Obama visits Robben Island to pay tribute to Mandela
Cape Town, June 30 (IANS) US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to South Africa, Sunday toured Robben Island off Cape Town to pay tribute to his "personal hero" -- ailing former...
View ArticleSouth Africans ready to celebrate Mandela’s 95th birthday
Cape Town, July 2 (IANS) South Africans are ready to celebrate the 95th birthday of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who has been is hospital for more than three weeks for a recurring lung...
View ArticleKeep Mandela’s legacy alive: South African government
Johannesburg, July 2 (IANS) The South African government has called on all people in the country to keep Nelson Mandela's legacy alive as the world celebrates the anti-apartheid icon's 95th birthday...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s World Cup dreams alive after Ethiopia penalised
Johannesburg, July 2 (IANS) South Africa kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals as FIFA penalised Ethiopia for fielding a suspended player. FIFA announced Monday it...
View ArticleMandela breathing through machine: Family
Johannesburg, July 4 (IANS) South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela has been breathing through medical life support measures, described as "perilous" by his family members in a court...
View ArticleDoctors advise turning off Mandela’s life support machine
Pretoria, July 4 (IANS) Doctors attending to former South African president Nelson Mandela at a hospital here Thursday advised turning off his life support machine, reported Xinhua.
View ArticleMandela not in vegetative state: South African government
Johannesburg, July 5 (IANS) The South African government has dismissed media reports that said anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was in a permanent vegetative state with a life support machine...
View ArticleUganda, Iraq friendly called off due to FIFA ban
Kampala (Uganda), July 5 (IANS) Uganda's national football team will have no chance to play Iraq July 9 after FIFA reimposed a ban on the latter hosting international friendlies because of security...
View ArticleMandela’s grandson removed from tribal position
Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela's grandson was removed from his tribal position Sunday over an ongoing family feud over gravesites, Xinhua reported. The...
View ArticleMandela still critical but stable, says Presidency
Pretoria, July 9 (IANS) South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela is still in a critical but stable condition in a hospital in Pretoria where he has been receiving treatment since June 8,...
View ArticleSouth Africa decries Egyptian president’s ouster
Johannesburg, July 10 (IANS) The South African government Tuesday decried the ouster of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt's president, calling it a breach of relevant international laws and agreements. Following...
View ArticleMandela responsive but critical
Johannesburg, July 11 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela continues to respond to treatment but remains in critical condition, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday.
View ArticleMandela continues to respond to treatment: Presidency
Johannesburg, July 12 (IANS) Ailing 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela continues to respond to treatment. He remains critical but stable, the Presidency has said.
View ArticleMandela continues to respond positively to treatment, says wife
Cape Town, July 13 (IANS) Ailing 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela "continues to respond positively to treatment", his wife Graca Michel has said. "He continues to respond...
View ArticleMandela’s health improving
Johannesburg, July 18 (IANS) South African former president Nelson Mandela is steadily improving, the presidency said Thursday. "Madiba (Mandela) remains in hospital in Pretoria but his doctors have...
View ArticleSchool where Mandela studied celebrates icon’s birthday
Pretoria, July 18 (IANS) Children at the school where Nelson Mandela first attended as a child Thursday wished the former president a blessed 95th birthday, joining a worldwide chorus of birthday...
View ArticleWorld salutes Mandela on 95th birthday
Johannesburg, July 18 (IANS) World leaders Thursday sent their "warmest wishes and prayers" to Nelson Mandela, as the former South African president and anti-apartheid icon turned 95.
View ArticleSouth Africa launches new smart ID in honour of Mandela
Pretoria, July 18 (IANS) The South African government Thursday launched a new smart identity document in honour of former president Nelson Mandela on his 95th birthday. The new ID was launched at the...
View ArticleSouth African inflation to rise this year: Central bank
Pretoria, July 19 (IANS) The South African Reserve Bank announced it had revised up its inflation forecast for this year owing to volatility pressures. Gill Marcus, the governor of the South African...
View ArticleHaroon Lorgat appointed CEO overriding BCCI objection
Johannesburg, July 21 (IANS) Haroon Lorgat, the former chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), as expected, has been appointed the new chief executive of Cricket South Africa...
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