Nelson Mandela and his wife have been named the winners of a global award for helping to promote children's rights over the past ten years, the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA) reported Friday.Mandela and Graca Machel will get about US$160,000 prize money of Decade Child Rights Heroes award.More than 7 million children took part in the global vote.I guess Winnie Mandela was ruled out on account of
Human rights advocate Nelson Mandela and his wife have won a global award for helping to promote children's rights over the past 10 years, the prize foundation has said.
Stockholm - Former South African president Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel were Friday named winners of a children's rights prize in a vote involving over 7 million children worldwide. We are extremely honoured to have been voted as the Dec...
Johannesburg - Oscar-winning US actor Jennifer Hudson said she was honoured to be chosen to play Winnie Mandela in a film about the controversial ex-wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela. The biopic entitled Winnie will be shot...
The World's Children's Prize is celebrating its 10th birthday by electing 'Decade Child Rights Heroes' on Nov. 20, the same day as the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
WITH the decision of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declaring July 18 "Nelson Mandela International Day", we all now have the historic opportunity to share in the legacy of the legendary Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
"I Like" serves as Keri Hilson's new video and features scenes from Til Schweiger-starring German movie "Zweiohrkuken" in which the song serves as its soundtrack. Keri Hilson is going to perform at the inaugural Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival on December 18. She will sing alongside several local acts such as Jozi and Bricks at the three-day event to be held at the...
We have been sold such a bill of goods about the South African government spawned by the revered Nelson Mandela and those who followed him to power in the so-called “Rainbow Nation.” Rarely do we see stories in US publications about the violence of the majority black population against other Africans and the white population. [...]
By Ofentse Mokae 21 November 2009 Former President Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel say being awarded the decade global award for helping children, is very special given the place children occupy in their hearts and lives. The couple will get about half of the 1-point-63 million US-dollars prize money from the Decade Child Rights Heroes award. The remainder will be shared by the other 12 annual...
By Khanyisa Tabata 21 November 2009 The African National Congress in the Eastern Cape, in consultation with the national leadership, has removed Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nondumiso Maphazi from her post. Zanoxolo Wayile is the Mayor-elect, with Nancy Sihlwayi as deputy. The ANC says the decision follows a thorough evaluation of the political situation in the region, that has resulted in tensions and...
Oh FFS! Hot on the heels of Invictus about Mandela and Francois Pienaar comes word that Hollywood liberals aren't done with messing in our history. Now we are going to have a movie about the criminal queen bitch of Africa Winnie. Let's hope they get the facts right and don't forget her tender "with our necklaces we shall liberate this country" speech or her kidnapping conviction of Stompie...
In a country where brutal civil war raged just two decades ago, surprisingly little anger remains today It's hard to imagine a more tranquil place than Gaza: farmers taking their produce to market, women and children standing patiently at bus stops, towns crowded with shoppers, and along the almost empty sandy beaches no sound to disturb the stillness except the thunder of surf. This is the "other...
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