Mandela’s statue to be erected at Presidency
Johannesburg – A statue of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at his residence at the age of 95, will be erected at the Presidency coming Monday, the South African government announ! ced Thursday. President Jacob Zuma will unveil the country’s former... read more »
Mandela memorial translator branded `fake`
Johannesburg – South African Translators’ Institute (Sati) has claimed that the African National Congress (ANC) was aware about the “dodgy” behavior of the sign language interpreter, who embarrassed the country at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with his blunders. The man... read more »
South Africa mourns as Mandela lies in state for second day
Pretoria – South Africans will get a second chance Thursday to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, a day after his distraught widow joined thousands of mourners at his open casket. Graca Machel, clad in a black headdress with her eyes shielded by sunglasses, placed both hands on the... read more »
Mandela’s body taken to presidential inauguration site
Pretoria – The body of former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was Wednesday brought back to the Union Buildings here after the memorial service held at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg suburb of Soweto Tuesday. The seat of the South African government and the office... read more »
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Upset family seeks to ban Nelson Mandela’s grandson from funeral
London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s grandson might face a ban on attending his funeral following months-long bitter family feud. Mandla Mandela was earlier... read more »
Nelson Mandela’s daughter saw him losing grip on life
London – Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter has said that the doctors already knew his father would die on Thursday night and she saw him losing... read more »
‘Mandela was constant source of inspiration at Robben Island’
Johannesburg – Nelson Mandela was a constant source of inspiration to the entire body of prisoners at the Robben Island and transformed me from being an angry young man to one who... read more »
South Africa prepares for Mandela funeral
The government of South Africa was working frantically on the weekend to prepare for Tuesday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the “father of the nation”. Officials were working... read more »
Mandela’s transformational leadership to last forever
By Santhosh Babu Almost four years ago, transformational leadership Mandela-style hit close home. While conducting a leadership alignment workshop for the senior management of two fierce rivals, who... read more »
