An Indian owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was red-faced on Thursday after the discovery that a photo of actor Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of the anti-apartheid hero. The billboard was erected on the side of a road in the…
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Burglars broke in to the home of South African peace icon Desmond Tutu when he was in Soweto to speak at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, an aide said Wednesday. “I can confirm that there was a burglary last night,” Tutu aide Roger Friedman told AFP.
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday eulogized Nelson Mandela as a “giant of history” who earned his place in posterity through struggle, shrewdness and by showing the power of political action. Obama painted Mandela as a testament to how people can…
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday shook hands with Raul Castro, leader of long-time Cold War foe Cuba, at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in Soweto. Obama offered the handshake before taking the stage to give his speech at the ceremony, in a…
Sky News’ Jeremy Thompson takes a look behind the scenes at some of the many gifts and awards given to Nelson Mandela, and also visits his private office. South Africa is preparing for the arrival of scores of world leaders as the official mourning…
Tens of thousands of South Africans converged in sorrow, celebration and pride Tuesday on Soweto’s World Cup stadium, to sit side-by-side with presidents, priests and queens at a memorial service for unifying global icon Nelson Mandela. Close to 100…
0715 GMT: The presidents of the United States and Cuba are among those who will share the memorial stage, while four of Mandela’s grandchildren will speak, although neither his widow, Graca Machel, nor his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are listed…
Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, who barely left her husband’s bedside in the final six months of his life, has hardly been seen in the wake of his death. Machel maintained a near round-the-clock bedside vigil during the 84 days Mandela spent in…
South African security forces had only days to implement a rough plan for Nelson Mandela’s grand funeral, based partly on blueprints of past major events like the 2010 World Cup final. South Africa’s first black president had been seriously ill for…
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams will travel to South Africa this week to pay tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, he announced on Monday. The Irish republican said he was invited to Tuesday’s huge memorial service in Soweto along with dozens…