Mediagazer: As World Awaits News on Mandela, Tensions Rise Over Media Swarm (Declan Walsh/New York Times)

8:30 PM ET, June 26, 2013

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Declan Walsh / New York Times:

As World Awaits News on Mandela, Tensions Rise Over Media Swarm — JOHANNESBURG — As a close friend and former fellow inmate of Nelson Mandela, Mac Maharaj has long played a pivotal role in bringing Mr. Mandela's story to the world. — In the 1970s, when both men were held …

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