South Africans celebrated former President Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday on 18th July. His foundation urged people to do 67 minutes of voluntary work on the day - to represent the 67 years he devoted to South Africa’s political struggle.

The anti-apartheid icon spent the day with family in his home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where he was also visited by President Jacob Zuma.

Millions of schoolchildren sang him a special birthday song before lessons. The song Happy Birthday Tata Madiba - specially composed for his 93rd birthday - was sung at school assemblies across the country.

As of 20 September, service members will no longer be forced to hide who they are in order to serve our country. Our military will no longer be deprived of the talents and skills of patriotic Americans just because they happen to be gay or lesbian. President Obama announced the lifting of the ban on gay people from openly serving in the US military on July 22. The ban will become effective September 20.

I will arrest that woman; I am not occupying that house as an individual. It is used to serve interests of national security. Gen David Tinyefuza, Coordinator of Intelligence Services, warned the City Council Executive Director Jennifer Musisi who said she would evict the General from the Council house on Mabua Road in Kololo which he occupied illegally.