Happy 90th Birthday Nelson Mandela! In truly sharp contrast to my earlier posting today on Mr. Mugabe, Nelson Mandela represents all that is good and true in humanity, as well as Africa.
This weekend, Madiba, as he’s popularly known, celebrated his 90th Birthday in London’s Hyde Park. The event was attended by over 50,000 participants and the likes of Kenya’s own Suzanne Owiyo performed.
The event was organized to support Mandela’s HIV/AIDS charity 46664, named for the number assigned him as a onetime political prisoner. During his visit to London for the concert, Mr. Mandela uttered just four words of criticism on Zimbabew and Mugabe in a speech at a dinner, “tragic failure of leadership” – they were enough to make headline news. Mr. Mugabe, are you listening? yet? Maybe there is something you can finally learn from a respected African Leader that the world adores and takes seriously. Madiba is a living legend and true hero of Africa.
Below are excerpts from his speech at the concert:
“Twenty years ago, London hosted a historic concert which called for our freedom,”
“Your voices carried across the water and inspired us in our prison cells far away,” he said. “As we celebrate, let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete. Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done.
“Our work is for freedom for all. … We say tonight, after nearly 90 years of life, it is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in your hands now, I thank you.”
According to a report on CNN this afternoon, Mr. Mugabe (I refuse to refer to him as President Mugabe since he is NOT a legitimate President) has claimed to have won HIS single candidate presidential runoff election in Zimbabwe. Mr. Mugabe’s ZANU-PF intimidated the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Political Party into pulling out of the run-off election, leaving him as the sole candidate.  What a SHAM, what a JOKE, what PURE and self-centred dictatorship! what an EMBARESSMENT for Africa and the sovereign state of Zimbabwe. Mr. Mugabe has shown us just how bad leadership can go, rotting to the core, and denying an entire county its democratic right. Mr. Mugabe, SHAME ON YOU!!!
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Is there no stopping Tiger Woods? This guy had knee surgery in April 2008 and was in major pain when he clinched the lead from Lee Westwood at the U.S. Open this Saturday. Tiger is the definition of excellence! and a hero right up till the end. He’s not won the US Open yet but its inspiring what does time and again under pressure. 
This past weekend, Robert Kubica, driving for BMW Sauber in the Canadian Grand Prix won the 2008 edition in true style! This, of course, became possible when Lewis Hamilton crashed into Kimi Raikonnen’s Ferrari when the red light in the Pit Lane came on at the exit (very silly how this happened if you ask me since these are race drivers and not pedestrians crossing a street!).