nelson mandela

King Dalindyebo of South Africa Begins 12-Year Jail Sentence

South Africa’s King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has begun a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping, assault and arson. King Dalindyebo, who is…

9 years ago

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela demands Nelson Mandela’s Qunu home

Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has demanded his village home for her children, potentially triggering the first legal dispute since…

10 years ago

Nelson Mandela memorabilia auctioned in Johannesburg ahead of his 96th birthday

A collection of unusual items signed by Nelson Mandela is being auctioned in Johannesburg. The lots include a chess set,…

10 years ago

South Africa elections results 2014: ANC wins commanding victory

South Africa’s ANC (African National Congress) has won a commanding victory in the country's general election, partial results show. With…

10 years ago

South Africa elections 2014: Partial results show ANC takes early lead

The partial results in South Africa's polls show that governing African National Congress (ANC) has taken an early lead in…

10 years ago

South Africa elections 2014: First poll since Nelson Mandela’s death

South Africa is voting in general elections as it marks 20 years since the end of white-minority rule. The African…

10 years ago

Nelson Mandela will: South Africa’s first black president left $4 million estate

South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela left an estate valued at more than 46 million rand ($4.13 million), a…

11 years ago

Bronze rabbit in Nelson Mandela statue’s ear

South African sculptors Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan Janse van Vuuren have been ordered by government to remove a bronze rabbit…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: Nelson Mandela’s memorial interpreter admitted to psychiatric hospital

Thamsanqa Jantjie, the sign interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial who is accused of making up gestures, has been admitted to…

11 years ago

Archbishop Desmond Tutu criticizes Nelson Mandela’s funeral services

Archbishop Desmond Tutu – a long-time friend of Nelson Mandela - has said that South Africa’s first black president would…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Pretoria on South Africa’s Day of Reconciliation

A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, a day after he was buried. The…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s body buried in family plot in Qunu

Nelson Mandela's body has been buried in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa's…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s state funeral in Qunu

Nelson Mandela's state funeral is taking place in his ancestral home in Qunu, ending a week of commemorations for South…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrives in Qunu for burial

Nelson Mandela's body has arrived in his ancestral home in Qunu in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, the…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: Archbishop Desmond Tutu not invited

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran anti-apartheid campaigner in South Africa, has said he will not be going to Nelson Mandela's…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: ANC members pay final tribute in Pretoria ceremony

The African National Congress (ANC) members have paid final tributes to Nelson Mandela at a ceremony in Pretoria ahead of…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: Lying in state ends with final rush from hundreds of people

Hundreds of people pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state in South…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: South Africans warned not to join queue at Union Buildings

South African government has warned people not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria,…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: South African government investigates fake interpreter security checks

South Africa's Deputy Disability Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says the government is investigating how interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who faked sign language…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: Owners of Nelson Mandela memorial fake interpreter firm vanish

The company which supplied a "fake" sign language interpreter to the Mandela memorial service has vanished, a South African minister…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: Nelson Mandela memorial interpreter suffered schizophrenic episode while on stage

Thamsanqa Jantjie – the South African sign language interpreter accused of gesticulating gibberish during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service - defended…

11 years ago

Barack Obama takes selfie with Denmark’s PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service

President Barack Obama was caught smiling and taking a selfie with his seat-mates, Denmark's PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Britain's David…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s memorial deaf interpreter used fake sign language

Deaf viewers have complained that the official sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was inept. According to the…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s coffin goes on public view at Union Buildings in Pretoria

Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where his remanis will lie in state for three days.…

11 years ago

Is Nelson Mandela’s funeral the biggest in history?

Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg was attended by 52 presidents and 16 prime ministers on December 10, 2013. Although…

11 years ago