Topic: Nelson Mandela
South Africa's ruling party said Tuesday it was trying to confirm with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela if she told a British newspaper her ex-husband Nelson Mandela had "let down" the nation. Madikizela-Mandela's scathing comments about the internationally respected statesman were reported in the London Evening Standard this weekly. The African National Congress, a former liberation movement that now governs South ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Sports movies too often veer uneasily between off-field drama and on-pitch action without portraying either with much conviction. "Invictus", the tale of Nelson Mandela's role in South Africa's triumphal 1995 rugby World Cup victory over the New Zealand All Blacks, is more plausible than most, although it has its critics. The film features a dignified performance ...
