Nelson Mandela's story to be retold in song, on Broadway
mathaba.net     May 22, 2008            

Broadway producers plan show that will put to music the story of Nelson Mandela's life in prison. by Ed Pilkington in New York (The Guardian) Characters in the current crop of Broadway musicals include a murderous barber, a lovesick mermaid and the Swedish pop band Abba. Now a new hero is to join... [read full story]                    


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After murder, a message of hope

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By Marie Szaniszlo Friday, September 5, 2008 - Updated 5m ago She was a Stanford graduate and Fulbright scholar who went to South Africa to register people to vote in the waning days of Apartheid and was stabbed to death...                    

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Washington, Hughes brothers on same page for "Book" (Reuters)

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By Leslie Simmons 1 hour, 22 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Denzel Washington will star in the post-apocalyptic drama "The Book of Eli" for directing duo Allen and Albert Hughes, whose features include...                    

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SOUTH AFRICA-VENEZUELA: Forging a ‘Strategic Alliance’

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CARACAS, Sep 4 (IPS) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki announced that their countries have a "strategic" relationship, before signing a framework cooperation agreement in...                    

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Madiba plants tree in Soweto to mark 90th birthday

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South Africa's elder statesman Nelson Mandela has planted a symbolic tree in Soweto to mark his 90th birthday. This is part of the Greening Soweto challenge to plant 200 000 trees. It also marks Arbor Week. The Greening...                    

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