Nelson Mandela Dies at 95 Years Old

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Breaking News, Obituaries,

The force behind the South African anti-apartheid revolution and the country's first black president, Nelson Mandela, has passed away at 95 years of age today.

After having spent three months in the hospital for a lung infection, Mandela was being treated at home for his illness.

Jacob Zuma, the current president of South Africa, released a statement confirming the news: "Our nation has lost its greatest son... What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves... Fellow South Africans, Nelson Mandela brought us together and it is together that we will bid him farewell."

Mandela, who was imprisoned for 27 years, helped lead South Africa away from white-minority rule in the 1990's with peaceful resistance. For this, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and has since become an icon in the fight for racial equality.

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Russell Brand Refused Entry to South Africa

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Legal Issues,

Russell Brand has been refused entry to South Africa.

The 38-year-old comedian was forced to cancel a stand-up performance in Johannesburg on Friday as part of his Messiah Complex World Tour, after authorities banned him from boarding a flight.

"Tonight's J-burg show cancelled. SA authorities REFUSE TO LET ME INTO YOUR COUNTRY. Trying to resolve it [sic]," Russell wrote on Twitter.

The star later believed the situation had been resolved and told his fans he would be able to make it for Saturday's show. "South Africa! I'm allowed in! AUTHORITY YIELDED TO YOUR PEOPLE POWER! I'll be on stage tomorrow night in J-Burg #MessiahComplex [sic]," he exclaimed. Shortly after, it seems Russell was given false hope as he once again reiterated he was "refused entry."  He added, "Banned from South Africa. Here ready to go. Refused entry. Hope I can come soon #MessiahComplex [sic]."

Russell was expected to perform four sold out shows in the city before taking to the stage in Cape Town on November 19.

Paris Hilton Arrested on Drug Charges in South Africa

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Sports, Drugs, Legal Issues, Rumors,

The woman who refuses to allow international borders get in the way of her partying: Paris Hilton was arrested for drug possession in South Africa last night.

The hotel heiress was taken into police custody and held in a cell after watching the soccer World Cup match between Brazil and Holland in Port Elizabeth as undercover police officers said they had found local marijuana, known as ‘dagga,’ in her handbag. Paris had been followed by detectives as she boarded a luxury bus that had taken her, her friends and Leonardo DiCaprio to the quarter-final game and when officers unleashed their sniffer dogs, they went straight to the blonde beauty and her pals.

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