And good friday morning. People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela. The global symbol of fore behrens, peace and dignity. Heres a live picture from south africa, where people have been celebrating the former leaders life by dancing in the streets throughout the night. You see a large crowd gathering there right now. Abcs Alex Marquardt is there in johannesburg, where theyre still trying to come to grips with the death of an icon. Reporter a new day has dawned here in south africa. Theres a profound sense of loss and mourning thats swept the entire country. Whats really remarkable are celebrations like this one, right outside mandelas home that weve seen spring up around the country. South africans marking the passing of this great man by celebrating his life. It was just before midnight that South African president jacob zuma announced to the nation and to the world, that Nelson Mandela had died. This is the moment of our deepest sorrow. Our nation has lost its greatest so
SAHRA was back before the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday to try and appeal a December ruling dismissing its application for an interdict barring items, including what’s believed to be the key to Mandela’s Robben Island prison cell from going under the hammer in New York.
In December, the High Court in Pretoria ruled against the agency in its bid to wrest control of various items linked to the iconic former statesman that were scheduled to be auctioned in 2022.