Tag: Nelson Mandela

Pretoria: The state funeral of the late South African president Nelson Mandela is under way in the village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape...

Johannesburg: The South African government announced Friday that the country's former president Nelson Mandela's funeral will be held Dec 15. The decision came after President...

Bhubaneswar: Well known sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Friday created a sculpture of Nelson Mandela on the Puri beach in Odisha to pay tribute to...

New Delhi: Parliament paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela Friday, with both houses being adjourned for the day after obituary references. In the Lok...

Johannesburg: South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, President Jacob Zuma announced here late Thursday. The Nobel laureate was...

Johannesburg: Ailing 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela continues to respond to treatment. He remains critical but stable, the Presidency has said. The statement...

Johannesburg: US President Barack Obama urged the youths of Africa Saturday to follow the footsteps of former South African president Nelson Mandela in building...

Pretoria: South African President Jacob Zuma cancelled a scheduled trip to Mozambique after visiting former leader Nelson Mandela, who remains critically ill in a...

Johannesburg: Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who has been in the hospital since June 8 with a recurring lung infection, is in "critical"...

Mexico City: The World Boxing Council proclaimed South Africa's Nelson Mandela as "King of Human Equality" in recognition of his decades-long struggle against racial...