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Flowers at Madiba’s grave dying: report
News 24 (South Africa) ^ | 2015-01-27 09:11

Posted on 01/27/2015 12:00:54 AM PST by Olog-hai

Boreholes and a reservoir on former president Nelson Mandela’s farm in Qunu in the Eastern Cape have reportedly run dry, affecting livestock and the watering of plants at the family gravesite.

The Daily Dispatch spoke to two sources who claimed Mandela’s farm has been without water since early January.

Two cows have died in the last two months, and the gardens are no longer tended, including Mandela’s gravesite. There is no water for the plants and flowers next to his grave and these are dying, the sources stated.

However, Mandela’s eldest grandson Mandla Mandela denied this, telling the Daily Dispatch that he recently visited the farm and was not told of any water shortages. …

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anc; gravesite; mandela; southafrica

1 posted on 01/27/2015 12:00:54 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The only good commie is a dry commie.


2 posted on 01/27/2015 12:32:16 AM PST by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: Olog-hai

Damn that climate change!


3 posted on 01/27/2015 12:57:12 AM PST by DJ Frisat (Proudly providing the NSA with provocative textual content since 1995!)
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To: Olog-hai

So there’s either a water shortage or there isn’t. That’s what I call a “news story”!


4 posted on 01/27/2015 2:59:54 AM PST by Tax-chick ("It's always a longer trip when you defy God." ~ Msgr. Charles Pope)
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To: re_nortex
The only good commie is a dry commie.

I dunno, they are considerably more entertaining after a few swigs of vodka.
5 posted on 01/27/2015 5:11:12 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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