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Nelson Mandela`s will to be made public Monday

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 02:13

The dying wishes of South Africa`s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela will be revealed on Monday, the Constitutional Court announced.

South African police of Marikana massacre in new crackdown: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 23:41

At least two police officers who took part in the deadly crackdown on Marikana miners in 2012 were implicated in the killing of three protesters this week, a press report said on Sunday.

Mandela`s native village becomes pilgrimage site

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 00:19

Late former South African president Nelson Mandela`s village is becoming a pilgrimage site, authorities said Wednesday.

Nelson Mandela tops 2013 Google searches

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 23:51

Nelson Mandela topped Google`s list of the hottest searches for 2013 as the Internet giant on Tuesday provided a look at the "spirit of the times" online.

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, 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.

Mandela burial a private `family matter`, says South African govt

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 22:26

South Africans will not be able to see Nelson Mandela`s remains being laid to rest, with his actual burial a strictly private, family affair, a government spokeswoman said on Friday.

Nelson Mandela`s statue to be erected at Presidency

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 05:26

A statue of Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week, will be erected at the Presidency coming Monday, the South African government announced Thursday.

Mandela drew last breath and rested: Ex-wife Winnie

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:55

Nelson Mandela "drew his last breath and just rested", his ex-wife Winnie said on Thursday in her first public comments on his death.

Nelson Mandela memorial service: President, Sonia leave for South Africa

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 01:30

President Pranab Mukherjee described Nelson Mandela as the "last of the giants who led the world`s struggles against colonialism" as he and Sonia Gandhi left for South Africa.