PAC rejects youth statement calling Mandela a ‘sell-out’
The PAC has distanced itself from a statement by Pan Africanist Youth Congress spokesman Sello Tladi calling former president Nelson Mandela a “sell-out”.
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Mandela doing very well – daughter
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for a recurring lung infection, is “doing very well”, his daughter has said.
Mandela: Graça Machel thanks well-wishers
Former president Nelson Mandela’s wife, Graça Machel, has thanked everyone who had sent messages of support for the ailing icon.
Probe into Qunu prayer-group incident
An investigation has been launched after a delegation of Christians was turned away at former president Nelson Mandela’s home in Qunu, Eastern Cape.
Mandela ‘deserves to be healed and to be with his family’
Former President Nelson Mandela had a special church sermon dedicated to him from the church he once attended as a nine-year-old.
TB in prison may have damaged Madiba’s lungs
President Nelson Mandela’s recurring lung infection may be explained by the conditions in which he was kept in prison.
It’s our duty to report on Tata
This week, as the health of our beloved elder statesman Nelson Mandela deteriorated, the media camped outside the Pretoria hospital where he is being treated. Journalists have come under fire for this, vilified as vultures and stalkers who are only interested in reader, viewer and listener numbers, and in advertising rands. The truth, however, is [...]
‘Mandela needs his friends’
As Nelson Mandela’s oldest grandchild was pleading with South Africans to continue praying for his ailing grandfather, Madiba’s bodyguard of 10 years was sent home.
A symbol of freedom
By living lives of volunteerism and service, we honour Madiba’s name, writes Ferial Haffajee.
How a tornado whipped up an unlikely friendship with Mandela
First Nelson Mandela arrived, then a tornado hit.
Mandela: ‘Quiet’ outside Pretoria hospital
The situation was quiet outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, where former president Nelson Mandela is being treated.
Bishops pray for Mandela
Bishops representing congregations from all over South Africa have gathered outside the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria to pray for former president Nelson Mandela.
‘You are a fighter, I know you will make it’
Well-wishers this morning left several messages at the main entrance of the Pretoria hospital where former president Nelson Mandela is spending his seventh day.
Jacob Zuma visits Madiba
President Jacob Zuma and ANC treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize visited former President Nelson Mandela late last night and reiterated earlier statements about the 94-year old’s “serious” state of health.
Mandela a ‘smooth African’ – Jacob Zuma
Former president Nelson Mandela was not just a nice ANC man, he was a “smooth African”, President Jacob Zuma has said.
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