Also known as: former South African President Nelson Mandela
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Citizen Digital
… Beyond his work with Moi, Silverstein also treated other prominent figures, including former South African President Nelson Mandela. …
Dr David Silverstein, Moi's personal physician for decades, dies at 82The Standard
… His career in Kenya saw him attend to several prominent personalities, including former Attorney General Charles Njonjo and former South African President Nelson Mandela.Mandela received medical attention from Silverstein during a visit to Kenya in July 1990 after falling ill wit …
Dr David Silverstein, former President Moi's physician, dies at 82The Standard
… His medical expertise earned him the trust of prominent personalities, including the late Charles Njonjo and former South African President Nelson Mandela. …
Medics mourns Dr David SilversteinThe Standard
… It is because of such monumental contributions that Nelson Mandela travelled to Lagos three months after his release from prison in February 1990 to express the gratitude of South African people to Nigeria. …
Xenophobia: Remember history, objectives of Pan-AfricanismCitizen Digital
… et_type: 'mix' }); Reflecting on his long history of solidarity with the nation, which includes performing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1988 during the anti-apartheid struggle, the singer emphasized that seeing migrants targeted conflicts with the legacy built by Nelson Mandela …
Music legend Salif Keïta cancels South Africa shows over rising anti-migrant hostilityThe Standard
In 1994, majority rule came to South Africa with song, tears and the promise of Nelson Mandela's rainbow nation. …
South Africa's Xenophobic attacks expose continent's disjointed agendaThe Standard
… South Africa—arguably Africa's last bastion of the otherwise long-extolled Ubuntu zeitgeist—appears bent, and strangely so, on leading, and presenting the rest of the continent with an archetypal goad for, xenophobia-fuelled intraregional self-ruination.Today, the Nelson Mandela- …
South Africa's xenophobic tendencies inimical to Ubuntu-inspired cooperationThe Standard
… Nelson Mandela recognised this principle during his testimony in the Treason Trial, where he defended universal adult franchise rather than a qualified vote reserved for the educated. …
Beyond tyranny of numbers: Why Kenya's forgotten frontier holds the key to the nationThe Standard
… When SA got her uhuru in 1994, the rainbow nation was the world’s darling starring Nelson Mandela. …
SA paradox: From xenophobia to buying blue-chip Safaricom, Absa and NCBAThe Standard
… In the Kenya Kwanza administration, Mr Duale fits the description of South African politician Walter Sisulu, who was one of Nelson Mandela’s closest comrades for decades, helping guide the anti-apartheid movement and supporting Madiba through imprisonment. …
Duale broke the mould with his Ebola apologyDr. David Silverstein, an American cardiologist who served as former President Daniel arap Moi's personal physician for decades, has died at 82. He arrived in Kenya in 1974 and was appointed Moi's personal physician in 1983, having first met him at Kenyatta National Hospital in 1977 when Moi was vice president.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Dr. David Silverstein, an American cardiologist who served as former President Daniel arap Moi's personal physician for decades, has died at 82. He arrived in Kenya in 1974 and was appointed Moi's personal physician in 1983, having first met him at Kenyatta National Hospital in 1977 when Moi was vice president.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Renowned American-born cardiologist Dr David Morton Silverstein, who served as former President Daniel arap Moi's personal physician for more than four decades, has died aged 82. Silverstein died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment at an undisclosed hospital, according to his family.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Medical Association has mourned the death of Dr David Silverstein, a pioneering cardiologist whose career shaped modern healthcare in Kenya from the 1970s onward. Silverstein established the country's first cardiac catheterization laboratory at Kenyatta National Hospital, trained early post-independence doctors, and served as personal physician to former President Daniel arap Moi for over 40 years.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa represent a departure from Pan-Africanism's founding principle that African people share a common history and destiny. The author contends that understanding the historical objectives of Pan-Africanism, particularly its identification of colonialism as the primary oppressor, is necessary to address the current wave of violence.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Renowned Malian musician Salif Keïta has withdrawn from his scheduled performance at South Africa's Mangaung African Cultural Festival, citing protest against rising xenophobic intimidation and violence targeting African migrants in the country. The 77-year-old artist, who performed during the anti-apartheid struggle, said the treatment of migrants conflicts with Nelson Mandela's legacy.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that xenophobic attacks in South Africa contradict the Pan-African ideals of liberation leaders who fought for Mandela's release, and exposes the continent's inability to support regional migration despite South Africa's wealth as Africa's richest nation with a GDP of about $400 billion.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that South Africa's xenophobic violence, which has driven close to 30,000 people including tens of Kenyans to be deported as of May 2026, stems from economic inequality and broken post-apartheid promises, undermining the spirit of Ubuntu-inspired regional cooperation.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's politics has long been driven by ethnic demographics ("tyranny of numbers"), but an even greater threat is civic ignorance—the failure of citizens to hold leaders accountable between elections. The author emphasizes that frontier counties like Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Marsabit, Isiolo and Tana River face particular challenges in building informed, engaged democracies.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
A Kenyan writer explores South Africa's paradox of xenophobia against African immigrants alongside significant Kenyan investment in blue-chip South African firms, arguing that underlying inequality rather than simple immigrant targeting explains anti-foreigner sentiment.
5 July 2026 · The Standard →
A Standard opinion piece profiles Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale's political career and argues that his apology over Ebola remarks represents a rare departure from his typically unfiltered communication style.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
As Kenyans marked a human rights memorial with street protests, Kisumu residents participated in a mass voter registration drive at Kondele roundabout, where close to 8,000 identification cards were availed for collection. Residents described the exercise as an alternative form of civic expression and engagement with government.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An analysis in The Standard argues that President Ruto's apology for the historical exclusion of Northern Kenya from national discourse reflects a broader postcolonial African challenge of building inclusive nations from borders drawn without regard for geography or identity, with reconciliation requiring acknowledgement of historical grievances.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
A Standard columnist criticizes Treasury CS John Mbadi for claiming that elective office is required to offer counsel to those in power, arguing that ballot papers do not confer intellectual superiority and that voters' lived experience of hardship gives them valid insight independent of electoral success.
19 May 2026 · The Standard →