Procession for body of Mandela
South Africans are expected to form a guard of honour for their former president this morning as the body of Nelson Mandela is transported through the capital to lie in state for the first of three...
View ArticleMandela brought to hometown; Obama airs pitch for human rights
Thousands of people lined the streets as a procession of police motorcycles led the black hearse carrying Mandela’s coffin, which was draped in the South African flag. Mandela’s death last Thursday at...
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On a balmy autumn afternoon in April 1999, at about half past three, the then 10-year-old HIV activist Nkosi Johnson was becoming increasingly restless. "How long are they still going to be?" he asked...
View ArticleObama Back at White House After South Africa Trip
Reuters President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday after travelling halfway around the world to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela. Obama's speech at a rain-soaked...
View ArticleThousands queue to say goodbye
Pretoria - Nelson Mandela's family, local politicians and foreign leaders were the first to view his open casket at the Union Buildings on Wednesday, bidding a solemn, sometimes tearful farewell. Her...
View ArticleSouth Africans, world leaders gather to mourn former president Nelson Mandela
SOWETO, South Africa — In any other life, their paths might never have crossed. But on Tuesday, the most powerful people in the world sat with some of the least powerful — men, women and children...
View ArticleMandela and the African Liberation Struggle
Beijing. On Thursday December 5, 2013 the people of South Africa lost one of the foremost freedom fighters and revolutionary who made his mark on humans everywhere. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born...
View ArticleBarack Obama leads tributes to former South African president Nelson Mandela
TONY EASTLEY: US president Barack Obama has led tributes to former South African president Nelson Mandela as political leaders from right around the world joined tens of thousands of South Africans at...
View ArticleTime for an active citizenry to be worthy of his vision
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View ArticleObama and world leaders honor Nelson Mandela at memorial service
On a rainy Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa over 60,000 thousand people, including over 90 world leaders came to honor a man that bridged the racial divide and ended apartheid in South Africa,...
View ArticleWorld Leaders Pay Final Respects To Mandela
Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, has viewed his body as it lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Hundreds of other dignitaries are also lining-up to...
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View ArticleMandela memorial: From 'rainbow nation' to 'rain boo nation'
President Jacob Zuma's booing at the Nelson Mandela memorial is a topical issue here in South Africa, with local media leading with headlines such as "Rain boo nation". But calling this the "beginning...
View ArticlePublic can view Mandela's body at Union Buildings
A government delegation and the Mandela family have passed through the amphitheatre at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to view the body of former president Nelson Mandela. Members of the Gauteng...
View ArticlePresidents, Public View Mandela Lying in State
Thousands of mourners are paying last respects to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, as his body lies in state in the South African capital. Mr. Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, and current South...
View ArticleMbeki says 'boo' to bad leadership
Though it was inappropriate for ANC members to use Nelson Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday to vent their anger at President Jacob Zuma, it is unlikely to damage the image of the country, former...
View ArticleMandela's body moved into presidency building for final memory
>• S. African gov't Wednesday transformed Mandel's body to presidency building for mourners' final respect. • An official said people could view Mandela's body at noon after his family and other...
View ArticleWhat Mandela Meant to an 8-Year-Old Boy: Looking Back and Looking Forward
I only vaguely remember the fall of the Berlin Wall and the crumbling of the Soviet Union. But the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela -- his fight against apartheid, his 27 years of captivity, his...
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