Ghana Mourns Winnie Mandela
A government delegation led by former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has paid its respects to anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela in South Africa. The delegation, which arrived in...
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Winnie Mandela Dies At 81
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson...
Ramaphosa Promises To ‘follow Mandela’s Footsteps’
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to continue the “long walk” Nelson Mandela began in a State of the Nation Address which touched on corruption, poverty,...
South Africa: ANC Leaders Expected To Ask President Zuma To Resign
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC Leaders Meet To Decide On Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC To Decide On Jacob Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC To Decide On Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
Mandela Book Withdrawn After Outrage From Widow
A new book detailing Nelson Mandela's last days has been withdrawn after it was condemned by his outraged widow, publisher Penguin Random House said Monday. The book by Mandela's physician Vejay...
A Dangerous Route To Manhood
Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut in South Africa recovering from his circumcision -- a traditional ritual that can prove...
Mandela’s Widow Furious Over Book On His Last Days
Nelson Mandela's widow on Friday threatened legal action over a book by his personal doctor that laid bare intimate details of his final illness and death in 2013. Mandela's physician Vejay Ramlakan...
Nelson Mandela: The Man, The Legacy!
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” – Nelson Rolihlala Mandela The history of the African liberation...
Mandela Ambulance ‘caught Fire’, His Surgeon Reveals
An ambulance carrying South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela caught fire as it was rushing him to hospital, his doctor revealed in a book published on Monday. The...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Reappointed As UN-Women Executive Director
The United Nations has announced the appointment of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa as Executive Director of UN-Women for a another term of four years. This follows consultations among...
Joel Joffe, Lawyer Who Defended Mandela, Dies Aged 85
Tributes were paid Tuesday to Joel Joffe, the lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela in the trial that saw the anti-apartheid icon jailed, following his death at the age of 85. Lord Joffe died on Sunday,...
S.Africa’s ANC ‘damaged’ By Zuma Scandals, Party Says
The corruption scandals engulfing South African President Jacob Zuma have done huge damage to the ruling African National Congress, a top party leader said on Wednesday. ANC secretary general Gwede...
Sheroes Foundation Converge In Accra
Lebogang Chaka will be interacting with staff and teachers followed by a brief media address The Chairperson of the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute Alumni Forum was among the key speakers at...
S.A Crisis Affects Rest of Africa – Mahama
The current political crisis and near-recession facing South Africa has an impact on the rest of the continent, especially southern Africa, former President John Dramani Mahama has said. The African...
Robert Mugabe ‘not Asleep Just Resting His Eyes’
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is not asleep when he closes his eyes for long periods during meetings but is resting his eyes, his spokesman says. “The president cannot suffer bright...
Ex-Presidents Urge Action To Heal ‘sick’ South Africa
Three South African former presidents for the first time issued a joint call for action Friday to end the nation's "worsening" political crisis, the latest campaign targeting President Jacob Zuma. In...
Mandela’s Granddaughter Addresses Anti-Zuma Rally
The eldest granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, Ndileka Mandela, has addressed a large crowd of demonstrators who are calling for President Jacob Zuma to stand down at a rally in the capital Pretoria....