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Lockerbie suspect ‘always high on the list’, says former justice secretary

SCOTLAND'S former justice secretary has said a man in US custody on suspicion of building the bomb that downed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in…

The National (Scotland)

Lockerbie suspect ‘always high on the list’, says MacAskill

US officials announced on Sunday that Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was in their custody.

The Independent UK

‘He has many enemies’: is time running out for Cyril Ramaphosa?

South Africa’s president is local hero in Soweto but misconduct claims threaten re-election as ANC leader at congress this week

The Guardian - UK

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Best podcasts of the week: Nelson Mandela on prison and politics in his own, never-before-heard words

In this week’s newsletter: Over the course of 60 hours of interviews from 1993, the revolutionary leader opens up in Mandela: The Lost Tapes. Plus: five of the best podcasts with massive archives

The Guardian - UK

Michael Luwoye on playing Mandela at the Young Vic, his hit turn in Hamilton and what it means to be free

The actor knew the iconic ideal of the great South African leader, but is excited to show his more human side on stage

Evening Standard

EXPLAINER: Why South Africa's president might lose his job

South Africa’s president might lose his job as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm

The Independent UK

Nelson Mandela podcast illuminates rare side of anti-apartheid activist

In revelatory tapes that have never been heard before, journalist Richard Stengel probes Mandela’s political pragmatism and public sainthood

The Guardian - US

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South Africa's Ramaphosa: from activist to businessman to wounded president

President Cyril Ramaphosa, the anti-apartheid champion who become one of South Africa's wealthiest businessmen and then its most powerful politician, was battling for his political survival on Thursday.

Reuters

'An unbelievable feeling' - Everton midfielder made World Cup history in his home city

Everton and the World Cup: Steven Pienaar grew up under apartheid but got to play in Africa's first World Cup game which took place in the city of his birth

Liverpool Echo

Mandela grandson protests release of anti-apartheid leader Hani's killer

A small group of demonstrators gathered outside South Africa's parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday to protest against the release from prison of the man who killed anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993.

Reuters

Alleged Burger King murderer compares himself to Jesus and Nelson Mandela

Winston Glynn protested his innocence in jailhouse interview, but family of robbery victim Kristal Bayron-Nieves say the evidence against him is overwhelming

The Independent UK

‘It’s a funny business’: Vika and Linda Bull get frank on the ups and downs of a life in music

Across their 30-year career, the singing sisters have performed for Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. But it was only during the pandemic that they came into their own

The Guardian - AU

Joan Armatrading: ‘Nelson Mandela gave great hugs’

The singer on arriving in the UK alone aged 7, her first £3 guitar, and meeting the anti-apartheid activist

The Guardian - UK

Watch: South African president recalls Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘wonderful’ relationship with Nelson Mandela

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's "wonderful" relationship with Nelson Mandela in a speech at the conclusion of his state visit to the UK. Mr Ramaphosa said he was pleased the King had honoured his mother's invitation to him, adding: "We honour her, and we…

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Daily Mirror

King Charles uses first major speech as monarch to vow he'll tackle colonialism legacy

King Charles welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace and spoke of how it's "essential" to understand the elements of history which provoke "profound sorrow"

Daily Mirror

King pays tribute to Queen's bond with Nelson Mandela sharing special name he gave her

King Charles paid tribute to The Queen during a state dinner to welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, as he revealed Nelson Mandela's nickname for his late mother

Evening Standard

King Charles and South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa voice mutual admiration for Nelson Mandela

Charles welcomed South African President on the first day of his state visit to the UK with a ceremony of pomp and pageantry

Daily Mirror

South Africa's President tells Rishi Sunak to let in more students in historic address

Cyril Ramaphosa gave the first address to the UK Parliament by a South African President since Nelson Mandela - under sumptuous gold leaf while the nation suffers power blackouts

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The Independent UK

King and South African leader voice mutual admiration for Mandela

The King welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the first day of his state visit to the UK.

Radio France Internationale

South Africa's leader welcomed for first state visit with King Charles III

King Charles III on Tuesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London for the first state visit of his reign, with climate change, trade and the Commonwealth on the agenda.

Evening Standard

Nelson Mandela still inspires my work, says Naomi Campbell

She was addressing a room full of showbiz stars

France 24

Charles III hosts first state visit as king, aiming to bolster South Africa ties

King Charles III hosts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa from Tuesday for his first state visit since ascending the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The three-day trip will be aimed at "celebrating cooperation" between South Africa and its former colonial power.

Evening Standard

‘Greatly missed’: Camilla pays moving tribute to late mother-in-law Elizabeth II in first speech as Queen Consort

Camilla compared her ‘dear’ late mother-in-law and her devotion to the Commonwealth to Elizabeth I, who famously said of herself: ‘You never had any that will love you better’

The Conversation

South Africa needs strategic leadership to weather its storms. Its presidents have not been up to the task

South Africa is in a state of crisis. Its current reality is necessarily shaped by historical events, not least the outcomes of the political settlement process that led to the end of apartheid in 1994.

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2010: When football’s biggest party arrived in Africa

In the 2015 FIFA corruption case, it emerged the bidding process was corrupted by paying bribes to then-FIFA official.

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