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 ArticleUS President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro at Mandela...
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday shook hands with Raul Castro, leader of long-time Cold War foe Cuba, at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in Soweto. Obama offered the handshake before taking the...
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 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...
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