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Nobelity:Movie trailer
A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin’s personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India, and Africa, Nobelity Combines The Insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them. A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin... more
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Nelson Mandela Pure Chocolate 90th Birthday Portrait Auctioned
A Pure chocolate painting of Nelson Mandela created to celebrate his 90th birthday, by award winning chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory was auctioned to raise money for The Children's Fund a charity supported by Nelson Mandela.
The portrait titled "Father of the land", took two days to create and used 30 kilos of chocolate, the portrait is totally edible and was made using food dye to paint it. Paul talks about the process and the pictorial elements that make up this picture. A Pure chocolate painting of Nelson Mandela created to celebrate his 90th birthday, by award winning chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory wa... more -
Mandela, a victim of Internet fraud!
London, Aug 21: Former South African President Nelson Mandela's name has been hijacked in internet fraud.
In a statement, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said it wanted to warn the public about the scheme, which appears to be a variation on the "advance fee" or "419" frauds which originated in Nigeria.
46664 is one of Mandela's charitable organisations, devoted to the fight against HIV/Aids and named after his prison number.
"The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664 would like to alert the public to this scam and categorically denounces any involvement in this fraudulent activity. London, Aug 21: Former South African President Nelson Mandela's name has been hijacked in internet fraud. ... more -
Mandela's long walk to freedom can never end
At a function at Mandela House attended by the world's media, Mandela spotted his old friend Mac Maharaj sitting in the front row. At the time Mac was in the throes of giving up smoking cigarettes.
Mandela asked him if he was still not smoking, and Mac replied affirmatively. "Ah, but I know you," Mandela responded, "now you're smoking dagga!" At a function at Mandela House attended by the world's media, Mandela spotted his old friend Mac Maharaj sitting in the front row... more -
Mumia on "Terrorist" Lists
Taken from Philly IMC, Mumia Abu-Jamal writes about the US habit of listing those who oppose it as terrorists, including South African Nelson Mandela, while allowing those who perpetrate gratuitous acts of violence to support US interests to go free (think white South Africans). Taken from Philly IMC, Mumia Abu-Jamal writes about the US habit of listing those who oppose it as terrorists, including South African... more
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Mandela Turns 90
90 years ago Nelson Mandela was born. Since that time, Mr. Mandela has been one of the finest leaders this planet has ever seen. Happy Birthday indeed. 90 years ago Nelson Mandela was born. Since that time, Mr. Mandela has been one of the finest leaders this planet has ever seen. Happy... more
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Birthday wishes pour in for Mandela
Messages of congratulations, tributes and good wishes are pouring in from home and abroad, from ordinary people and influential leaders alike for former South African president Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday.
President Thabo Mbeki extended his message on behalf of the entire nation to the internationally revered statesman and former political prisoner on Friday.
"We are proud as South Africans that Mr Mandela and his generation of fighters embraced with both passion and reason the mission that history imposed on them and more than met the demands that it enjoined them to fulfil," he said in Pretoria on Friday.
Mbeki said South Africans glowed in the light of fame because the country stood on the shoulders of icons such as Mandela.
Harmony and equality
He recalled Mandela's statement at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial in the Pretoria Supreme Court on 20 April 1964: "I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities," Mandela said back then.
"It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
Mbeki urged the current generation to return to the question of their mission and how to fulfil it, as conditions and circumstances evolved, much in the same way that Mandela's generation had to discover and fulfil its mission.
"Finding answers to this question simultaneously as we celebrate his birthday is perhaps the biggest present we can give to Nelson Mandela," said Mbeki. "Many happy returns - ukhule ukhokhobe!"
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Happy 90th Birthday Nelson Mandela!
And what did he wish for when he blew out his candles? That the rich should help the poor.
No surprise there. Truly an amazing human being. And what did he wish for when he blew out his candles? That the rich should help the poor. ... more -
Nelson Mandela celebrates 90th birthday
Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and South Africa's first black president, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by doing something he had indicated he would not do again -- grant an interview to journalists.
A cheerful-looking Mandela welcomed CNN's Robyn Curnow, along with reporters from two other organizations, into the sitting room of his home in Qunu, a small village in the rolling hills of South Africa's eastern Cape region where he grew up.
"What day is this?" Mandela joked, pretending not to realize it was his birthday.
He used a smile to dodge Curnow's first question of what was his favorite memory from his long life. He did say he was very happy to have lived to be 90.
Mandela credited his longevity to the way he conducted his life. He is known to be disciplined with his diet and exercise.
Asked if, in hindsight, he wishes he had spent more time with his family, he answered yes.
"I don't regret it because the things that attracted me were things that pleased my soul."
Graca Machel, whom he married on his 80th birthday, sat nearby and Mandela was surrounded by grandchildren. Video Watch Mandela's birthday celebrations »
Mandela then lamented the gap between rich and poor in South Africa.
"Poverty still grips our people. If you're poor, you're not likely to live for long," he said.
This was Mandela's first meeting with reporters since he announced in 2004 that he would give no more interviews. While he stayed out of the spotlight over the last four years, he has stayed busy with his charitable causes.
All week residents of Qunu, 600 miles south of Johannesburg, have been making preparations for the celebrations. Events planned include a soccer festival, a pop concert and lunch for 500 politicians, veterans of the anti-apartheid struggle and other guests at his home Saturday.
An exhibition of letters that children wrote to Mandela and the late U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks will be displayed at the Nelson Mandela Museum, a short distance from his house.
"We are very excited," local school principal Mpondomise Ndzambo told the Associated Press, sitting in his office beneath a photograph of the former president. "Usually these celebrations are done in Johannesburg, so this is a way of being part of it." Send your birthday messages
In 1964, a court sentenced Mandela to life in prison for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. He spent the first 18 years at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town, South Africa, and later spent time at Pollsmoor prison and Victor Verster Prison, closer to the mainland.
While in prison, Mandela became recognized as the most significant black leader in South Africa, and he became a potent symbol of resistance in the anti-apartheid movement. Mandela consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom.
South Africa's last apartheid-era president who also served as Mandela's vice president, F.W. de Klerk, released Mandela in February 1990 after 27 years in prison. Mandela was elected president of the African National Congress the following year, and in 1994, he was elected president of his country.
As South Africa's first black president -- he only ran for one term -- Mandela ushered in a democratic, multiracial society that is still going strong. Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and South Africa's first black president, celebrated his 90th birthday ... more -
Buon compleanno, Mr. Nelson Mandela
Era il prigioniero 46664. Passò in carcere 27 anni di prigionia prima di essere liberato e diventare poi il presidente del Sudafrica dal 1994 al 1999.
Si chiama Nelson Mandela e oggi compie 90 anni e 10 di matrimonio con la sua terza moglie Graca Machel.
Di Mandela si è detto tanto, si è raccontata la sua umiltà e la sua grazia "aristocratica"; nel 1993 gli fu attribuito il Premio Nobel per la Pace conquistato con le sue battaglie per i diritti e l'uguaglianza.
Da presidente guidò il suo Paese verso la pacificazione, mentre oggi è riapparsa la violenza, il dilagare dell'aids, i conflitti sociali e il razzismo. Thabo Mbeki che è subentrato a Mandela non ha saputo o voluto proseguire l'opera meritoria di Nelson e anche il movimento creato dal Premio Nobel, l'African Nationa Congress è spaccato in due.
L'ex presidente festeggerà il compleanno con la famiglia e l'unico commento è stato verso i poveri. Lo festeggerà nel villaggio natale di Qunu.
Buon compleanno, signor Mandela.
Happy Birthday, "Tata". Era il prigioniero 46664. Passò in carcere 27 anni di prigionia prima di essere liberato e diventare poi il presidente del Sudafrica d... more -
It's Nelson Mandela's birthday!
The man who went from prisoner to president is celebrating his 90th birthday today at what was supposed to be a quiet affair, but who has a quiet one for their 90th these days? There are now plans to throw a real shin dig with a football festival and a dinner party for 500 special guests.
He has been hailed as one of the greatest figures of the 21st century, I wonder who was lucky enough to get an invite? The man who went from prisoner to president is celebrating his 90th birthday today at what was supposed to be a quiet affair, but who ... more -
Nelson Madela at 90: a life devoted to "freedom for all"
A slideshow and commentary of the career and life of Nelson Mandela: it follows his early work as a lawyer and human rights activist, his 30 year imprisonment, and his recent work for human rights causes in South Africa and around the world. A slideshow and commentary of the career and life of Nelson Mandela: it follows his early work as a lawyer and human rights activist, ... more
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Audio Slideshow: Nelson Mandela at 90
From the BBC about Nelson Mandela, who will celebrate his 90th birthday on Friday!
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Mandela calls for end to hatred and division
Nelson Mandela on Saturday called for more solidarity to end conflicts that have sown hatred and division around the world.
In a speech before the presentation of the annual Nelson Mandela lecture by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Mandela, who turns 90 on July 18, said there was a need to place concern for others at the centre of human values.
"There is still too much discord, hatred, division, conflict and violence in our world here at the beginning of the twenty-first century," he said.
Mandela, who retired from politics nine years ago, has become a symbol of freedom admired the world over. Nelson Mandela on Saturday called for more solidarity to end conflicts that have sown hatred and division around the world. ... more -
Mandela finally dropped from US terror watch list - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has removed former South African president Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from a three-decade old immigration watch list for possible terrorists, the White House said Tuesday.
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In time for the anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner's 90th birthday on July 18, President George W. Bush signed a bill Tuesday which effectively ended a system in which Mandela had to get special certification from the US secretary of state that he is not a terrorist in order to visit the United States.
The measure ensures "that there aren't any extra hoops for either a distinguished individual, like former President Mandela, or other members of the African National Congress to get a US visa," said State Department spokesman Tom Casey.
He explained that the original purpose of the law, introduced during the 1980s while Ronald Reagan was president, was to fight terrorism. "So we're pleased that we could make this correction to what is otherwise a good and important piece of legislation," he said. WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has removed former South African president Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from ... more -
Nelson Mandela finally dropped from US terror watch list
President George W. Bush has removed former South African president Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from the US terror watch list, the White House said Tuesday.
The bill was sent to the White House last week and signed in time for the anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner's 90th birthday on July 18.
"Today the United States moved closer at last to removing the great shame of dishonoring this great leader by including him on our government's terror watch list," Senator John Kerry said after the bill was approved Friday.
When a similar bill passed the House of Representatives last month, Barbara Lee, a California Democrat who co-sponsored it, said she was "especially pleased we are taking this important step to finally right this inexcusable wrong."
Lee and others said the legislation introduced during the 1980s while Ronald Reagan was president was anachronistic and wrongfully labeled as heroes and freedom fighters as terrorists.
Lee recalled that under the legislation the ANC could travel to United Nations headquarters in New York but not to Washington, DC, or other parts of the United States.
In April, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged a Senate committee to remove the restrictions on the ANC party, calling it a "rather embarrassing matter that I still have to waive in my own counterpart, the foreign minister of South Africa, not to mention the great leader Nelson Mandela." President George W. Bush has removed former South African president Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from the US terro... more -
Stars pay tribute to Mandela
Thousands gather in Hyde Park to honour Nelson Mandela and celebrate his up-coming 90th birthday.
At the close of the concert Amy Winehouse was joined on stage by Jerry Dammers, who helped organise a 1988 concert for Mandela when he was in prisons, and many of the other performers.
Accompanied by a raucous audience, they sang Dammers' "Free Nelson Mandela", which became an anthem for the anti-apartheid movement in Britain in the 1980s. Thousands gather in Hyde Park to honour Nelson Mandela and celebrate his up-coming 90th birthday. ... more -
World honors Mandela: Madiba’s 90th birthday celebration
This article includes detailed biographic notes and wonderful photographs.
In addition, it includes five videos (Nelson Mandela's arrival in London; Mandela's speech to the huge crowd at The 90th Birthday Concert; and three great music videos from Mandela's 90th Birthday Concert: two performances by Amy Winehouse, another by Josh Groban).
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U.S. erases terror label from Mandela's name
Stricter security measures passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States kept the ANC's terrorist label because it used armed force as part of its campaign against apartheid. Stricter security measures passed by Congress after the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States kept the ANC's terro... more
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Mandela celebrates birthday
Will Smith led a crowd of 46,664 in a chorus of "Happy Birthday" to Nelson Mandela on Friday at a party for the South African prisoner, president and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
London was the scene of a concert 20 years ago to celebrate Mandela's 70th and to raise awareness of his imprisonment.
Mandela told cheering fans, "Your voices carried across the water to inspire us in our prison cells far away. Tonight, we can stand before you free.
Proceeds from the concert in London's Hyde Park will go toward the 46664 Campaign, which Mandela founded in 2003 to raise awareness about the impact of AIDS, especially in Africa, and to promote HIV-prevention measures around the world. Will Smith led a crowd of 46,664 in a chorus of "Happy Birthday" to Nelson Mandela on Friday at a party for the South Africa... more
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