Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela: Never before has this country likely never before has this planet seen such a gathering of world leaders past and present who will gather at a giant soccer stadium Tuesday morning for a memorial to a man celebrated throughout the world, according to The Star. More than 90 leaders and heads of state were still arriving Monday, but they will be dwarfed by more than 100,000 South Africans, invited to the giant tribute to a man who has passed from country icon to world icon, who will fill FNB Stadium on a first-come, first-serve basis, then spill into other satellite stadiums where big screens will be erected and JOHANNESBURG Nelson Mandela oversaw the birth of the modern South Africa, but in his death he is handing a major challenge to the country he loved. There is royalty, those governing countries both powerful and once-mighty, foes and allies sitting as one at the stadium in which Mandela made his final public appearance, beaming and waving at the closing of this countrys highly successful 2010 World Cup. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.