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2009-07-04: Headlines

Irish Independent: oxegen '09: something vintage, something new 2009-07-04

The last time Terry 'n' Jerry et al were on stage together, Nelson Mandela was still a guest at Robben Island. And Oxegen was not even in the air.

Guelph Mercury: World honours Jackson 2009-07-04

They were in Johannesburg's Nelson Mandela Square for one reason: an abiding love for Michael Jackson's music. "He's the king and will always be the king,''

Waterloo Record: The world honours Jackson 2009-07-04

They were in Johannesburg's Nelson Mandela Square for one reason: an abiding love for Michael Jackson's music. "He's the king and will always be the king,''

Mirror.co.uk: Sitcom favourite goes back to 60s 2009-07-04

The family won't be in their flat in Nelson Mandela House, but there will be some recognisable settings, such as the Nag's Head pub circa 1960.

WalesOnline: Observing the wildlife in South Africa – and the Lions 2009-07-04

In the open air bars and restaurants surrounding Nelson Mandela Square the talk is of how this final test is difficult to call. Both teams are fielding new ...

Cross Rhythms: Ending Poverty One Person At A Time 2009-07-04

A few years ago, at a Make Poverty History rally, Nelson Mandela said: 'Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

Weekend Post: High-tech boost for access to internet 2009-07-04

Bigger centres in the region such as Nelson Mandela Bay, East London and Bhisho will be the first to experience the new phenomenon as service provider ...

Weekend Post: Home rises from ashes thanks to church group 2009-07-04

IN a generous act of community solidarity, members of a Nelson Mandela Bay church group are helping a woman who has been living in her garage for more th ...

Weekend Post: Grannies keep creating 2009-07-04

THEY may be in their 60s and 70s, but that hasn't stopped a group of Nelson Mandela Bay grannies contributing to community upliftment and at the same time ...

BET: Wyclef And Queen Latifah Among Performers In Nelson Mandela Tribute 2009-07-04

An all-star cast has been assembled to honor the 91st birthday of former South African president, Nelson Mandela. Dubbed 'Mandela Day ...

Weekend Post: Odwa out still means business 2009-07-04

DESCRIBED as one of Nelson Mandela Bay's most eligible bachelors, outgoing Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Percci) chief executive ...

Dispatch Online: National briefs 2009-07-04

Projects likely to be affected include the Nelson Mandela and Mthatha stadiums. — Sapa THE assets of an alleged syndicate which duped people into believing ...

Youngstown Vindicator: Freedom for all involves tolerance 2009-07-04

Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Lech Walesa are among its champions. Certainly, the ills of society must be confronted.

The Australian: Soweto's home goal 2009-07-03

... the only thoroughfare on earth where two Nobel Peace Prize recipients -- former South African president Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu ...

AllAfrica.com: Kenya: Abducted Boy Found Unhurt 2009-07-03

Eugene Nelson Mandela Ochieng' was found in a house at Dandora estate in the city's eastlands last night. He was found okay after a medical check-up and w ...

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: The Search For a New Inspector-General of Police 2009-07-03

It should be recalled that it was precisely for this reason that in South Africa, Dr. Nelson Mandela spread his net as far as possible in selecting ...

NPR: Roya Hakakian: An Iranian-American Perspective 2009-07-03

For instance, you know, the apartheid experience in South Africa, we learned a great deal about Nelson Mandela when we were in schools in Iran.

BBC News: Fans moonwalk for Michael Jackson 2009-07-03

Crowds watched them do his moonwalk in Johannesburg's Nelson Mandela Square and dance to his most popular tunes. One fan said his music succeeded ...

BBC News: Del Boy returns to TV as teenager 2009-07-03

The BBC said that, while the Trotter family had not yet moved into their flat in Nelson Mandela House, other familiar settings, including the Nag's Head ...

Liverpool Echo: Mazda magic – and a step back in time 2009-07-03

In the space of a few months Nelson Mandela was released from the Victor Verster prison near Cape Town, gangster epic Goodfellas was nominated for six ...

TV Scoop: BBC greenlights Only Fools And Horses prequel 2009-07-03

There'll be no Nelson Mandela House, but we're promised teenage incarnations of Boycie, Trigger, Denzil and Jumbo Mills. What about Mickey Pearce?

libcom.org: Endgame, written by Paula Milne, Channel 4 2009-07-03

With the country dissolving in civil war in the late 1980s, PW Botha's spooks separate Nelson Mandela from imprisoned colleagues, planning watered-down ...

WhatsOnStage.com: Peters Directs Van Outen Blondes, London Previews 2009-07-03

Fresh from his screen success in The Wire and in Endgame, in which he played Nelson Mandela, actor Clarke Peters will return to his theatrical root ...

Screendaily.com: Tribeca Film Institute CEO Brian Newman steps down 2009-07-03

Also, Tribeca Film Institute continues to push ahead with new projects, such as a new partnership with 46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation for a Mandel ...

Asbury Park Press: Brighter outlook: Soweto emerging from shadows 2009-07-03

8115, one of Nelson Mandela's first homes in Johannesburg. Mandela long since moved to a leafier, once all-white neighborhood. His old four-room Sowe ...

Hollywood Reporter: Andro Steinborn leaves X Filme 2009-07-03

... Delpy's "The Countess," Michael Haneke's English-language remake of "Funny Games" and the Nelson Mandela biopic "Goodbye Bafana" from Billie August.

Business Day: Looming stadiums strike cause for concern 2009-07-03

Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium became the first newly- built venue to be officially opened for the World Cup last month.

the london paper: Del Boy Trotter returns to TV as a teenager 2009-07-03

Although the family have not yet moved to their flat in Nelson Mandela House, familiar settings such as the Nag's Head will be featured.

Nigerian Bulletin!: Nigeria: Zain to Sponsor Inaugural 'Mandela Day' Celebration ... 2009-07-03

The event is also designed as a call around the world for people to celebrate Nelson Mandela's inspiration, values and establish the date in the annual ...

Canada NewsWire (press release): The Internationally renowned Bahamas National Youth Choir will ... 2009-07-03

... the London Barbican, the Beijing Symphony Hall, the Royal Swazi Theatre in Swaziland and has performed for Queen Elizabeth and Dr. Nelson Mandela.

musicweek.com: Queen pair win charity gong 2009-07-03

Among the organisations they support are Mercury Phoenix Trust, Nelson Mandela Foundation and The British Bone Marrow Donor Association.

Sun-Sentinel.com: Don King to stage South Florida celebration of Michael Jackson's life 2009-07-03

... where he reminisced about Jackson in an hour-long talk that included references to Nelson Mandela, President Obama, slavery, JFK, RFK, the founding ...

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Kidnapped boy rescued 2009-07-03

The boy's father Nelson Adhok Ochieng was beside himself with joy after being re-united with his son whom he last saw as the mean-looking captors bundled ...

Fifa.com: When Blatter met Mandela, Somo and Zuma 2009-07-03

On Thursday 25 June, for example, just a matter of hours before Brazil's semi-final with the host nation, he paid a visit to Nelson Mandela at h ...

Politicsweb: The SANDF is in deep trouble – David Maynier 2009-07-03

... Cabinet in 1996 - more than 10 years ago - and represented the defence policy of the Government of National Unity under former President Nelson Mandela.

Sowetan: Fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson (VIDEO & PHOTOS) 2009-07-03

Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans joined the millions around the world in paying tribute to the King of Pop at the Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City.

AZ Central.com: Jay-Z pleases fans at Dodge 2009-07-03

Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela as he performed the new "My President" and "Interlude" from 2003's "The Black Album.

Independent Online: Task team to probe conditions 2009-07-03

... Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine academics, SA Medical Association members and representatives of the striking doct ...

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Mail on Sunday: High hopes for HIFU - the ultrasound breakthrough in the battle ... 2009-07-03

Survivors: Robert De Niro and Nelson Mandela have both been treated for prostate cancer. But the side-effects of conventional treatments can be devastating ...

Del Mar Times: Cell phone developer honored 2009-07-03

... are considered the Latin equivalent to the Nobel Prize, given in several categories to such influential individuals as Nelson Mandela and Al Gore.

CNW Telbec (CommuniquÃ© de presse): Toronto teacher elected OECTA president 2009-07-03

... is a Right Committee, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (Canada) Steering Committee, and the Canadian Labour Congress' Human Rights Committee.

Daily Sun: Freedom is expensive 2009-07-03

In South Africa, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail in order for South Africans to be free from apartheid. So many South Africans died in the struggle ...

Weekend Post: Council seeks demolition order for half-built house 2009-07-03

THE Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has taken legal action against a property owner in Kamma Heights after an outcry from neighbours that his “unsightly” ...

iAfrica.com: KZN doctors back at work 2009-07-03

... SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Sdumo Dlamini and SA Medical Association (Sama) representatives at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban.

Carman Valley Leader: 'The Starting Line of the Rest' of their lives 2009-07-03

He added that he hopes this graduating class would enter the community and give it new life and encouraged the graduates with a quotation by Nelson Mandela.

Tonight: My brother from another mother 2009-07-03

He was friends with Macaulay Culkin, Elizabeth Taylor and Nelson Mandela. He was, and always will be, the King of Pop. Now that he's moonwalked off into ...

Times-Standard: 'Four Masters' 2009-07-03

... for her sculpture “Woman's Liberation,” which was chosen by the Oakland Art Commission as a gift to Nelson Mandela and the people of South Africa.

Goal.com: Kaizer Chief's Tinashe Wants To Make His Mark Against Manchester City 2009-07-03

The winner of the Vodacom Challenge Soweto Derby between Pirates and Chiefs on July 23 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth will take on City ...

Independent Online: Unions will be consulted over stadium strike 2009-07-03

Five are already operational - including the newly built stadium at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth. Another five are still under construction.

Art Daily: First Portrait Exhibition to Celebrate the Contribution of Gay ... 2009-07-03

... Will Young and Village People, entertainers Ellen DeGeneres, Kenneth Williams and Lily Savage, and Nelson Mandela and Diana, Princess of Wales.

ArtslinkNews: Countdown to Sasol New Signatures 2009 2009-07-03

Tel: 012 344 1807/08 • Quad Gallery, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, School of Music, Art & Design, Faculty of Arts, North Campus, Summerstr ...

Telecompaper: Zain sponsors inaugural Mandela Day celebration in US 2009-07-03

Zain customers across Africa raised more than USD 85000 for the Nelson Mandela Foundation through a fundraising competition, during which members of ...

League Unlimited: The Rovere Report 2009-07-03

I will probably be chided over this, but personally in my estimations Hazem is up there with Nelson Mandela as someone to aspire to and be inspired by.

WA today: Simon and Garfunkel at the Burswood Dome last night. Photo:Kevin Ch'ng 2009-07-03

As the expectant crowds took their seats last night at Burswood Dome, a video montage played: photographs of a parade from 1976, snippets of Nelson Mandel ...

Real Footy: Let love, compassion and hope guide your life 2009-07-02

Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years; Ludwig van Beethoven was deaf; Lance Armstrong had life-threatening cancer, the list goes on.

This is London: Lots of queens - but where's the real history? 2009-07-02

Yes, here is Nelson Mandela, with a caption reading: "One man. One heart. One mind." This is the margarine of the gay world - a blanded-out hollowness where ...

Telegraph.co.uk: Video: Review of the Gay Icons Exhibition at the National Portr ... 2009-07-02

More obvious choices perhaps such as Kylie Minogue are tossed in favour of characters such as Nelson Mandela and even the former England manager Gord ...

AllAfrica.com: Johannesburg: The Elusive Metropolis 2009-07-02

One contributor considers how Johannesburg's cosmopolitan sociability enabled the anticolonial projects of Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

ISRIA: South Africa - Statement on the Cabinet Meeting held on 1 July 2009 2009-07-02

Cabinet endorsed the call to declare 18 July, former President Nelson Mandela's birthday, as global Mandela Day. This campaign is led by the Nelson Mandel ...

Citizen: Government calls for Mandela Day support 2009-07-02

“Cabinet endorsed the call to declare July 18, former President Nelson Mandela's birthday, as global Mandela Day,” said government spokesman Themba Maseko ...

BuaNews Online (press release): Title: Mandela Day gaining momentum 2009-07-02

By Nthambeleni Gabara Cape Town - The celebrations for former South African President Nelson Mandela's birthday on 18 July, is gaining momentum with Cabinet ...

Independent Online: Boy dies after alleged illegal circumcision 2009-07-02

A boy died in the Nelson Mandela Academic hospital in Mthatha on Thursday following an illegal circumcision, Eastern Cape police said.

Goal.com: Blatter To Visit Zimbabwe Before World Cup Kicks Off In South Africa 2009-07-02

... extended an invitation to Blatter to visit Zimbabwe during a meeting held at the FIFA 2010 World Cup head offices at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton.

Buenos Aires Herald: This week at the movies 2009-07-02

Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert) has a white jail ward (Joseph Fiennes) who watches him because he speaks the local language, and who believes that all ...

Fifa.com: NMMU: launch of the third edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme 2009-07-02

A partner of CIES since 2006, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth (South Africa) has officially launched the 3rd edition ...

Politicsweb: SABC told: It's Pretoria not Tshwane 2009-07-02

... to these places respectively, and not their municipal names such as eThekwini, Nelson Mandela Metropole, Mangaung, Sol Plaatjie, Buffalo City and Lekwa.

Independent Online: Call off strike, Cosatu tells KZN doctors 2009-07-02

South Africa could not afford another day without doctors at work, he told strikers at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine on Thursday afternoon.

The Times: Nelson Mandela visits Freedom Park 2009-07-02

Former president Nelson Mandela visited Freedom Park in Pretoria on Thursday, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said in a statement. "Madiba was moved by wh ...

Independent Online: Medical school supports strikers 2009-07-02

The University of KwaZulu-Natal's Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine has brought lectures, training and clinical duties in hospitals to a halt ...

Goal.com: Kaizer Chiefs Ready To Try Out New Signings 2009-07-02

Kaizer Chiefs are set to introduce six of their new signings at the Eastern Cape Premier's Cup that kicks off in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.

Daily Nation: Return my son, father pleads 2009-07-02

By DOMINIC WABALA Posted Thursday, July 2 2009 at 22:30 The family of 15-year-old Eugene Nelson Mandela Ochieng has appealed to his abductors to state their ...

Independent Online: KZN doctors call off strike 2009-07-02

... SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) President Sdumo Dlamini and SA Medical Association (Sama) representatives at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban.

Bianet: "Struggle of Turkey's LGBT Movement Has International Importance" 2009-07-02

There is a nice anecdote about Nelson Mandela. When he was in prison, international groups visited him, saying "We came here to help you".

Joburg: New sponsor at helm of Cycle Challenge 2009-07-02

From here, it will cascade to the N1 and take the offramp into Newtown in the central business district, pass over the iconic Nelson Mandela Bridge ...

Hindu: Brown pays tributes to Gandhi; visits his statue in Leicester 2009-07-02

He told me he would try and drop by and see it. He thinks it's magnificent. He was at the unveiling of the Nelson Mandela statue two years ago," Mr. Vaz ...

2009-07-02: Headlines

The South African Star: News flashes- July 02, 2009 2009-07-02

Sapa A 15-year-old boy died in the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha yesterday after developing complications from an illegal circumcisi ...

Politicsweb: SABC told: It's Pretoria not Tshwane 2009-07-02

... to these places respectively, and not their municipal names such as eThekwini, Nelson Mandela Metropole, Mangaung, Sol Plaatjie, Buffalo City and Lekwa.

Mirror.co.uk: Robben Island is a monument to Mandela 2009-07-02

Robben Island, off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa, is a shrine to Nelson Mandela, the world's living saint.

The Zimbabwean: Exclusive: Vodacom Challenge Match brought closer to Zimbabwe, ... 2009-07-02

The Buccaneers and the Amakhosi will clash in the Soweto Derby showdown at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Thursday, 23 July (20h15 ...

The South African: Madiba to be given top US sport award 2009-07-02

Former South African president Nelson Mandela will be honoured with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2009 ESPYS on July 19. The award is given annually ...

Sowetan: Boy dies after botched ritual 2009-07-02

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy died at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha yesterday after developing complications from an illegal circumcision, Eastern Cape ...

The Desert Sun: Band returns home from trip overseas 2009-07-02

Daniel A: I will remember the experience of walking through the prison where Nelson Mandela stayed. Andrew D.: It was cool finding an African bug in my ...

United Press International: The almanac 2009-07-02

Also in 1993, South African President FW de Klerk and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela announced that South Africa's first election open ...

Dispatch Online: Strike threatens major EC projects 2009-07-02

He named these as the N2 bridge in East London, the East London Industrial Development Zone, the Coega project in Port Elizabeth and the Nelson Mandela Bay ...

The Times: Chiefs eye dream start 2009-07-02

South African soccer's biggest rivals will clash in the Vodacom Challenge Soweto Derby at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on July 23.

Dispatch Online: Does car industry deserve a bailout? 2009-07-02

Key figures in the automotive industry will discuss this question at a panel discussion during the South African Automotive Week in Port ...

The Right Perspective: It's Pretoria, Not Tshwane 2009-07-02

But when it reported on events in Durban or Port Elizabeth, it used those names and not those of the municipalities eThekwini and Nelson Mandela Bay ...

Weekend Post: Old-timers all a-Twitter at learning new technology 2009-07-02

The cyber world is often seen as the preserve of the young, but Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University boffins are getting retired people up to speed ...

The Citizen Daily: 11 key roads lined up for upgrading 2009-07-02

According to Dr Kawambwa, Sam Nujoma and Nelson Mandela roads in Dar es Salaam are to be completed this year. The other ongoing projects to be completed ...

Nonesuch Records: kd lang Featured in "Gay Icons" Exhibit at London's National ... 2009-07-02

... poet Maya Angelou; composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky; singer Bessie Smith; comedian Ellen DeGeneres; and Nelson Mandela and Diana, Princess of Wales.

BrooklynPapers.com: It's giglio time in Williamsburg! 2009-07-02

You may have your heroes, your stars, your celebrities, but in the fifth century, Paulinus was Abraham, Nelson Mandela and Harry Houdini all rolled into one ...

Weekend Post: Health the focus of Eastern Cape youth conference 2009-07-02

This emerged during the four-day HIV/Aids Provincial Youth Conference, held at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth from Sunday until ...

Boston Globe: Poison's Michaels gets up close and personal 2009-07-02

From Robben Island off Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela was jailed, Henry tweeted: “Spent the afternoon at Nelson Mandela's cell block with one of his fellow ...

Weekend Post: Supersport add glitz to Glenville tourney 2009-07-02

THE Glenville Celtic FC junior tournament, which goes into its fourth day today, is proving a great success. The tournament, which kicked off on Monday ...

Saudi Gazette: Cup offered image of future S. Africa 2009-07-02

The power of sport on the country's bitter race divisions was seen in 1995 when former president Nelson Mandela lifted the rugby World Cup for South Afric ...

Weekend Post: Bay council finally adopts its budget and pro-poor development plan 2009-07-02

THE Nelson Mandela Bay Council after four weeks of postponement, on Tuesday adopted its Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and budget for the 2009/10 ...

Daily Mail: Ultrasound breakthrough offers new hope on prostate cancer 2009-07-02

Survivors: Robert de Niro and Nelson Mandela have both been treated for prostate cancer. But the side-effects of conventional treatments can be devastating ...

NOW Toronto: Before Obama... 2009-07-02

... such as Warchild, the We Are the World project and his own Heal the World Foundation, as well as the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the Red Cro ...

Weekend Post: Anger in Bethelsdorp over land 2009-07-02

... yesterday with burning tyres, forcing motorists to use other routes as the group vented anger against the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality.

Cape Argus (subscription): The meeting that changed everything 2009-07-02

On Sunday it will be exactly 20 years since the very first meeting between Prisoner 46664, Nelson Mandela, and then president of South Africa, PW Both ...

Weekend Post: Striking doctors go back to work in 'ticking time bomb' 2009-07-02

STRIKING Nelson Mandela Bay doctors grudgingly returned to work yesterday after a court order, but said the city's state health system was a “ticking time ...

Kickoff: Chiefs to blood new recruits 2009-07-02

Kaizer Chiefs are set to introduce six of their new signings at the Eastern Cape Premier's Cup that kicks off in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.

Weekend Post: Fire department, police in probe of North End blaze 2009-07-02

THE Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is investigating the cause of the fire that razed four businesses in North End, Port Elizabeth, on Tuesday night.

The South African Star: World at a glance - July 02, 2009 2009-07-02

An array of soccer stars will on Saturday descend on the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth for the 2009 Eastern Cape Premier Cup.

Caernarfon Herald: Events that go to show... 2009-07-02

One can only wonder what would happen if Nelson Mandela were to seek a visa to the US! The third was the inexcusable bad manners shown towards Cefin Robert ...

ARU Rugby: Qantas Wallabies named for 2009 Bundaberg Rum Tri-Nations Series 2009-07-02

That win, which was the Wallabies' second over the Springboks in last year's tournament, secured for Australia the Nelson Mandela Trophy, which was first ...

Weekend Post: Motoring sector talks planned 2009-07-02

TRADE union leaders and politicians will exchange views with motor industry executives in Nelson Mandela Bay regarding the future of the sect ...

Boston Globe: John Henry and Linda Pizzuti in South Africa 2009-07-01

From Robben Island off Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela was jailed, Henry tweeted: "Spent the afternoon at Nelson Mandela's cell block with one of his fellow ...

CounterCurrents.org: 'We Still Dream Of African Unity' 2009-07-01

In 1994, when finally there was the first democratic election in South Africa, and the ANC won… under the leadership of President Nelson Mandel ...

News24: KZN doctors may keep striking 2009-07-01

Reading a prepared statement, Sham said that among doctors fired were three heads of department at KwaZulu-Natal's Nelson Mandela School of Medicine ...

The Times: Supersport get head start 2009-07-01

But soccer fans in the Eastern Cape will get a taste of the new season when the province hosts a four-team tournament at the new Nelson Mandela stadium ...

Concord Journal: For teens, trip to Cape Town a life-changing experience 2009-07-01

... a church service, presentations on apartheid by people who lived it and a trip to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent nearly 20 years in prison.

Vanguard: Michael Joseph Jackson…end of the world 2009-07-01

... John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Kaduna Nzeogwu, Patrice Lumumba, the Jah King, Bob Marley, the South African leader, Nelson Mandel ...

Boston Globe: Sox owner Henry joins AIDS trek in Africa 2009-07-01

From Robben Island off Cape Town, where President Nelson Mandela spent most of his years in jail until he was released in 1990, Henry tweeted: "Spent ...

CNN International: Is narcissism keeping you single? 2009-07-01

... they also expect partners who have the moral fortitude of Nelson Mandela, the comedic timing of Stephen Colbert, the abs of Hugh Jackm ...

Nature.com (subscription): Funding boost for African science 2009-07-01

And the Nelson Mandela Institute in East London, South Africa, is spearheading an effort to raise $5 billion to establish centres of excellence in science ...

The Riverdale Press: Unions tussle with activists over K'bridge armory plans 2009-07-01

There, Wachtel & Masyr lawyer Ethan Goodman said at the meeting, kids could use computer kiosks to learn about Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Rev.

The Times: Values have been eviscerated 2009-07-01

But one of them, Nelson Mandela, has been silenced by age. Another, Desmond Tutu, has been ridiculed into obscurity by angry youth acting as the battering ...

Washington Informer: Former DC Mayors Give Insight into Their Administrations, Attitudes 2009-07-01

“We were touring the lime pits of the prison and then we went down into the cell where Nelson Mandela had been held for all those years,” Williams said.

FOXBusiness: Star-Studded Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Audiobook ... 2009-07-01

She said, "I was privileged to be with Nelson Mandela last year in London, where he challenged us, saying, '...our work is far from complete.

The Times: SABC warned to get city's name right 2009-07-01

But when it reported on events in Durban or Port Elizabeth, it used those names and not those of the municipalities eThekwini and Nelson Mandela Bay ...

Zimbabwe Telegraph: 10th anniversary of the death of veteran freedom fighter Joshua Nkomo 2009-07-01

Born to black missionary teachers in Matabeleland in 1918, he saved up for his education in South Africa, where he met Nelson Mandela and other regional ...

Journal of Turkish Weekly: Fans In Southern Africa Mourn Michael Jackson 2009-07-01

In the 1990s he met former President Nelson Mandela, who praised him publicly in this broadcast from the archives of national television.

2009-07-01: Headlines

Weekend Post: Bay football coaches on course to increase skills 2009-07-01

The Safa level one clinic (the second of three phases), which runs throughout the country, was made possible by the assistance of the Nelson Mandela Bay ...

Weekend Post: Syndicate suspected in heist of hazardous liquid 2009-07-01

POLICE are involved in a top-secret investigation into a syndicate that has robbed several Nelson Mandela Bay companies of hazardous liquid platinum ...

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Jackson photographer grew up here 2009-07-01

That included a round-the-world, 10-day humanitarian trip with performances for the Sultan of Brunei and a drop-in visit to Nelson Mandela's home in South ...

Weekend Post: Jackson albums completely sold out in Bay 2009-07-01

MICHAEL Jackson fans can't seem to get enough of the late pop icon and have cleaned out music stores in Nelson Mandela Bay in attempts to buy his albums.

Weekend Post: Boy dies from circumcision related complications 2009-07-01

A 15-year-old boy died in the Nelson Mandela Academic hospital in Mthatha today (July 1) after developing complications from an illegal circumcisi ...

Weekend Post: German club's visit gives boost to Glenville soccer kids 2009-07-01

SOCCER fever has reached a peak for Nelson Mandela Bay youngsters who are being kept busy during their mid-year school holiday with a junior tournament ...

Socialist Worker Online: Changing the path of music 2009-07-01

We are hearing condolences coming not just from musical icons like Madonna and Paul mccartney, but world leaders like Nelson Mandela and Hugo ChÃ¡vez.

guardian.co.uk: Letter from Africa: South Africa sets its sights on a goal beyond ... 2009-07-01

This was something Nelson Mandela understood when, shortly after he was released and came to power, South Africa hosted the 1995 rugby World Cup.

Thought Leader: Zuma's heritage gift to humanity: Nelson Mandela Day 2009-07-01

Jacob Zuma has called for July 18 to be yet another official public holiday: Nelson Mandela Day. This happens while the great struggle icon is still alive.

News24: Was Michael Jackson a hero? 2009-07-01

Our own Nelson Mandela is right up there with Ghandi. Great names in literature such as Shakespeare and Tolstoy, in art Leonardo da Vinci ...

Boston Herald: Knot again for P-Town nups 2009-07-01

The couple, according to their Tweets and chatty friends, have met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, visited with Nelson Mandela's cellmate and will meet today ...

Construction and Maintenance News: BAM announces progress on South Africa 2010 stadiums 2009-06-30

The construction of the Nelson Mandela Bay Multipurpose Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has been completed on schedule and has been praised as one ...

Bizcommunity.com: Boomtown client, NMMU, achieves international recognition 2009-06-30

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), a longstanding client of Boomtown Strategic Brand Agency, has triumphed in an international publicati ...

Daily Nation: Kidnappers demand Sh1m as they seize schoolboy 2009-06-30

Nelson Adhok Ochieng' with a picture of his son Eugene Nelson Mandela. Photo/ WILLIAM OERI By DOMINIC WABALAPosted Tuesday, June 30 2009 at 22:30 No longer ...

Dispatch Online: Dream up a themed dinner for ill children 2009-06-30

Gonubie's Mvusiwekhaya Sicwetsha has applied to host a Nelson Mandela-themed dinner at his Reigerton Park home. His application yesterday followed that ...

Weekend Post: Casino confident of its 'effective security measures' 2009-06-30

“Crime is, unfortunately a fact of life in South Africa and The Boardwalk is just one of many centres in Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounding areas to ...

Dispatch Online: Bay United take on PSL big guns 2009-06-30

FORMER Premier Soccer League side Bay United take on three PSL big-guns in the second running of the Premier's Cup at the new Nelson Mandel ...

IRINnews.org: SOUTH AFRICA: No rest for weary peacekeepers 2009-06-30

In 1999 former President Nelson Mandela was appointed Facilitator of the Arusha Peace Process, an accord was signed in 2000, and Mandela subsequently ...

The Herald: PJ Powers jets in for shows 2009-06-30

She established a correspondence-based relationship with Nelson Mandela at the time and cemented this with a working relationship when he was released ...

iAfrica.com: When I grow up... 2009-06-30

Among the organisation's illustrious alumni are Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela. Somewhat less illustrious are Peter Mokaba, Lulu John ...

Huffington Post: Honoring Nelson Mandela 2009-06-30

It has been our good fortune for that moment to come within our lifetimes, and a great blessing that it came in the person of Nelson Mandela.

2009-06-30: Headlines

Dispatch Online: Bay United take on PSL big guns 2009-06-30

FORMER Premier Soccer League side Bay United take on three PSL big-guns in the second running of the Premier's Cup at the new Nelson Mandel ...

Afrik.com: Michael Jackson and his African affairs 2009-06-30

The legendary performer after meeting Nelson Mandela for the first time in 1996 flew to South Africa in 1999, his last trip to Africa, to attend a Birthday ...

Telegraph.co.uk: Lions 2009: South Africa back down over Peter de Villiers's comments 2009-06-30

There were also references to former South Africa presidents Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk, as well as a contemptuous dismissal of the media.

Dispatch Online: Police union vents anger 2009-06-30

The Dispatch has seen correspondence from the office of then-State President Nelson Mandela in 1996, instructing the Minister of Safety and Security ...

Black Star News: The Hearts Of Darkness Decodes Western Media's Racism 2009-06-30

And the honorable Mr. Nelson Mandela, the president of this so-called country, a communist and a terrorist?” Hell broke loose as I fixated my attention ...

Dispatch Online: Dream up a themed dinner for ill children 2009-06-30

Gonubie's Mvusiwekhaya Sicwetsha has applied to host a Nelson Mandela-themed dinner at his Reigerton Park home. His application yesterday followed that ...

Weekend Post: Casino confident of its 'effective security measures' 2009-06-30

“Crime is, unfortunately a fact of life in South Africa and The Boardwalk is just one of many centres in Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounding areas to ...

iAfrica.com: When I grow up... 2009-06-30

Among the organisation's illustrious alumni are Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela. Somewhat less illustrious are Peter Mokaba, Lulu John ...

The Times: Doctors strike despite interdict 2009-06-29

ABOUT 300 KwaZulu-Natal doctors have not been stopped from picketing outside the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban despite a court order ...

AllAfrica.com: South Africa: Zenani Mandela On Show 2009-06-29

Former South African President Nelson Mandela's great grand-daughter Zenani carried the Confederations Cup trophy to the pitch and placed it on the podium ...

Mirror.co.uk: Michael Jackson tribute: 'Every child star suffers... they want ... 2009-06-29

He performed with Paul McCartney, talked politics with Nelson Mandela and made Princess Diana laugh. But the people he always went back to were those child ...

Reuters South Africa: FIFA executive committee plans meeting on Robben Island 2009-06-29

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - fifa's executive committee plans to hold its December meeting on Robben Island, the former prison of Nelson Mandel ...

Independent Online: Doctors remain defiant 2009-06-29

... phone calls from the administration office." He said doctors were gathering outside the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban on Monday morning.

Reuters: Jackson leaves legacy, legal morass 2009-06-29

Through the long, hot weekend, there were outpourings of grief, tributes from everyone from Nelson Mandela to Liza Minnelli and spontaneous celebrations ...

AllAfrica.com: South Africa: Calabash, the Jewel of 2010 Fifa World Cup 2009-06-29

Interbeton also constructed the 40000 all-seater Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg and the 50000-capacity Nelson Mandela stadium in Port Elizabeth which w ...

The Canadian Press: World Cup of soccer a tough sell to Afrikaners 2009-06-29

Wearing a Springboks jersey, Nelson Mandela's presentation of the rugby World Cup trophy to South Africa on home soil was a defining moment for a country ...

Independent Online: Circumcision toll now 20 2009-06-29

Six other youngsters from the school had been rushed to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha with gangrenous penises. Sixteen boys from an illegal ...

Weekend Post: Hackles rise as dog owners slam ban 2009-06-29

There has been a huge debate among beach-goers since the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality communicated the plan earlier this year.

Independent Online: Mandela Day gains momentum 2009-06-29

Support is growing for turning Nelson Mandela's birthday into an annual "Mandela Day" of community service, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Monday.

Mansfield News Journal: First-Amendment-Quote-of-the-Day--Nelson-Mandela">First Amendment Quote of the Day: Nelson Mandela 2009-06-29

"It would have been immoral to keep quiet while a racist tyranny sought to reduce an entire people into a status worse than that of the beasts of the forest ...

Sydney Morning Herald: Have no fear, Rainbow Nation will host a colourful and historic ... 2009-06-29

A few days ago, I was on Robben Island, being shown around the prison made famous by Nelson Mandela's incarceration. The only playing 'field' had rug ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

Forbes: What Iran Can Learn From South Africa 2009-06-29

... employed vicious violence against the independence movement, the National Party couldn't fight Nelson Mandela without digging its own grave.

San Francisco Chronicle: WILL SOUTH AFRICA BE READY? It appears it can pull off a World Cup 2009-06-29

"Nelson Mandela struggled for, went to jail for and was released pursuing a vision of a country that would recognize every human being as equal," Jord ...

Weekend Post: Hackles rise as dog owners slam ban 2009-06-29

There has been a huge debate among beach-goers since the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality communicated the plan earlier this year.

Hollywood Reporter: Jackson leaves legacy, legal morass 2009-06-29

Through the long, hot weekend, there were outpourings of grief, tributes from everyone from Nelson Mandela to Liza Minnelli and spontaneous celebrations ...

Standard: Our hands-off encounter with R Kelly 2009-06-28

The singer was visiting South Africa for a series of performances and decided to have some fresh air at Nelson Mandela Square in upmarket Johannesburg.

Independent Online: Signed Mandela print up for auction 2009-06-28

The photographer who snapped the first picture of Nelson Mandela as a free man is auctioning a print signed by the former president ...

Fifa.com: Africa bids farewell – till next year 2009-06-28

Later on tonight when Nelson Mandela watches his great granddaughter, Zenani, bring the FIFA Confederations Cup trophy out onto the field at Ellis Park ...

Zimbabwe Telegraph: Joshua Nkomo's house turned to Museum. 2009-06-28

“South Africans have done for their own utata uMadiba (Nelson Mandela), we can do it too for our own Father Zimbabwe,” Mr Nkolomi said. Mandela's house ...

Albany Times Union: Terror to-do list: First, fix the list 2009-06-28

Nelson Mandela, too, until he finally got off the list in 2008 -- with help, that is, from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Centre Daily Times: Proverbs are often words to live by 2009-06-28

As examples, we invoked Mahatma Gandhi's idea of nonviolent non cooperation and Nelson Mandela's idea of a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” ...

East African: Zenawi plays 'reluctant' African ruler, so why aren't we upbeat? 2009-06-28

There are those who, like the iconic South African statesman Nelson Mandela, walk away from the presidency after just one term when they could have stood ...

Fifa.com: SA going football crazy 2009-06-28

And for those who ventured to Nelson Mandela square in Sandton, Johannesburg today, they were treated to more than just a few good bargains in the city' ...

2009-06-28: Headlines

Fifa.com: Africa bids farewell – till next year 2009-06-28

Later on tonight when Nelson Mandela watches his great granddaughter, Zenani, bring the FIFA Confederations Cup trophy out onto the field at Ellis Park ...

East African: Zenawi plays 'reluctant' African ruler, so why aren't we upbeat? 2009-06-28

There are those who, like the iconic South African statesman Nelson Mandela, walk away from the presidency after just one term when they could have stood ...

Centre Daily Times: Proverbs are often words to live by 2009-06-28

As examples, we invoked Mahatma Gandhi's idea of nonviolent non cooperation and Nelson Mandela's idea of a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” ...

Albany Times Union: Terror to-do list: First, fix the list 2009-06-28

Nelson Mandela, too, until he finally got off the list in 2008 -- with help, that is, from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Standard: Our hands-off encounter with R Kelly 2009-06-28

The singer was visiting South Africa for a series of performances and decided to have some fresh air at Nelson Mandela Square in upmarket Johannesburg.

Fifa.com: Brazil crowned on comeback Sunday 2009-06-28

Then at the end of the match, there were cheers for Zenani Mandela, the great-grand daughter of Nelson Mandela who carried the trophy on to the stage ...

Independent Online: Signed Mandela print up for auction 2009-06-28

The photographer who snapped the first picture of Nelson Mandela as a free man is auctioning a print signed by the former president ...

Fifa.com: SA going football crazy 2009-06-28

And for those who ventured to Nelson Mandela square in Sandton, Johannesburg today, they were treated to more than just a few good bargains in the city' ...

Zimbabwe Telegraph: Joshua Nkomo's house turned to Museum. 2009-06-28

“South Africans have done for their own utata uMadiba (Nelson Mandela), we can do it too for our own Father Zimbabwe,” Mr Nkolomi said. Mandela's house ...

Independent: essential summer arts guide 2009-06-27

Where can you find Michael Jackson moonwalking, Rachel Weisz's Blanche Dubois and Nelson Mandela as a gay icon? In our summer arts guide, that's where ...

Weekend Post: Care centre in despair as subsidies not paid 2009-06-27

STAFF members and patients at a psychiatric care centre in Nelson Mandela Bay have their backs against the wall, fighting for badly-needed subsidies ...

Weekend Post: Young sweethearts to ride in sky together 2009-06-27

IN A heart-rending twist to the tragic deaths of Nelson Mandela Bay teenage friends and former sweethearts Dayna Dorfling and Kyle Datnow within a month ...

Weekend Post: Islamic schools seeks container 2009-06-27

CHILDREN at an Islamic school in Missionvale in Nelson Mandela Bay are in desperate need of a container to further their religious education.

Weekend Post: Bay teen faces fears to have surgery in US 2009-06-27

BRAVE Nelson Mandela Bay schoolgirl Ashleigh Botha, who suffers from extremely rare and incurable fibro-muscular dysplasia (FMD), has left for the United ...

Weekend Post: Bay shelters bursting at seams 2009-06-27

IN the face of economic hardship due to the recession, increasing numbers of Nelson Mandela Bay families are seeking shelter at welfare organisati ...

Jakarta Post: Shocked fans bid farewell to King of Pop 2009-06-27

Former South African president Nelson Mandela issued a message saying Jackson's loss would be felt worldwide. Jackson sang at a birthday concert for Mandel ...

Mirror.co.uk: PRESSURES OF O2 GIGS TOO MUCH 2009-06-27

Former South African president Nelson Mandela issued a message through his foundation saying Jacko's loss would be "felt worldwide".

Mirror.co.uk: Lisa-Marie Presley reveals Micheal Jackson's chilling Elvis prediction 2009-06-27

Former South African president Nelson Mandela issued a message through his foundation saying Jacko's loss would be "felt worldwide".

Asian Tribune: The Surreal Island 2009-06-27

If Nelson Mandela and other leaders regarded themselves as infallible, believed that they should be in power in perpetuity for liberating South Africa ...