thief or a conman, he seems to have a violent … Read more
I respect Kweku Baako and he has the right to air his opinions like every other person. But to suggest that, a dictator and champion of nepotism-Kwame Nkrumah, who had no respect for the rule of law as it can be clearly seen in his enactment of the Preventive Detention Act, by any means is … Read more
In February 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. In March that same year I was born. At the age of 11, my mum told me a true story of how in the frenzy of Mandela’s release in 1990 I was nearly named Winnie Mandela. A suggestion my dad vehemently protested because he felt … Read more
The BBC has been given Nelson Mandela’s death the needed attention with several programs looking at his life and legacy—but not every BBC viewer is happy about this. More than 1,000 viewers have complained about ‘excessive’ coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death on BBC services, including some who grumbled about a repeat of Mrs Brown’s … Read more
