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From Elvis Presley to Nelson Mandela, Shure has captured the sound of history for the last 100 years

Shure celebrates 100 years of audio excellence

Digital Camera World

How Nelson Mandela’s Trafalgar Square speech still resonates, 20 years on

London event marking the South African leader’s role in the Make Poverty History campaign called for ‘more hope and political drive’ to continue the fight

The Guardian - UK

King Charles leads tributes to founding father of democratic Namibia

King Charles and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the founding father of democratic Namibia

The Independent UK

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The 27 best actors who have never been nominated for an Oscar

THE COUNTDOWN: Every year, the Oscars snub an actor of a much-deserved nomination but some stars have been completely ignored by the Academy voters time and time again. Greg Evans ranks 27 actors whose immaculate body of work never got the Oscar love it deserved

The Independent UK

'A Classic Case Of Performance Anxiety!' – What These 5 Common Golf Dreams Mean... According To A Psychologist

Fergus Bisset asks leading sports psychologist Stephen Smith whether his and others’ golfing dreams should be a cause for concern…

Golf Monthly

Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role

The actor was the lead in the 2013 biopic about Nelson Mandela’s 27 years in prison

The Independent UK

Cradock Four: Why apartheid victims are suing South Africa’s government

Families of the murdered activists are among two dozen suing government for failure to deliver justice for past crimes.

Al Jazeera

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War, peace and progress: why 2025 will be a standout year of remembrance

From Nazi Germany's surrender to the historic Paris climate accord, 2025 marks a year of pivotal anniversaries that have shaped the world. As France reflects on Simone Veil's groundbreaking fight for abortion rights 50 years ago and mourns a decade since terror struck the heart of Paris, we also commemorate…

Radio France Internationale

Susanna Reid shuts down Elon Musk’s dad after comparing Tommy Robinson to Nelson Mandela

Musk’s father hit out at Reid for asking her a ‘stupid question’ about his son’s ‘genius’

The Independent UK

Can old racists change? Book tracks seven years in a South African nursing home

God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling between South Africa and the US. Both countries are grappling with implementing universal healthcare,…

The Conversation

Former President Jimmy Carter's Global Human Rights Advocacy

Explore Former President Jimmy Carter's impactful commitment to human rights and diplomacy, as he engaged with global leaders and controversial groups to p...

Top News

No 10 Visitors Books released to the National Archives

Signatories include the late Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela and Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

The Independent UK

Key Moments In The Life Of Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter's 1977-1981 presidency included successes like the Camp David peace accords, but also enough controversy for US voters to see him as weak -- and send him packing after only one term.

International Business Times

South African retrospective exhibition honors the colorful work of artist Esther Mahlangu

A retrospective exhibition in South Africa is honoring Esther Mahlangu, a local artist from a rural background who has become internationally known for her colorful work in traditional Ndebele painting

The Independent UK

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"I see reviews saying: 'The band were great.' Yeah, the 'band' is me": Joan Armatrading on her new music, riding an elevator with Leslie West and walking with Nelson Mandela

Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading talks about inspirations, what her famous key was about, her popularity with freedom fighters and more

The Guardian - UK

Joan Armatrading: ‘I love the Beano – in fact, I was in it, having a slap-up meal’

The singer-songwriter answers your questions on the bank robber that inspired her, playing with Bob Dylan and Clarke Peters, and her love of classic comics

The Conversation

Jan Smuts was a white supremacist. Nelson Mandela a black liberation hero. New book explores what they have in common

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history. Sociologist Roger Southall has brought them together, so to speak, in a book, Smuts & Mandela, The Men Who Made South…

The Guardian - UK

The play that changed my life: Janet Suzman on staging Othello in apartheid South Africa

Putting on Shakespeare’s tragedy at Johannesburg’s Market theatre was a risky endeavour and caused an astonishing reaction

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‘Even the worst possible scenario is not actually all that bad.’ Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a testament to resisting authoritarianism

No one who watched Alexei Navalny’s meteoric trajectory, from civic activist to opposition leader to the world’s most famous political prisoner, could avoid the question: how will this extraordinary saga end? Was Navalny destined to become Russia’s Nelson Mandela, a redemptive leader who guided his people from oppression to the…

The Guardian - UK

Tito Mboweni obituary

Leading figure in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government who helped transform South Africa’s economy

Al Jazeera

Marwan Barghouti ‘brutally’ assaulted in Israeli prison, rights groups say

The Palestinian leader held in solitary confinement reportedly suffers numerous injuries in the September 9 attack.

Top News

Mandla Mandela Denied UK Visa Over Hamas Support

Mandla Mandela's U.K. visa denial over Hamas support sparks controversy and criticism.

The Independent UK

The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas

The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas

The National (Scotland)

Freedom of the City award for famous celebrity amid Glasgow anniversary celebration

THE Freedom of the City is given to 'persons of distinction or persons who have rendered eminent service to the city'...

The Independent UK

Idris Elba plans to relocate to Africa to create ‘Zollywood’

The British actor is building a studio in Zanzibar

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