Public protector Thuli Madonsela says Nelson Mandela’s passion for social justice was ever-present during his life.
Dr Stanley Mogoba has "fond memories of his dealings with Madiba" as a fellow former prisoner, member of the Methodist Church and Parliamentarian.
The Elders, a group of world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, have expressed their grief at his passing.
Honouring Nelson Mandela, former president FW de Klerk says that most Afrikaners "have very warm feelings towards Nelson Mandela".
Mayor Patricia de Lille has announced that the city will hold an interfaith ceremony on the Grand Parade from 5pm this afternoon, with free transport.
The JSE has halted trade for five minutes as business leaders mourn Madiba’s passing and analysts dismiss SA-economy doomsayers.
Advocate George Bizos, Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, confidant and friend, describes the icon’s selfless strategy during the Rivonia Trial.
Hundreds of people went to pay their respects at Nelson Mandela’s Houghton home with candles and songs soon after the news of his death.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s presence has left the world and South Africa a little better, writes Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Our farewell to Nelson Mandela must not be final – we must refuse to say goodbye to his example, his ideals, and the dream we share with him.
South Africans pay tribute to Tata Mandela and tell us what his legacy means to them.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, children’s fund and Mandela Rhodes Foundation have expressed their sadness at the death of Nelson Mandela.
As word began to spread that Madiba had died, South Africa prepared to mourn.
Africa’s heads of state have paid tribute to former president Nelson Mandela, who they say shaped democracy on the continent.
President Jacob Zuma has addressed the nation on the passing of former president Nelson Mandela.
The South African Rugby Union has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela for his extraordinary life and unselfish contribution to a united South Africa.
Leaders from across the world have paid tribute to South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela.
Former president FW de Klerk says South Africa has lost one of its founding fathers and "greatest sons".
On the death of Nelson Mandela, the ANC says the nation has lost a "colossus, an epitome of humility … and the hope of millions".
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The ANC says it has lost an "epitome of humility, equality" with the passing of former statesman Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the father of the nation, has died on December 5 2013 at the age of 95.
A film about the life of former president Nelson Mandela has won an Audience Favourite Feature Award at the Aspen Filmfest.
Church leaders gathered to pray for Mandela and urge South Africans to see his extended illness as a reminder to unite behind and uphold his values.
SA artists have used the figure of Nelson Mandela as their muse and metaphor, depicting the many sides of the man people believe they know well.
Despite improvement, the presidency says Nelson Mandela – who is spending his 44th day in hospital – is still in a critical condition.
Nothing could have prepared my five-year-old son and I for our encounter with the force of nature that is Nelson Mandela, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.
"The People Want Mandela", a South African equivalent of Quincy Jones’s "We are the World", will finally be released after it was banned for 23 years.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has visited former president Nelson Mandela in the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria.
Zuma, ministers, the opposition and the public stood united in celebrating beloved former president Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday.
The health of former president Nelson Mandela is "steadily improving", while Barack Obama sends his family’s wishes for Madiba’s 95th birthday.
Golf superstar Tiger Woods has remembered how his first meeting with Nelson Mandela 15 years ago was an experience like no other.
Former president Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment but is still in a critical but stable condition, says President Jacob Zuma.