Nelson Mandela was still trending today, where it has been consistently for the last month. The trend today though was linked to US President Obama’s visit to Mandela’s cell on Robben Island as much as further coverage on the medical condition for the former President. The cards and tributes continue to grow and as more people visit the street in from of the Pretoria Heart Hospital, so too do the pictures posted from the visit. - bit.ly/11anpCB The Confederations Cup Final and the associated terms were also big today after hosts Brazil beat World Champions Spain 3-0. It sets up a the prospect of a similar final next year for the main event. Bafana Bafana were also fleetingly on the list with news that the deduction of points for Ethiopia opens the door slightly for South Africa to still qualify for the World Cup next year. It requires us to beat Botswana and for the Central African Republic to beat Ethiopia. We live in hope. bit.ly/11anwhr The BET Awards are a celebration of African Americans in various walks of life and include some of the biggest stars in music, film and sport, that much star power guaranteed it would be trending, but a category for International acts from Africa was especially interesting to us as locals Toya Delazy and Donald were nominated, with Ice Prince from Nigeria picking up the award. Watch Host Chris Tucker’s introduction. bet.us/11apv5o
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:57:15 +0000
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