Nelson Mandela’s Daughters Visit Him In Hospital
Source: Jason Straziuso / AP / USA Today JOHANNESBURG — Doctors are doing all they can to improve Nelson Mandela’s health as the 94-year-old icon spent a fourth day in the hospital for a recurring...
View ArticleSouth African President Jacob Zuma: Nelson Mandela Responding To Treatment
Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s president said Wednesday that Nelson Mandela was responding better to treatment after several days in the hospital. President Jacob Zuma told...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Now In Critical Condition, But South Africa Gov’t Remains...
Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday. President Jacob Zuma visited the 94-year-old...
View ArticleMandela Still In Critical Condition
Source: Christopher Torchia / AP / ABC News South Africa’s president on Tuesday urged his compatriots to show their appreciation for Nelson Mandela, who is in critical condition in a hospital, by...
View ArticleDaughter: Mandela Opens Eyes, Smiles At News Of Obama’s S. Africa Visit
Source: Keir Simmons and Charlayne Hunter-Gault / NBC News PRETORIA, South Africa – Nelson Mandela “opened his eyes” and smiled after being told of President Barack Obama’s imminent visit to South...
View ArticleReport: Mandela On Life Support
Source: News 24 Johannesburg – Former president Nelson Mandela is believed to be on life support as he remains in a critical condition in a Pretoria hospital, according to a report on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleTributes Pour In For Mandela (PHOTOS)
Source: News24.com Lebani Sirinje, a Zimbabwean artist paints a portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where is being treated in Pretoria,...
View ArticleNelson Mandela’s Family Summoned To Hospital
Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG – Four of Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren carried bouquets of flowers Thursday into the Pretoria hospital where the ailing statesman has been for 20 days, and where he...
View ArticleApril Ryan Reports from Africa: Mandela, The Obama Girls & More
April Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN), checks in with Roland Martin from Senegal as she reports on President Obama‘s trip to Africa, Nelson Mandela, the Obama...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Mandela Improved Overnight (VIDEO)
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Christopher Torchia / AP / ABC News The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela’s health improved overnight, and his...
View ArticlePres. Obama Travels To South Africa As Mandela’s Condition Worsens
Source: CBS News President Obama headed to South Africa Friday, the second stop on his three-nation tour of Africa. The president left Senegal and will land at an air base outside of Pretoria, South...
View ArticleMandela Family In Court Battle Over Graves
Source: Robyn Dixon / Los Angeles Times JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As Nelson Mandela‘s poor health continued to sadden South Africans and inspire memories of his greatness, a grubby court battle...
View ArticlePresident Obama Meets Mandela’s Family In South Africa
Source: Zaheer Cassim / USA Today PRETORIA, South Africa – President Obama met privately Saturday with relatives of former South African president Nelson Mandela, the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Mandela Beacon For The Power Of Principle (VIDEO)
President Barack Obama says former South African President Nelson Mandela continues to shine as a beacon of the power of principle and standing up for what’s right. (June 29)
View ArticleMandela Family Feud Angers South Africa
Source: Sudarsan Raghavan / The Washington Post SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA — It seems like a storyline from a lurid soap opera. The remains of an aging patriarch’s three deceased children are secretly moved...
View ArticleNelson Mandela’s Grandson Mandla Charged With Tampering With Graves Of Other...
Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG – A family feud over the burial site of three of Nelson Mandela’s children intensified Tuesday when criminal charges were filed against one of his grandsons, as the...
View ArticleMandela Children Reburied At Gravesite
Source: Jason Straziuso / AP / ABC News The remains of Nelson Mandela’s three deceased children were reburied at their original resting site on Thursday, a day after a court ordered their return two...
View ArticleNelson Mandela “Responding To Treatment,” South African President Says
Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment, though the 94-year-old’s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Makes ‘Dramatic’ Progress On Eve Of 95th Birthday, Says Daughter
Source: AP / The Washington Post JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela has made “dramatic progress,” and may be going home “anytime soon,” said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday. “I visited...
View ArticleSouth Africa Celebrates Mandela’s 95th Birthday (VIDEO)
South Africans are celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday amid the news that the former President’s health is improving. A few weeks ago, Mandela was reported to be close to death. (July 18)
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