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03Aug/15

Young African leaders serenade Obama day before his birthday

August 3, 2015PoliticsAfrican people, Apartheid in South Africa, Awards, Barack Obama, Civil awards and decorations, Environment, Nelson Mandela, Orders, decorations, and medals, Politics, president, Saboteurs, Segun Fatudimu, South Africa, South African people, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States, United States Department of State, Washington D.C., Xhosa people, Young African Leaders Initiativesmbale

(NVO) – Young African leaders serenaded U.S. President Barack Obama on his birthday Monday (August 3), at an event for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship Presidential Summit in Washington, D.C.
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10May/15

South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance votes in first black leader

May 10, 2015PoliticsAfrican people, Apartheid in South Africa, Democratic Alliance, Democratic Alliance (DA), Helen Zille, Johannesburg, Legislatures, Mmusi Maimane, Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, Politicians, Politics, Politics of South Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Soweto, Vasco da Gama, War/Conflict, Xhosa peoplesmbale

South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party elects Mmusi Maimane as its new leader, making him the first black person to head the traditionally white party.

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23Feb/15

Former South African President F.W. de Klerk reflects on his presidency and apartheid in a new documentary film

February 23, 2015PoliticsAfrikaner people, Apartheid in South Africa, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, F. W. de Klerk, Government, Human Interest, Klerk, Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela, Mandela and de Klerk, Nelson Mandela, Nicolas Rossier, Politics, president, President of South Africa, South Africa, South African people, The Other Man, Thom de Klerk, United States, W. de Klerk, White South African peoplesmbale

The new film “The Other Man” explores the personal and professional life of former South African President F.W. de Klerk and his role in ending apartheid.
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