United Nations honours Nelson Mandela as champion of peace, reconciliation
The United Nations family today mourned the loss – and celebrated the enduring legacy – of Nelson Mandela, the former South African leader and peace advocate who passed away yesterday at the age of 95....
View ArticleSouth African peace icon Desmond Tutu ‘not invited’ to Mandela burial
South African peace icon Desmond Tutu said on Saturday he was not invited to the burial of his friend Nelson Mandela, amid allegations he was snubbed for political reasons. "Much as I would have loved...
View ArticleNelson Mandela’s remains arrive at boyhood village for burial
The cortege carrying Nelson Mandela's body reached his final resting place, his boyhood village of Qunu, on Saturday. The procession entered through the gates of Mandela's homestead accompanied by...
View ArticleFake Interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Reportedly Faced Murder Charge...
South Africa's government was confronted Friday with a new and chilling allegation about the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial: He was reportedly accused of murder 10 years...
View ArticleNelson Mandela laid to rest at state funeral
A 21-gun salute and full honour guard escorted the coffin of Nelson Mandela as his state funeral got underway Sunday in the rolling hills of his rural boyhood home. A Xhosa hymn, "Fulfill Your...
View ArticleLive Report of Nelson Mandela funeral
0750 GMT: Malawi's President Joyce Banda speaks of how she has learnt from Mandela -- and how the rest of the region can do so as well. "I learnt that leadership is about falling in love with the...
View ArticleMandela Sign Language Interpreter Says Sometimes He Sees Things Chasing Him
A "fake" sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service has said he suffered a schizophrenic episode. Thamsanqa Jantjie, who was criticised for apparently making "meaningless gestures"...
View ArticleKathrada bids moving farewell to ‘brother’ Mandela
Anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada's voice wavered on Sunday as he paid a moving final tribute to his fellow freedom fighter and close friend Nelson Mandela. Addressing the late struggle...
View ArticleMandela lookalike vows to carry on the legacy
Ayanda Mbatyothi, who bears a striking resemblance to a young Nelson Mandela, vowed Sunday to carry on the legacy of the icon who had unwittingly launched his career. The 37-year-old, who hails from an...
View ArticleWill Nelson Mandela’s gravesite remain off limits?
Will the gravesite of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest statesmen the world has ever seen, be permanently off limits for the public? This was the question on many lips as the democracy icon was...
View ArticleSouth Africa moves on after Nelson Mandela laid to rest
On a public holiday dedicated to reconciliation, South Africans on Monday started coming to terms with the loss of Nelson Mandela, a day after he was buried at the end of a life struggle for freedom...
View ArticleIOM’s Director General William Lacy Swing joins world leaders paying tribute...
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM today joins the global community in paying tribute to global icon, Nelson Mandela, with its Director General William Lacy...
View ArticleMandela signer admitted to psychiatric hospital
The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial, who claimed schizophrenia after being accused of being an arm-flapping fraud, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital, South African...
View ArticleS.Africa govt clears Zuma in costly private home revamp
South Africa's government on Thursday cleared President Jacob Zuma of any wrongdoing during a controversial $20-million revamp at his private home, in a move criticised as a whitewash. The official...
View ArticleKallis announces retirement from Test cricket
South African cricketing great Jacques Kallis will retire from Test and First-Class cricket after the upcoming Test against India, which gets underway in Durban on Thursday, he announced on Wednesday....
View ArticleSouth Africa urges speed in probe of Rwandan ex-spy’s death
South Africa's government on Thursday ordered investigators to speed up a probe into the killing of Rwanda's former intelligence chief, who was found strangled in a Johannesburg hotel on January 1....
View ArticleSouth African President transfers key white-owned land ahead of vote
South African President Jacob Zuma Thursday handed over 13,184 hectares (35,580 acres) of a previously white-owned farm to black communities as part of the country's land reform programme, ahead of...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s ANC promises voters ‘radical’ economic change
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Saturday kicked off his party's election campaign with a slew of promises to crack down on rampant graft and poverty, in a bid to woo disenchanted voters. The...
View ArticlePolar bear dies at South African zoo
One of South Africa's two polar bears has died at the Johannesburg Zoo, leaving its mate now believed to be the only polar bear in Africa, a veterinarian said Wednesday. Geebee, the 29-year-old polar...
View ArticleSouth African President Zuma Replaces Finance Minister For The 2nd Time In...
The president of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma, has replaced the country’s finance minister for the second time in four days, following criticism and market turmoil. Pravin Gordhan, who previously...
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