Nelson Mandela

As South Africa enters an eight-day mourning period over the death of freedom fighter and former president Nelson Mandela, announcements regarding his funeral arrangements have been released. In a memo issued by the presidency, Jacob Zuma thanked all South Africans for the manner in which they have responded to the loss of an international icon […]

Tributes, memorials, flowers and candles graced the streets as everyone remembers Mandela...

I knew that this fateful day would come. At the age of 95, death was lurking above like a dark cloud before a treacherous thunderstorm. Still somehow, I was beyond stunned when yesterday in the middle of an afternoon meeting in New York City, I found out that former South African President Nelson Rolihlanhla Mandela had passed away. […]

Last night, the news that shook a nation hit the headlines, as it was announced that anti-apartheid freedom fighter, humanitarian and former South African President, Nelson Mandela passed away peacefully at the age of 95. Ironically, at the very hour the news broke, Mandela’s legacy was being immortalized with a royal red carpet to celebrate […]

Years ago, R. Kelly recorded a song called “Soldier’s Heart,” which was dedicated to Nelson Mandela. So it was only right that Kelly performed the song on the day that Mandela died, at the age of 95. R. Kelly did a live rendition on the The Arsenio Hall Show last night, and the singer revealed that he actually […]

Idris Elba is speaking out about the death of the late great Nelson Mandela. As you know, Idris plays the former South African president in the movie Mandela: A Long Walk To Freedom, which is in theaters now. The actor took to Twitter to express his emotions after hearing the news of his idol’s death: […]

Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, died Thursday...

Nelson Mandela isn’t giving up without a fight. The former South African president has been fighting a lung infection that left him bedridden and breathing through tubes throughout the year. According to The Daily Mail, his daughter Makaziwe Mandela spoke to the South African Broadcasting Corporation and said that although her “Tata” is “not doing well,” he […]

It’s been an amazing year for Idris Elba. With the success of the BBC’s Luther, his small role in the blockbuster hit Thor and his film Pacific Rim, the British actor has become one of the hottest tickets in Hollywood and a bona fide sex symbol. Elba’s latest film, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, is […]

After battling a reoccurring lung infection for most of the year, South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela hasn’t improved much and remains ill. The country’s beloved “Madiba” is also unable to speak because of tubes that are keeping his lungs clear of fluid. His former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela updated the Sunday Independent on his condition. “He […]