Posts Tagged ‘ Nelson Mandela ’

Fifa's arrogant treatment of Nelson Mandela is the latest example of the power it exerts over World Cup host nations"He can be really proud of what he's achieved." Thus spake Alan Hansen on Nelson Mandela before Sunday's World Cup final, as the first d...
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Former president caps nation-building tournament spirit with appearance at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadiumAnd so the circle was complete. Nelson Mandela, who presided over the birth of a democratic South Africa, took centre stage again last night at...
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Former South African president greeted with vuvuzelas and roars of applause ahead of World Cup finalNelson Mandela enjoyed a rapturous reception from fans at the World Cup final tonight as he attended the closing ceremony.A thunderous mix of vuvuzelas ...
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Without the anti-apartheid sport protests of the 1970s and the ANC's triumph, this year's World Cup couldn't have happenedThe 2010 World Cup has been like no other – a cathartic showcase for the new South Africa, not just totally transformed from its...
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• Grandson says 'extreme pressure' put on former president• Says family still mourning death of Zenani MandelaThe grandson of Nelson Mandela has said that Fifa has put "extreme pressure" on the former South African president to attend tonight's Wor...
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Piers Morgan visited South Africa to highlight what was going on there before the World Cup and what it meant to the people, whilst he was there he met Siphiwo Desmond Ntshebe who was chosen by Nelson Madela to convey a unique global message of hope at the opening of the World Cup in...
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Crowd mourns Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-grandaughter, Zenani, who was killed in a car crash on the way home from Orlando stadiumThe first vuvuzela of the day sounded at 6am, blown by a young man in a stained anorak walking to his job through th...
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Death of Zenani Mandela, who was killed by a suspected drunk driver, stunned South AfricaSouth Africa's national celebrations were tragically interrupted on the eve of the World Cup tournament, when a suspected drunk driver caused a car crash that kill...
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Former president to miss World Cup opener after death of Zenani, 13, as police charge driver with drink-drivingA heartbroken Nelson Mandela has pulled out of today's football World Cup opening ceremony in South Africa after the death of his great-grand...
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• Former South Africa coach meets former president• Mandela receives shirt with his age – 91 – on the backThe Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo and the national team's coach, Carlos Queiroz, met Nelson Mandela today ahead of the World Cup 2010...
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Locals regard the influx of foreign fans as a chance to overturn prejudices about their country – and AfricaA humble plaque marks the former home of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, where tightly huddled shacks, wandering goats an...
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Nelson Mandela, who will be 92 next month, met the Bafana Bafana squad yesterday at his foundation in Johannesburg
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You might be thinking: Of course Nelson Mandela (pictured above with South Africa defender Matthew Booth) will attend the World Cup opener and the World Cup Final. Why on earth would he not? Well, South Africa’s former President (and all round legend) is now 92 years old and so a little on the frail side,...
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• ANC spokesman says former president will attend• But Mandela family say 91-year-old is too frailNelson Mandela will attend the opening and closing matches of the World Cup, according to a spokesman for South Africa's ruling party, although Mandel...
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An opera singer chosen by Nelson Mandela to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup has died after a sudden illness.

Siphiwo Ntshebe, 34, a tenor dubbed the "black Pavarotti", died yesterday from meningitis. He had been admitted to hospital last week.

Ntshebe went from humble beginnings,...
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2004 Back in 2004 when they announced the winner of the right to host the 2010 World Cup, a giddy Nelson Mandela was in attendance with the World Cup trophy (above), and so were his tears. Moments like this sends flashes aflutter – the hearts of photogs too. Six years later the World Cup has made...
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