Gandhi award to be made to Mandela for peace efforts.(News)

From: Pretoria News (South Africa) | Date: July 18, 2008 | Copyright information

The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2008 will be made to former president Nelson Mandela in Durban next week.

The honour will be bestowed in his absence at a function hosted by the Gandhi Development Trust (GDT) and Satyagraha - in pursuit of truth.

Paddy Kearney, a GDT trustee, said that in celebrating Madiba's 90th birthday, he would be honoured as an international figure whose contribution and sacrifice had touched the hearts...

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