A key to the South African prison cell where Nelson Mandela was long jailed is to be auctioned off next month as part of a fundraiser. Mandela's former jailer, who later became his friend, is selling it. A Cabinet minister wants the sale called off.
December 24, 2021 GMT
FILE - Nelson Mandela, left, and former US president Bill Clinton look to the outside from Mandela's Robben Island prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa, March 27, 1998. A South African Cabinet minister on Friday Dec. 24, 2021, urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country's first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid.
FILE - Nelson Mandela, left, and former US president Bill Clinton look to the outside from Mandela's Robben Island prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa, March 27, 1998. A South African Cabinet minister on Friday Dec. 24, 2021, urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country's first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid.
JOHANNESBURG — A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country’s first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid.by Guernsey’s auction house in New York on Jan. 28.
“It is unfathomable for Guernsey’s, which is clearly aware of the painful history of our country and the symbolism of the key, to consider auctioning the key without any consultation with the South African government, the heritage authorities in South Africa and Robben Island Museum,” Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture Nathi Mthethwa said in a statement.“This key belongs to the people of South Africa under the care of Robben Island Museum and the South African State.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
White House lifting omicron travel ban on South Africa and seven other southern African countriesNov. 29 ban barred nearly all non–U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
Consulte Mais informação »
South Korea pardons corrupt ex-leader Park Geun-hyeThe disgraced former president was on a list of people receiving special amnesty, and 'pardon was granted to heal social conflicts and restore the local community,' says Justice Minister Park Beom-kye.
Consulte Mais informação »
South Korea pardons disgraced former President Park Geun-hyePresident Moon Jae-in granted a pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is in prison after being convicted of corruption, the justice ministry said.
Consulte Mais informação »
WHO investigating mysterious illness in South Sudan that has killed nearly 100 peopleThe World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness in South Sudan that has killed dozens of people.
Consulte Mais informação »
South Africa has passed its Omicron outbreak peak, top researcher saysSouth Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country's top scientific researchers. The variant continues to take a grip of many places, including the US. Countries across Europe are reintroducing Covid restrictions.
Consulte Mais informação »
Case drop may show South Africa's omicron peak has passedSouth Africa’s drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.
Consulte Mais informação »