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Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, dies at 86
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoBarack Obama and Marian Robinson arrive on June 30, 2013 for a tour of Robben Island where where South-African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was...
In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time
NPR· 31 minutes agoLiberation icon Nelson Mandela first voted at the Ohlange High Schoolin Durban, KZN, in 1994, when he became president. Thirty years later, many voters at the same polling ...
Cynthia voted for Nelson Mandela. Now she's abandoning his successors
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJust enough to sustain life on the margins of existence. The ANC has been in power since 1994 when...
Obituary: Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother, dies
BBC News· 15 hours agoMarian Robinson shunned the spotlight and rarely gave interviews - her daughter, Michelle Obama,...
Opinion | South Africa Is Not a Metaphor
New York Times· 2 hours agoIf you want to understand why the party that liberated South Africa from white rule lost its parliamentary majority in the election this week, you need...
Elizabeth Shackelford: South Africa’s election could bring a reckoning
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoIt is the first time that the African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement that brought...
Céline Dion's Sons: Everything to Know About René-Charles and Twins Eddy and Nelson
ET Online via AOL· 2 days agoCéline Dion is preparing to show fans an unseen side of her career, family life, and health...
Modi’s Most Controversial Comments—On Gandhi, Gaza And His Birth—As He Seeks 3rd Term
Forbes· 8 hours agoModi appeared to blame this purported lack of global awareness about Gandhi on previous governments...
South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThis national election will not be as momentous as the one South Africa held in 1994 — few have...
South Africa’s Young Democracy Leaves Its Young Voters Disillusioned
New York Times· 4 days agoPolls show the party may lose its outright majority for the first time since taking power in 1994...