Nelson Mandela - RIP

[RalphC]

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's president says.

Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.

He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.

In a statement on South African national TV, Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela had "departed" and was at peace.

 

 

[Karen Browne]

RIP Nelson Mandela - The world has lost a great great great man

[Basil-Don]

RIP Nelson Mandela,i think the fact that he never re offended shows that prison does actually work.

[missunderstood]

Along with Winston Churchill one of the few political leaders  who really deserves all the accolades. RIP Nelson Mandela.

[Rhodes]

RIP Nelson Mandela,i think the fact that he never re offended shows that prison does actually work.

Basil-Don - I echo that, RIP

[Big J R]

A agree with all the above.

 

 

R.I.P.

[Rhodes]

I'm a little bit surprised that there was a minutes silence around the Country at football grounds today

[Big J R]

I'm a little bit surprised that there was a minutes silence around the Country at football grounds today

 

 

Why ?

[Rhodes]

Why ?

Well, with respect, what has Nelson Mandela got to do with football in this Country

[Basil-Don]

I'm a little bit surprised that there was a minutes silence around the Country at football grounds today

its the Lady Di effect Rhodes,anyone remember her??

[Eastside Urchin]

Quite a few people seemed to be surprised about the minutes silence

[missunderstood]

At Romfords game there was one minutes spontaneous applause. 

[Big J R]

At Romfords game there was one minutes spontaneous applause. 

 

 

FANTASTIC.

 

Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize, which is more than Tony Bliar will ever get !!

Edited December 10, 2013 by Big J R

[Rhodes]

Wasn't there a minutes silence at games around the Country when Margaret Thatcher died

[Loose]

Wasn't there a minutes silence at games around the Country when Margaret Thatcher died

I think there was a minutes celebration at least.

[missunderstood]

FANTASTIC.

 

Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize, which is more than Tony Bliar will ever get !!

I wouldn't be surprised if the former mass murderer and now a peace envoy Blair does get a Nobel prize.  Kissenger did.

[Big J R]

Did you see that the coloured guy that was 'signing' for the deaf at the Soweto celebration was a 'plant' and was just pretending to sign ?

 

I must admit, I thought at the time, he looked a bit odd.

[Rhodes]

What did members make of the so called ‘selfie’ with Obama, Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, I thought it was absolutely disgusting

[Eastside Urchin]

Yes,disgusting practice taking photos of work

Colleagues,should be looking at 10-15 years inside for that one

[Rhodes]

Eastside Urchin - That's not the point, it was a sombre occasion so the so called 'selfie' was totally inappropriate with Obama, Cameron and Thorning-Schmidt laughing away and acting like they were at a party, disgusting!