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'I wish Nelson Mandela would die'

2013 April 08 | 8036 Views

According to a report on Monday, University of the Free State Vice-Chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen at the weekend said, he wishes Madiba would die."Don't you also wish he would die?" Jansen asked a group of about 250 students gathered on the campus for a leadership summit on Sunday.Beeld newsp...

by Sapa

Mandela discharged from hospital

2013 April 06 | 2467 Views

Johannesburg - Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela has been discharged after spending nine days in hospital, the presidency said on Saturday."Former president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital today, April 6, following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condi...

by Sapa

Nelson Mandela or Robert Mugabe?

2013 April 03 | 4814 Views

Having all struggled and left their beloved families at risk to free their nations from colonial bondage, there are questions still to be answered, who is the big African Hero, Former South African President Nelson 'Madiba' Mandela or Zimbabwean President Robert 'Bob' Mugabe?Did Madiba achieve more ...

by Conilious Toga

Mandela responding well to treatment - report

2013 April 03 | 1724 Views

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is making "steady improvement" under treatment for pneumonia, his doctors have said.South Africa's presidency said in a statement that Mr Mandela had been visited by his family as he continues to make progress.He was responding well to treatment and was ...

by BBC

Mandela's family visits him in hospital

2013 April 01 | 1614 Views

Johannesburg - Former South African president Nelson Mandela is still in hospital with pneumonia, with no significant change in his condition, the SA presidency says."There is no significant change in his condition since the update issued last night [Sunday]," spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a sta...

by Staff Reporter

Mandela's fifth day in hospital

2013 April 01 | 1503 Views

Johannesburg - As former president Nelson Mandela moves into his fifth day in hospital on Monday, South Africans have left messages of support on stones surrounding plants outside Mandela's Johannesburg home.Hearts, "Get well we love you" and "I wish you many more b-days to come" could be read and s...

by Staff Reporter

Mandela remains in hospital

2013 March 31 | 1790 Views

Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in a hospital on Sunday while he receives treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.South African presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj says there are no updates on 94-year-old Mandela since an official statement on Saturday on his condition. That ...

by Mat Estel

SA presidency: Mandela is in 'good spirits'

2013 March 29 | 1669 Views

Johannesburg - Former president Nelson Mandela is in 'good spirits' as he continues his hospital stay to receive treatment for a recurring lung infection, the presidency said on Friday."Mandela is in good spirits and enjoyed a full breakfast this morning," said presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj ...

by Staff Reporter

Mandela remains conscious in hospital

2013 March 28 | 3278 Views

Johannesburg - Former South African president Nelson Mandela remains conscious in hospital after he was re-admitted due to a lung infection, the presidency said on Thursday."He is conscious," said presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj.Maharaj said he had confirmed during an interview with the BBC th...

by Staff Reporter

Nelson Mandela hospitalised again

2013 March 28 | 2637 Views

Johannesburg - Former president Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to an undisclosed hospital, the presidency said on Thursday morning.He was hospitalised just before midnight on Wednesday due to a recurrence of his lung infection, spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a statement."Doctors are attending...

by Staff Reporter

Nelson Mandela 'suffers memory loss'

2013 March 12 | 4531 Views

JOHANESBURG - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is doing well after spending a night in hospital over the weekend, a friend has revealed.But human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Mandela during his 1960s treason trial, said that while the 94-year-old is aware of current politic...

by EWN

Mandela released from hospital

2013 March 10 | 2441 Views

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital, says the conutry's presidency."Nelson Mandela has this afternoon [on Sunday] returned to his Johannesburg home following a successful medical examination at a Pretoria hospital," spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a state...

by Sapa

Mandela hospitalised

2013 March 09 | 3564 Views

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital for a scheduled check-up, the South African presidency says.Doctors are conducting tests and have so far indicated that there is no reason for any alarm, the presidency said on its website.The 94-year-old spent 18 days in ho...

by Staff reporter

Mandela wine launched in United States

2013 March 03 | 2774 Views

Johannesburg - A wine company bearing the name of the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela has been established in the United States, the Sunday Sun reported.The "House of Mandela" wine company was started by his daughter Makaziwe Mandela and granddaughter Tukwini Mandela last week....

by Staff Reporter

Mandela painting fetches R3.7milliom on auction

2013 January 20 | 2129 Views

Johannesburg - A portrait of former president South African Nelson Mandela set a new price record when it fetched R3.7m on auction at a recent ANC fundraiser, it was reported on Sunday.The City Press reported that this was the highest price ever paid for a work by a living South African artist at a...

by Staff Reporter