-
Africa: Africa's First Lady
Democracy Works, 22 February 2017
Barack and Michelle Obama have barely left the stage - it's been a month - and already the U.S. press are gripped by nostalgia. Read more »
Africa's First Lady?
Michelle Obama is not unlike Winnie Mandela; who some might argue was the de facto first lady for people in African countries that were seeking liberation in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, writes Sisonke Msimang for Democracy Works.
Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and former South African first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
-
Africa: From Flotus to Potus - the Rise of First Ladies
New Times, 16 October 2016
The European Union's regulation on the sale of cabbages, it is claimed, has 26,911 words. There are fewer words in the Donald Trump locker-room banter video, shot a decade ago,… Read more »
-
South Africa: We Are Grateful for the Gift of Winnie's Life - Zuma
News24Wire, 26 September 2016
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's resilience in the face of the brutal onslaught by the apartheid regime is a reminder that the country's freedom was never free, President Jacob Zuma… Read more »
-
South Africa: We Owe Comrade Winnie Enormous Debt of Gratitude - ANC
News24Wire, 26 September 2016
The ANC on Monday sent its "revolutionary well wishes" to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as she celebrated her 80th birthday. Read more »
-
Africa: Michelle Obama's Classy Act of Resistance Against Bigotry
Monitor, 27 September 2016
Dear Tingasiga: Read more »
