Barack Obama Breaks Twitter Record For Most Likes A tweet quoting Nelson Mandela by former US President Barack Obama has picked up more than 3 million likes on Twitter, breaking the record for most likes. Posted on Sunday, the tweet reached the milestone on Thursday, breaking the previous record held by singer Ariana Grande after…
South Africa Marks Mandela Anniversary
South Africans today mark the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid hero, who died last year at the age of 95. Official ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the former South African president will include an interfaith prayer service early on Friday, followed by a wreath-laying commemoration by veterans of the anti-apartheid…
South Africa Plans Mandela Remembrance
Plans are underway to mark the first remembrance anniversary of late Nelson Mandela, former South African president and apartheid leader with 6 minutes and 7 seconds of noise and silence, Nelson Mandela Foundation, NMF has announced. According to a statement released on Saturday by the Foundation, the event to mark the one year remembrance of…
Nelson Mandela: A Lesson in Leadership
This week, specifically on Thursday, July 18, the world will once again literally stand still for at least 67 minutes in honour of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle hero and former president of post-apartheid South Africa. On that day, the world will unite to mark the birthday of Mandela, a world revered African…