Nelson Mandela

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July 2, 2013

FW de Klerk, Apartheid-era leader falls ill, to be fitted with pacemaker

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - F.W. de Klerk, the last leader of South Africa's apartheid era and a co-recipient of the 1993…
June 30, 2013

Obama's South Africa speech: Mandela's values are Africa's future

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The president's address at the University of Cape Town capped an emotionally charged day…
June 30, 2013

Mandela remains critical as family feuds

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela's grandson says he will contest a court order for him to move the remains of…
June 29, 2013

Obama meets privately with Mandela family

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are meeting privately with the family of Nelson Mandela...
June 29, 2013

What’s at stake on Obama’s Africa trip

OPINION - This visit to Africa and to these three countries specifically will be a defining moment for the relationship…
June 28, 2013

Mandela family feud over where he should be buried

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old…
June 28, 2013

Winnie Mandela: Nelson Mandela is doing better

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The ex-wife of critically ill Nelson Mandela said Friday that the 94-year-old beloved former president is showing…
June 28, 2013

Nelson Mandela: The top 6 boss moves of an icon of freedom

As the world sends their prayers and support, take a look at six major boss moves of Mandela’s career that…
June 28, 2013

Obama uncertain about visit with Nelson Mandela

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP)- President Barack Obama, in the midst of an historic tour of Africa, says he isn't…
June 27, 2013

Nelson Mandela’s daughter to NBC News: ‘I can’t stress enough what a fighter he is’

NBC News - PRETORIA - Nelson Mandela 'is not going to go anywhere anytime soon,' one of the anti-apartheid icon's…
June 27, 2013

Obama clashes with African host over gay rights

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall rebuffed Obama's call for Africans to give gays equal rights under the…
June 27, 2013

President Obama: Nelson Mandela a hero to the world

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama says Nelson Mandela is a hero for the world. He says Mandela's legacy…
June 27, 2013

South Africa: Mandela improved overnight

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela's health improved overnight, and his condition remains…
June 26, 2013

Jacob Zuma cancels trip due to Mandela’s grave condition

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital on Wednesday night, and canceled…
June 26, 2013

Obama in Senegal for first leg of Africa trip

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama opened a weeklong trip to Africa on Wednesday, a three-country visit aimed at…
June 26, 2013

South Africa: Emotion builds over Mandela

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africans were torn on Wednesday between the desire not to lose a critically ill Nelson Mandela,…
June 26, 2013

Obama making long-anticipated return to Africa

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is heading to Africa, and the health of former South African leader Nelson Mandela…
June 25, 2013

Nelson Mandela opens eyes, smiles on hearing of Obama’s South Africa trip

PRETORIA, South Africa - Nelson Mandela 'opened his eyes' and smiled after being told of President Barack Obama's imminent visit…
June 25, 2013

Mandela family gathers for ‘urgent’ meeting as ex-leader’s condition stays critical

PRETORIA, South Africa – Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition, South Africa’s government said Tuesday as relatives gathered at…
June 24, 2013

Jacob Zuma: Mandela ‘asleep’ during visit

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president on Monday said a critically ill Nelson Mandela was "asleep" when he visited the…