Month: December 2013

‘Slum-themed’ hotel slammed

Emoya Luxury Hotel in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has been all over the blogosphere in recent weeks. But the…

Mandela: Examining the backlash

A backlash against Mandela started within minutes of the news of his death. He is accused of being…

Actress inspired by Mandela

Actress Alfre Woodard was an activist and a leading voice against apartheid the first time she met Nelson…

Mandela: Inspired by Shakespeare

Nelson Mandela quotes flood our social media feeds. But what words inspired the great man himself? A book…

How a pop song helped free icon

The anti-apartheid message was serious and heartfelt, but the song that alerted many around the world to the…

Singing and tears greet Mandela’s death

In a symbol befitting a nation in mourning, a dark gray cloud swept over Johannesburg on Friday as…

Car bomb kills Somali lawmaker outside presidential palace

A Somali lawmaker was killed in a car bombing Friday morning near the presidential palace in the country's…

Nelson Mandela’s funeral plans – a day by day breakdown

Nelson Mandela's funeral plans - a day by day breakdown

French troops begin operation in C.A.R.

Months after a coup escalated chaos and violence in the Central African Republic, a French military operation has…

Officials investigating reports U.S. teacher killed in Libya

Officials in the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, tell CNN Thursday that they are looking into news reports…

Nelson Mandela’s death sparks global response

Word of former South African President Nelson Mandela's death Thursday sparked an outpouring of responses and personal recollections…

Zuma: ‘Lost our greatest son’

Nelson Mandela -- the iconic world figure who spent decades fighting apartheid and led his native South Africa…

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