South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/05/world/africa/nelson-mandela/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


RIP

 

[Orionblamblam]

The next few days should be interesting. I expect Mandelas death will be Big News... and thus, other things that might've been Big News on their own will now get lesser coverage. So I won't be too surprised to see some interesting things being done shortly.

 

[Grey Havoc]

The next few days should be interesting. I expect Mandelas death will be Big News... and thus, other things that might've been Big News on their own will now get lesser coverage. So I won't be too surprised to see some interesting things being done shortly.

Yes, one must never let a good tragedy or disaster go to waste.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21879836 - Live coverage

 

[Orionblamblam]

Also helpful: tomorrow (or perhaps today, depending on where you are) is Friday, the traditional dumping ground of politically bad news. So having a worldwide news story conveniently dumped on Fridays doorstep would make it *really* tempting to finally release that damning report that you're legally obligated to release, but really don't want to.

 

[Triton]

Probably also have retrospectives of how Mandela's policy of reconciliation prevented a blood bath in South Africa when the African National Congress came to power and dismantled the system of apartheid.

 

[Jemiba]

RIP,

but now the quarrel about his heritage will start in earnest. :