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Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993

Nelson Mandela Obituary

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 …

News • 06 Dec 13

Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95

Former South African President Mandela dies

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has died aged 95, the country's president Jacob Zuma said tonight.

News • 06 Dec 13

South Africa is celebrating the birthday of Nelson Mandela

Mandela spends 95th birthday in hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela will spend his 95th birthday in hospital, where his condition is said to be improving.

News • 18 Jul 13

Nelson Mandela has been receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection

Nelson Mandela 'responding to treatment'

Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment but remains in a critical but stable condition.

News • 10 Jul 13

Mandla Mandela moved the bodies two years ago from the village of Qunu to Mvezo

Mandela's grandson ordered to exhume bodies

Nelson Mandela's grandson has been ordered to exhume the bodies of three of the anti-apartheid leader's children and return them to their original grave.

News • 03 Jul 13

Barack Obama and Jacob Zuma bow their heads during a moment of prayer for Nelson Mandela during an official dinner in Pretoria last night

Obama urges Africa to follow Mandela's example

President Barack Obama said tonight the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and peace, and urged the continent to follow …

News • 30 Jun 13

Barack Obama and his family arrived in South Africa last night

Zuma hopes Mandela will leave hospital 'very soon'

South African President Jacob Zuma has said he hopes Nelson Mandela will be out of hospital "very soon".

News • 29 Jun 13

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela spoke to reporters outside Mr Mandela's former home in Soweto

Mandela showing 'great improvement' - ex-wife

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is showing a "great improvement" in his health compared to a few days ago, his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has …

News • 28 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela has been in hospital for nearly three weeks

Mandela 'critical but stable' in Pretoria hospital

South African President Jacob Zuma has said Nelson Mandela’s condition improved overnight and he is critical but stable.

News • 27 Jun 13

Former South African president's health deteriorated over the weekend

Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition

South African President Jacob Zuma has cancelled a scheduled trip to neighbouring Mozambique tomorrow and said former president Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition.

News • 26 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela is being treated for a recurrence of a lung infection

Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition

South African President Jacob Zuma has called for prayers for Nelson Mandela who remains critically ill in hospital.

News • 24 Jun 13

Mr Mandela, 94, is being treated for a recurrence of a lung infection

Mandela stranded after ambulance broke down

South African officials have confirmed that the ambulance which took former South African president Nelson Mandela to hospital two weeks ago broke down.

News • 24 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela has been in hospital since last weekend

Mandela 'getting better' but remains serious

South African President Jacob Zuma has said Nelson Mandela remains in a serious condition, but "continues to get better" in a Pretoria hospital.

News • 16 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela, pictured here in 2008, has a history of lung problems

Mandela 'recovering well' in hospital

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a lung infection that has kept him in a serious condition in hospital for a …

News • 15 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela is being treated for a recurring lung infection

Mandela 'responding better to treatment'

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is "responding better to treatment" for a lung infection, President Jacob Zuma has said.

News • 12 Jun 13

Police officers stand guard outside the hospital where Nelson Mandela is being treated

Zuma says Mandela remains serious but stable

Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela remains in a "serious but stable" condition after being admitted to hospital four days ago with …

News • 11 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela has spent a second night in hospital

Winnie Mandela visits former husband in hospital

Nelson Mandela's former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has visited the Pretoria hospital where he is being treated for a lung infection.

News • 10 Jun 13

It is believed Mr Mandela is being treated at the 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria

South Africans urged to pray for Mandela

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on South Africans to pray for former president Nelson Mandela who remains in hospital in Pretoria.

News • 10 Jun 13

Nelson Mandela's condition deteriorated early this morning

Nelson Mandela in serious condition in hospital

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning with a recurrence of a lung infection.

News • 09 Jun 13

President Jacob Zuma sat beside Mr Mandela during visit

Footage of Mandela shown on SA television

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has made his first television appearance in almost a year looking thin and frail in his Johannesburg home where …

News • 29 Apr 13

Nelson Mandela had been in hospital for nine days

Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after more than a week of treatment for pneumonia.

News • 06 Apr 13

Nelson Mandela is hailed as a global symbol of tolerance and harmony

Mandela making 'steady improvement'

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is said to be making "steady improvement" under treatment for pneumonia.

News • 03 Apr 13

People pray for Nelson Mandela at Easter services in Soweto, South Africa

Nelson Mandela spends fifth night in hospital

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has spent a fifth night in hospital to receive treatment for pneumonia.

News • 01 Apr 13

Nelson Mandela has been in hospital since Wednesday last

Mandela condition improving in hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has had a restful day in hospital and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.

News • 31 Mar 13

Nelson Mandela is said to be in 'good spirits'

Nelson Mandela making steady progress

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has made steady progress and is "in good spirits" after spending a second night in hospital under treatment for …

News • 29 Mar 13