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FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, gets tangled up with Canelo Alvarez during a world light-middleweight title fight, in Las Vegas. Mayweather Jr. will arrive in South Africa on Wednesday, Jan. 15. 2014, for a six-day visit that the government hopes will help &quot;resuscitate&quot; boxing in the country. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill-File)

Mayweather Jr. to visit South Africa

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mandela’s not-so-peaceful past

By our readers

President Obama and sign-language translator Thamsanqa Jantjie during the Nelson Mandela memorial service last week. Associated Press

TAUBE: Sign-language gibberish signals a greater fraud

By Michael Taube

The casket of former South African President Nelson Mandela is carried on a gun carriage in a military parade from the family home to the funeral tent before his burial in Qunu, South Africa, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Elmond Jiyane, GCIS)

Nelson Mandela laid to rest in South Africa

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Mandela Championship cut to 54 holes by rain

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo from Dec.10, 2013, Thamsanqa Jantjie, right, interprets in sign language for President Barack Obama during his remarks at a memorial service at FNB Stadium in honor of Nelson Mandela in Soweto, near Johannesburg. The South African government says it is aware of reports that Jantjie faced a murder charge a decade ago, and says he is being investigated. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Fake signer near Obama at Mandela ceremony once charged with murder, rape

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses as he speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House faces press revolt over access to Obama’s South Africa flight

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron pose for a picture with Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt (C) next to US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) during the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

SIMMONS: Pictures of Obama and ‘Dane’ lady don’t lie

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Vice President Joseph R. Biden recalls warmly his meeting with Nelson Mandela in South Africa during Wednesday's national memorial service for the former South African president at the Washington National Cathedral. "So many places in the world need the spirit of Nelson Mandela," Mr. Biden said. (andrew harnik/the washington times)

Washington honors an ‘African son’ at Mandela service at National Cathedral

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Obama eulogizes Mandela, calls him ‘the last great liberator’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Selfie: President Obama gets some assistance from Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt holding a smartphone to pose for a picture with British Prime Minister David Cameron. First lady Michelle Obama clearly stayed away from the antics. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

Obama’s antics at Nelson Mandela tribute: Jovial conversation, handshake with Raul Castro

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron pose for a picture with Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt (C) next to US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) during the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORIAL: Mr. Obama’s pretentious obsession

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, waves prior to boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, before traveling to South Africa for a memorial service in honor of Nelson Mandela. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama pleads for peace in strife-torn Central African Republic

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this file photo taken Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File, Pool)

Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu backs out of Nelson Mandela funeral

By Josef Federman - Associated Press