An engaged couple who dated for five years have been left in turmoil after their families met and they discovered they were brother and sister! It gets worse, the woman, who is due to give BIRTH next month, is devastated by the discovery that the father of her child is her brother. The couple, who […]
Today is “Nelson Mandela International Day”! This day was declared by the U.N. in honor of the South African leader’s birthday, he is 93 today! He received birthday wishes from many different leaders, such as President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and United States President Barack Obama. In a recent statement, Obama calls Mandela, “a beacon […]
First lady Michelle Obama and her family paid their respects Tuesday to Nelson Mandela during a private visit at the home of the former South African president and revered statesman.
Hours before arriving back in the United States from a weeklong trip to Africa, first lady Michelle Obama on Sunday told ABC’s “This Week” of a “surreal” meeting with statesman Nelson Mandela and the trip’s effect on her two daughters. Obama met Mandela without her husband, President Barack Obama, who did not travel to Africa, but […]
Michelle Obama heard stories of South Africa’s racist past Tuesday from Nelson Mandela, the country’s first black president, who was imprisoned for 27 years in his struggle against brutal apartheid rule. Now 92 and largely retired from public life, Mandela sent word he wanted to meet with the first lady at his home while she […]
First lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Malia and Sasha and mom Marian Robinson, arrived in South Africa today and had an unexpected encounter with apartheid icon who has retired from public life. Michelle Obama Arrives In South Africa
Another tragedy has befallen the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. The body of a newborn baby was found at the school after a 17-year-old gave birth on Wednesday, South African police said. Officials could not confirm if the baby had been murdered or died of natural causes, Captain Shado Mashobane said. […]
The Grammy-award winning artist and her fiancé traveled to Durban for a traditional Zulu ceremony.
VEVO follows Keri Hilson as she traveled 32 hours to South Africa for the first time. Miss Keri visits the jail cell where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life, dines at the top of Table Mountain, meets her fans at an in-store appearance, takes a swab test to learn her ancestry, and picks […]
JOHANNESBURG — Caster Semenya’s lawyers say they are still working with international track officials to settle the future of the 800-meter world champion, contradicting comments made earlier Wednesday by her coach.