Nelson Mandela

Johannesburg, April 6: Former South African president Nelson Mandela was discharged on Saturday from a hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for pneumonia, South Africa's presidency announced.According to the statement issued by the presidency, the iconic 94-year...

Johannesburg, March 30: South Africa might have had an Indian-origin First Lady if Amina Cachalia had agreed to a proposal of marriage from the country's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela. Mr Mandela proposed to Amina, the widow of veteran ...

Johannesburg, March 28: Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with recurrence of lung infection, the country's government announced on Thursday. President Jacob Zuma urged his countrymen and the world to pray for the beloved leader ...

Johannesburg, Dec 16: Former South African President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela underwent a successful surgery to remove gallstones and is recovering well, a Presidential spokesperson said today. "This morning (Saturday) the former president underwent a procedu...

Johannesburg, Dec 9: South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa for "medical attention". 94-year-old Mandela, who was South Africa's first black President, was hospitalised yesterday "to undergo tests," Presi...

Johannesburg, Apr 13: A new campaign in South Africa aims at improving infrastructure backlog in 94 schools, in poor communities, in an effort to fulfill the country's founding father Nelson Mandela's dream for every child to be educated.The initiative has been ...