Tag: Nelson Mandela
Mandela: The Lessons in Leadership
By Kayode Fayemi The passing of Nelson Mandela after his prolonged hospitalisation should not be a cause for sadness on…
Mandela memorial brings together enemies, rivals
JOHANNESBURG(AFP) – A thread of reconciliation ran through Tuesday’s memorial service for peace icon Nelson Mandela, which was marked by…
In Pictures: Memorial for Nelson Mandela
A memorial service was held for the departed South African leader, Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg today. Many world leaders showed…
Mandela: The Ladies’ Man
Women were attracted to him; he to them, but the relationships were not all blissful The most popular image of…
South Africans pray for Mandela
South Africans crowded into churches, mosques, temples and synagogues on Sunday to remember Nelson Mandela, encouraged by their president to…
Jonathan to attend memorial for Mandela in Jo’burg
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, just back from a visit to Germany and France will leave Abuja Monday evening to join…
South Africa planning a historic funeral for Mandela
A grieving South Africa started preparing Saturday for what has been dubbed ‘a historic, unprecedented’, funeral for Nelson Mandela. Presidents,…
In Video: Mandela’s legacy of Hope
Nelson Mandela was not just the first African leader of South Africa, he symbolised freedom and a rare trait: forgiveness,…
Ali, Blatter, Serena Praise Mandela
When it came to sports, Nelson Mandela had the ability to inspire inspirational figures and leave global stars star-struck. The…
“This is Madiba…”
A journalist reminisces on his memorable visit to South Africa in 1990, after Mandela’s release. Bayo Onanuga I still remember…
Mandela: The Last Moment
Several hours before President Jacob Zuma announced the death of Africa’s greatest son, Nelson Mandela, friends and relatives of the…
Mandela greatest inspiration for oppressed, says Jonathan
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the death of former South African President, Dr. Nelson Mandela. In a…
Mandela: We have lost a father, says Zuma
President Jacob Zuma announced President Nelson Mandela’s death to the world on Thursday. “He is now resting … he is…
African Icon, Nelson Mandela takes final bow
Africa’s most revered icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first elected leader of a free South Africa and one of the…
Movie on Mandela’s life makes debut
A long-awaited movie on Nelson Mandela’s life, which will premiere in South Africa on Sunday, has been described as a…
Marquee Nigeria
By Nelson Egwoyi We live in a marquee world! From time immemorial, history has vested us with epochal individuals, events,…
Between Mandela And Mugabe
By Tayo Ogunbiyi South African legend and Nobel peace laureate, Nelson Mandela turned 95 last month and as expected, the…
Mandela Spends 56th Day In Hospital
Former president Nelson Mandela remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday evening.…
Mandela’s Grandson Ordered To Return Family Remains
A South African court on Wednesday ordered that the graves of three of Nelson Mandela’s children be immediately returned to…
Mandela souvenirs hot cake in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG,(AFP) – Nelson Mandela’s prolonged illness has sparked intense interest in the anti-apartheid icon’s life and times with books, shirts…
Machine keeps Mandela alive
Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is on life support, unable to breathe on his own, an elder in the South African…
Latest report: Nelson Mandela ‘doing very well’
Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for 10 days suffering a lung infection, is “doing very well”, one of…
Mandela ill again, back in hospital
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, 94, was readmitted to hospital on Saturday with a renewed lung infection and is…
Mandela discharged from hospital
Former South African leader, Nelson Mandela left hospital Saturday after a 10-day stay during which the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was…
Mandela much better after week in hospital
Nelson Mandela is getting “much better” and responding satisfactorily to treatment for pneumonia, the South African presidency said on Wednesday,…
Mandela Hospitalised
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, the presidency said Thursday.…
Mandela leaves hospital for Jo’burg home
After one night in a Pretoria hospital for a routine medical check up, South Africa’s icon, Nelson Mandela was back…
Mandela passes the night in hospital
South Africa’s presidential spokesman said Nelson Mandela, Africa’s iconic leader was in hospital just for a routine check, but the…
Mandela back in hospital for check-up
Global peace icon and former statesman Nelson Mandela was hospitalised Saturday for a “scheduled medical check-up”, the South African presidency…
Mandela bounces back
Nelson Mandela has “recovered” from recent surgery and a lung infection, a health scare that had put South Africa on…