Nelson Mandela memorial `signer` rubbishes murder claims

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 01:22

An allegedly bogus sign language interpreter hired for a Nelson Mandela memorial service addressed by the likes of Barack Obama, Monday dismissed media claims he had faced murder charges in the past.

Mandela`s 9-metre bronze statue unveiled in Pretoria

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 21:51

A nine-metre bronze statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled on Monday, a day after the anti-apartheid icon was laid to rest in his childhood village of Qunu.

Nelson Mandela`s 9-metre bronze statue unveiled in Pretoria

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 19:02

A nine-metre bronze statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled here on Monday, a day after the anti-apartheid icon was laid to rest in his childhood village of Qunu.

South Africa moves on after Mandela laid to rest

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 14:28

On a public holiday dedicated to reconciliation, South Africans on Monday started coming to terms with the loss of Nelson Mandela, a day after he was buried at the end of a life struggle for freedom and equality.

Nelson Mandela`s South Africa boycott success sparks Israel debate

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 10:14

Recent successes in the Palestinian campaign to boycott Jewish settlements have given fresh impetus to calls for sanctions against Israel like those that brought down apartheid in South Africa.

Will Nelson Mandela`s gravesite remain off limits?

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 08:26

Will the gravesite of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest statesmen the world has ever seen, be permanently off limits for the public?

Israel considers buying its own `Air Force One`

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 05:20

A week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly chose to miss Nelson Mandela`s memorial service because of travel costs, Israeli ministers voted Sunday to consider buying an Israeli equivalent of "Air Force One."

Nelson Mandela, from apartheid fighter to president and unifier

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 03:35

Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world.

Mandela shrine recreates his `long walk`, says architect

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 00:12

Nelson Mandela was buried on Sunday in a garden with a winding path designed to lead visitors along the icon`s "long walk" to freedom, the architect who created it said.

Take inspiration from Mandela, archbishop tells Central African Republic

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 23:43

A senior Christian leader on Sunday urged the Central African Republic to take inspiration from Nelson Mandela as he called for reconciliation after a wave of deadly sectarian violence.

Indian-origin Kathrada pays moving tribute to Mandela

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:45

Veteran Indian-origin activist Ahmed Kathrada on Sunday paid a moving tribute to his mentor Nelson Mandela, saying the anti-apartheid icon had united the people of South Africa and the entire world on a scale "never before witnessed in history."

Van der Walt claims emotional win at Nelson Mandela Championship

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 11:03

An eagle and two birdies in the closing stretch allowed South African Dawie van der Walt to shoot a 66 and secure an emotional two shot victory at the curtailed Nelson Mandela Championship on Saturday.