Fierce opposition to Obama’s Mandela lecture
As South Africa marks what would have been global humanitarian icon Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, former president of the United States, Barack Obama, is scheduled to deliver the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg on July 17 this year. The lecture's theme will be "Renewing the Mandela Legacy and Promoting Active Citizenship in a Changing World". A number of organisations have raised their objection to Obama’s address at what […]