Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the age of 81 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She died peacefully in the hospital after a long illness, according to her family. “‘She dedicated most of her adult life to the cause of the people, and for this was known far and wide as the Mother of the Nation,’” reports […]
December 5 marks the first death anniversary of Nelson Mandela who passed away last year at his house in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was 95 years old at the time of his death and was suffering long time illness. Although the world mourns over the death of one of the greatest leaders of the […]
Mamphela Ramphele, prominent anti-apartheid activist, friend to Nelson Mandela, and partner of the late black consciousness leader Steve Biko (who died in police custody in 1977), is to lead the South African opposition party’s election bid against the ruling African National Congress (ANC). This is the first time the ANC has not had the legendary […]
