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Posts Tagged ‘South Africa’

Halala ngosuku lokuzalwa Madiba

By Denis Campbell • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Features

Your life is an inspiration to all.
Nelson Mandela is 90 today. It has been a yearlong celebration lasting his entire 90th year and culminating with a huge concert a fortnight ago in London’s Hyde Park. While 63-years of freedom can never make up for the 27 spent on Robben Island in Cape Town Harbour as [...]



Robert Mondavi - Master Vintner

By Denis Campbell • May 17th, 2008 • Category: Innovators

Julio Gallo is seen in this photo toasting Robert Mondavi on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Without Mr. Mondavi, who died peacefully yesterday in his Napa Valley home at the age of 94, Mr. Gallo, his brother Ernest and indeed all of California would forever be known as the world’s largest producer of screw-top, crap, [...]