At a diplomatic gathering in mid-November, some three weeks prior to Nelson Mandela’s death, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa approached South African president Jacob Zuma. According to The New Indian Express, Rajapaksa told Zuma he wanted to learn more about South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Four years after a controversial assault on a […]
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Our View: The fight for tolerance must continue
We homo sapiens cannot control our race at birth. Genetic miracles, all. We are what we are. Or, as Broadway croons, “I am what I am, and what I am needs no excuses.” We certainly can and do make social and ethnic choices as we age, but our race does not change. Why, then, is […]
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Mandela ceremony interpreter called a ‘fake’
JOHANNESBURG — The sign-language interpreter on stage at Nelson Mandela’s globally broadcast memorial service was a faker who was just waving his arms around meaninglessly, advocates for the deaf said Wednesday. The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to leaders including United States President Barack Obama “was moving his hands around but […]
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Obama urges the world to carry on Mandela’s legacy
JOHANNESBURG — Celebrating one of his personal heroes, President Barack Obama praised Nelson Mandela as the last great liberator of the 20th century, urging the world to carry on his legacy by fighting inequality, poverty and discrimination. At a memorial service in Johannesburg, Obama compared the former South African President to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King […]
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Nelson Mandela, ex-president of South Africa, dies at 95
South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at a news conference late Thursday, saying “we’ve lost our greatest son.” His death closed the final chapter in South Africa’s struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor. Rock concerts celebrated his birthday. Hollywood […]