Rugby has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of Afrikaner pride. When the 50 year old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994, Nelson Mandela’s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity. So the world was watching when South Africa played host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Though they only had one non-white player, the South African Springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored New Zealand team. When Mandela himself marched to the center of the pitch cloaked in a Springbok jersey and shook hands with the captain of the South African team, two nations became one. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and director Cliff Bestall will tell the emotional story of that cornerstone moment and what it meant to South Africa’s healing process. watch
John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston have donated about $10,000 to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund during a visit to South Africa, according to The Associated Press.
Travolta, Preston and daughter Ella Bleu, 10, spent time with the children whom the foundation supported over the weekend.
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The fund was set up by Mandela — the first black South African president —to provide services for less fortunate children.
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Defense lawyers are fighting a motion to have Naomi Campbell testify in former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial, calling it a "publicity stunt," according to The Associated Press.
Earlier this month, prosecutors sought to get the supermodel subpoenaed to appear as a witness about claims that ...read more