Tag: Nelson Mandela
Prisoners are important: Convicted but not forgotten
As the world marks Nelson Mandela International Day, it is another opportunity to underscore the point that everyone, irrespective of…
UN deputy chief hails Nelson Mandela
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, has hailed Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black President for the outstanding legacy he…
How Mandela stopped Obasanjo’s third-term ambition – Orji Kalu
Former Abia state Governor Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Thursday revealed how the late South African leader,…
Tribute to Mandela by António Guterres
Today, July 18 is Nelson Mandela International Day. The United Nations declared the Nelson Mandela Day in November 2009 as…
Durban Film Festival: Films marking Mandela’s posthumous birthday premieres
Three films, with fascinating insights into the life and times of late South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, would premiere…
UN marks Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday
The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock…
Centenary: Obama pays homage to late Nelson Mandela
Former U.S. president Barack Obama on Tuesday paid homage on Tuesday to the late Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black…
“The world is going through strange, uncertain times”
Former U.S. president Barack Obama says the world is going through “strange [and] uncertain” times in a speech honouring anti-apartheid…
Nelson Mandela, Art and Memory
It’s still a good feeling to have, even when you have been fortunate to see enough and exposed to privileges…
Mandela’s humanitarian work remembered with enormous blanket
Hundreds of South African Prisoners have crocheted a 7,000-square metre blanket in honour of late anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. The…
Emulate Madiba, NLC advises Nigerian leaders
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday advised Nigerian leaders to emulate the good leadership exhibited by some of the…
The Revolt Of Mandela’s Grandchildren by Okey Ndibe
South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of…
Mandela, Zuma relatives to pay $140m compensation to mine shareholders
Relatives of Nelson Mandela and South African President, Jacob Zuma, acted in a reckless and fraudulent manner when they stripped…
Emulate Mandela, Quit After One Term, Oshiomhole Tells Jonathan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to emulate the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela…
Madonna hits back at Mandela, Martin Luther King images
Pop diva Madonna has hit back at criticism of images posted on her Facebook page showing iconic figures such as…