Tributes were paid Tuesday to Joel Joffe, the lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela in the trial that saw the anti-apartheid icon jailed, following his death at the age of 85. Lord Joffe died on Sunday, said Oxfam, the aid agency which he chaired. The Nelson Mandela Foundation said the human rights lawyer died in London. … Read more
South African artist Ayanda Mabulu is trending on Twitter as people there react to his latest controversial art work showing President Jacob Zuma having sex with Nelson Mandela. Angry comments like these are typical: He went too far, he touched our Mandela, that’s a war against the world #AyandaMabulu I totally understand that art is … Read more
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has announced that NBA Africa Game 2017, NBA’s second game in Africa, will take place Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa. The announcement was made at the annual NBA Africa All-Star Luncheon in New Orleans by NBA … Read more
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has added its voice to condemnation of recent xenophobic attacks in the country. The called on the government to act fast to curb the situation and for aggrieved parties to embrace dialogue. The outfit dedicated to preserving the legacy of the country’s first black president, Nelson Mandela called on the entire … Read more
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced today that NBA Africa Game 2017, the NBA’s second game in Africa, will take place Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa. The announcement was made at the annual NBA Africa All-Star Luncheon in New Orleans by NBA … Read more
The NBA’s second game in Africa, a matchup of African talent against a global lineup, will be staged August 5 in Johannesburg, the NBA and its players union announced Saturday. Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo and Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay, both from the Democratic Republic of Congo, will play for Team Africa against a … Read more
The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) has called for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to be sacked. He had “failed the test” of leadership and South Africa needed to hold to account those who were “looting” state resources, it said. Mr Zuma has been dogged by allegations of corruption for more than a decade. The call … Read more
Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. His father died when he was a child and the young Rolihlahla became a ward of Jongintaba at the Great … Read more