President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt are facing criticism for taking a "selfie" at a memorial service for the late Nelson Mandela.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the funeral and memorial services for former president Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continue to flock to sites around the country to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon.
Radio show host Rush Limbaugh praised Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who died this week, as a man who suffered the horrors of apartheid and prison without letting it turn him "bitter and angry."
South African President Jacob Zuma has announced that Nelson Mandela, famed fighter of apartheid has died at the age of 95.
The Townsquare News Network reports:
Current South African President Jacob Zuma issued a statement saying, “The founding president of our democratic nation has departed...
Longtime civil-rights leader and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died Thursday due to complications from a lung infection. He was 95 years old.
If it's a Weinstein Company film, you can usually bet that it's going to be going for Oscars, so don't be surprised if one of the year's big awards contenders is 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' It stars Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, and is due out at the end of the year, so this new trailer hints at its award possibilities.