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June 26, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital on Wednesday night, and canceled…
June 26, 2013
SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and his family made a return to Africa on Wednesday and began their week-long trip…
June 26, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africans were torn on Wednesday between the desire not to lose a critically ill Nelson Mandela,…
June 25, 2013
PRETORIA, South Africa - Nelson Mandela 'opened his eyes' and smiled after being told of President Barack Obama's imminent visit…
June 25, 2013
PRETORIA, South Africa – Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition, South Africa’s government said Tuesday as relatives gathered at…
June 24, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president on Monday said a critically ill Nelson Mandela was "asleep" when he visited the…
June 23, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela's health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said…
June 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A fenced-in, guarded all-white enclave in South Africa is perhaps the most glaring example of segregation in…
June 21, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A former South African president has said the health of Nelson Mandela is improving as the 94-year-old…
June 20, 2013
KLEINFONTEIN, South Africa - An all-white enclave less than an hour from South Africa’s capital is fighting to hold on…
June 17, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa…
June 14, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African couple Thithi Nteta and Dylan Lloyd have different accounts of how they met and…
June 13, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - In an address to parliament, President Jacob Zuma said South Africans should not create a 'superficial' image…
June 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - While Nelson Mandela's grandson Kweku see his grandfather's legacy as an honor, he also admitted that he…
June 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 94-year-old Mandela is currently in a Johannesburg hospital, receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection...
June 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In a statement to theGrio, Nelson Mandela's granddaughters Zaziwe Dlamini Manaway and Swati Dlamini, remain positive about…
June 12, 2013
NBC NEWS – Nelson Mandela’s family spoke publicly for the first time since his latest hospital admission Wednesday as sources…
June 12, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following…
June 11, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based…
June 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - BET is turning author Lawrence Hill's controversial novel 'The Book of Negroes' into a TV miniseries...