Nelson Mandela

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. State television South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Mandela died at a Johannesburg hospital early Monday morning. The cause of her death has

July 13, 2020

Africa·South Africa

Nelson Mandela statue unveiled at United Nations

A statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been unveiled at the United Nations to honour the 100th anniversary of the late South African leader’s birth. Over 150 speakers from around the world will take part, and a statue of

September 24, 2018

Africa

South Africa’s Winnie Mandela dies at 81

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison

April 2, 2018

Africa

African National Congress (ANC) officials pull out of events as #Zexit looms

On Sunday, South Africa will mark 28 years since Nelson Mandela walked free from prison. A large celebration is due to be held in Cape Town – a nod to the fact that this year, 2018, would have been Mandela’s 100th birthday.

February 9, 2018

Africa·Zimbabwe

Mugabe should chastise South Africans, not Nelson Mandela

“What was the most important thing for Mandela was his release from prison and nothing else. He cherished that freedom more than anything else and forgot why he was put in jail,” the Zimbabwean dictator reportedly said. These words prompted ANC secretary

September 13, 2017

South Africa·US & Canada

Barack Obama’s Mandela tweet now most retweeted in history

Washington – Twitter says President Barack Obama’s tweet in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, has taken the crown as the platform’s most-liked post ever. Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilo says Obama’s tweet quoting former South African president Nelson

August 16, 2017

South Africa

Graca Machel threatens to sue Nelson Mandela’s doctor

Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graca Machel, has slammed the newly-released book, Mandela’s Last Years, by his doctor Vejay Ramlakan, and is considering suing. “I condemn the book in the strongest terms,” Machel said in a statement released by her

July 25, 2017

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