Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81. Winnie, who was married to Nelson when he was imprisoned on Robben Island, passed away « peacefully » on Monday, a family spokesman said. « She died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year, » Victor Dlamini…

Elon Musk’s April Fools’ Day joke ended up wipping 22% off the value of Tesla (Picture: Elon Musk)While some people are victims of their own success, Elon Musk may be a victim of his own sense of humour. Shares in Tesla have dropped in pre-trading after he tweeted on April Fools’ Day that the company had…

Jake Tapper keeps busy. In between his daily, often fiery appearances on CNN, the news anchor recently completed his debut political thriller: The Hellfire Club, a splashy, swampy page-turner plunges readers into the heart of ’50s Washington, D.C. The book showcases Tapper’s passion for American political history, rich as it is with fascinating period details, as…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Winnie Mandela maintained ties with her former husband despite their divorce in 1996 South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr…

President Trump continued to conflate a DACA deal with a group of Central American asylum-seekers who are traveling in a caravan through Mexico, toward the US border. In a series of tweets Monday morning calling on the Mexican government to use its border laws to stop the caravans before they try to enter the US,…

Pardew’s final MOTD interview as West Brom bossWest Bromwich Albion have parted company with manager Alan Pardew after eight successive league defeats. The 56-year-old was appointed on 29 November after the Baggies sacked Tony Pulis following a run of 10 Premier League games without a victory. A 2-1 home defeat by Burnley on Saturday left…