X-rated Bob wrote
Well, there's lots of versions of the truth doing the rounds at the moment. Who know what is THE truth. All sorts of stuff is going around. He was reported to be dead earlier this week. Sky TV news said that there were reports that he'd died that appeared to stem from a tweet by Rihanna.
Whilst I think that some members of the Mandela family are not behaving very well, I'd be wary of stories about them too. Besides, their poor behaviour does not diminish Mandela himself.
Absolutely not! It's just very disheartening to see a lack of respect (form various sides, media included) towards a great statesman and a very decent human being.