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Granddaughters say Nelson Mandela is a ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ fan
Women claim ex-president is fan of pageant series denounced as ‘gaggingly vomitous’, as they launch their own reality show It seemed that Nelson Mandela’s life, from prison on Robben Island to president of South Africa, had been documented from every conceivable angle. Yet on Friday came a fresh revelation that…
Mandela remains in hospital for recurring lung infection
South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Wednesday, a spokesman said, almost three weeks after he was admitted for treatment for a recurring lung infection. The 94-year-old former leader was visited on Christmas Day by his wife Graca and other family members along with President Jacob Zuma,…
Mandela visited by family in hospital
Ailing Nelson Mandela was Tuesday visited in hospital by his wife Graca Machel and family as he spent Christmas Day on his sickbed, said President Jacob Zuma who joined the family. “We found him in good spirits,” said Zuma in a statement. “He was happy to have visitors on this…
Mandela may spend Christmas in hospital
South Africa’s ailing anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela may have to stay in hospital over Christmas, a presidential aide suggested on Sunday, although he declined to give any update on his current state of health. The frail 94-year-old former president was admitted to hospital in the capital Pretoria on December 8.…
Frail Nelson Mandela’s ‘sparkle fading’: wife
Ailing anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was Tuesday spending a fourth day in hospital for more tests, as his wife said his trademark “sparkle” was waning. Looking calm in an interview with a local television network, Graca Machel did not give details about Mandela’s health status, just saying it was painful…
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital for tests
Nelson Mandela was on Saturday admitted to a hospital for tests consistent with old age and is doing well, the office of South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, announced. “Former President Nelson Mandela has today, 8 December 2012, been admitted in hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests,” Zuma’s office announced. Mandela…
South African photographer who chronicled apartheid’s fall died at 82
South African photographer Alfred (Alf) Kumalo, who chronicled his country’s transformation from apartheid to democracy, died Sunday in Johannesburg at the age of 82, local media reported. Born in 1930 in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, Kumalo became a photojournalist at the age of 21. During his career, he covered…
Google launches ‘Cultural Institute’ digitally chronicling the 20th century
Google on Wednesday launched its online “Cultural Institute”, a digital visual archive of landmark 20th century events and personalities, created in cooperation with 17 museums and institutes from across the globe. The archives focus on legends like Anne Frank, the young Jewish-Dutch Holocaust victim whose famous diary chronicled her plight;…
Nelson Mandela ‘happier’ out of the spotlight in childhood home
South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is “happier” since he returned to a quiet life in his rural childhood village, the CEO of his children’s hospital project said Friday. “He’s happier where he is now in Qunu. It’s quiet. No one’s bothering him every five minutes to sign something,” said…
South Africa marks 50 years since Mandela’s arrest
South Africa will unveil its latest monument to Nelson Mandela on Saturday, a new statue along a rural highway to mark the spot where he was arrested 50 years ago for his struggle against white rule. Mandela, now 94, was arrested as a young liberation fighter on August 5, 1962,…
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