A Star for a star – Madiba gets a ‘way out’ pressie
What do you give someone who already has everything he could ask for? Well if you’re creative and original, you name a star after them!! We now have a star (unofficially) named after Madiba… what’s next? A galaxy?
If wordly treasures are no longer good enough, outer space will just have to do.
Now the whole world can also look for Nelson Rholihlahla MandelaNG> in the Southern Cross constellation.
Ivan May, a former executive manager of the Nedbank group, and a well-known personality in society, bought the star, as well as a star for Graca Machel, over the internet through an American company called International Star Registry.
The birthday parcel handed over to Madiba, includes a map of the universe and a booklet with directions on how to find one’s star.
However, the star names are not scientifically recognised because the International Astronomical Union is the only scientific body that may approve a change in a star’s name.
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