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☆ Nelson Mandela: New book offers an intimate portrait of the South African leader
  + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Yet a new book penned by his daughter aims to take a fresh perspective on the man behind the statesman. Published by maker of luxury tomes Rizzoli, “Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life” is a photographic account of the man and his family. In an email to CNN, Dr. Mandela said she wrote the book “so that people have a better understanding of who he was (and) what formed him as a human being. “I understood my father a bit better in terms of the sacrifices that he made,” Dr. Mandela said. “Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life” is published by Rizzoli and on sale in the US and UK now.
Persons: Nelson, “ Mandela, ”, Dr, Pumla Makaziwe Mandela, Evelyn Mase, Al Sharpton, Mandela, ” Dr, “ Tata ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Rizzoli Locations: South Africa, Johannesburg, Qunu, Eastern, Robben
☆ Mourners gather in South Africa for funeral of controversial Zulu prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi
  + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Reuters —Thousands of mourners gathered in eastern South Africa on Saturday for the state funeral of Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, died last week aged 95. South African media reported that two giraffes and six impalas had been slaughtered and skinned as part of the ritual preparations. At a stadium in the town of Ulundi, mourners gathered around the coffin of Buthelezi, who died aged 95. Some dressed in traditional Zulu outfits made of leopard and other animal skins and held shields crafted from cow hides.
Persons: Mangosuthu, Buthelezi, Marco Longari, Nelson Mandela Organizations: Reuters, South, Getty, Freedom Party, IFP, Home Affairs, African National Congress, ANC Locations: South Africa, Ulundi, AFP, KwaZulu, Natal, Xhosa, South Africa’s
☆ Mourners gather in South African for funeral of controversial Zulu prince Buthelezi
  + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
South Africa's leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Mangosuthu Buthelezi speaks to supporters ahead of the national elections, in Richards Bay, north of Durban, in South Africa, April 19, 2009. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsULUNDI, South Africa, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered in eastern South Africa on Saturday for the state funeral of Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The veteran South African politician, Zulu prince and controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle, died last week aged 95. South African media reported that two giraffes and six impalas had been slaughtered and skinned as part of the ritual preparations. Like the ANC, he was critical of white minority rule, which had relegated Zulus and other Black South Africans to downsized 'homelands'.
Persons: Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Rogan Ward, Mangosuthu, Buthelezi, Nelson Mandela, Siyabonga Sishi, Tim Cocks, Mike Harrison Organizations: Freedom Party, IFP, REUTERS, South, Home Affairs, African National Congress, ANC, Thomson Locations: Richards Bay, Durban, South Africa, Ulundi, KwaZulu, Natal, Xhosa, South Africa's
☆ Charlize Theron faces backlash after saying Afrikaans, her mother tongue, is dying out
  + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
“It’s definitely a dying language, it’s not a very helpful language,” she told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett. Theron’s remarks soon sparked a social media debate in South Africa. While some branded her ill-informed, others agreed that Afrikaans was a “dead language.”“Charlize Theron is a legend!” one Twitter commentator wrote. It’s a tool once used to oppress Africans.”Another Twitter user said: “This statement was made by Charlize Theron to appease Hollywood. “It’s not a ‘dying language’, and it’s not only spoken by 44 people.
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