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Nelson Mandela

Zuma: From unifier to divider
Article
/ 15 December 2017

Zuma: From unifier to divider

Daddy’s decade has seen resolutions gather dust and the party left in tatters

By Niren Tolsi and Paddy Harper
Mandela family ‘dismayed’ by funeral corruption claims
Article
/ 14 December 2017

Mandela family ‘dismayed’ by funeral corruption claims

Corruption Watch said that it had uncovered evidence that millions of rands disappeared during preparations for Mandela’s memorial and funeral.

By Agence France Presse
How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money
Article
/ 5 December 2017

How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Mandela Funeral report has revealed how the provincial government was left flat footed without a plan

By Govan Whittles
Public protector: Money for water, mud-schools rerouted for Mandela funeral T-shirts
Article
/ 4 December 2017

Public protector: Money for water, mud-schools rerouted for Mandela funeral T-shirts

SIU must investigate Mandela funeral corruption

By Govan Whittles
Dirco: No Mugabe asylum request, yet
Article
/ 22 November 2017

Dirco: No Mugabe asylum request, yet

Addressing MPs following Mugabe’s historic resignation, Dirco dismissed social media rumours that the Mugabe family had applied for asylum in SA.

By Paul Herman
Mandla Lannga on Dare Not Linger with Mandela
Videos
/ 20 October 2017

Mandla Lannga on Dare Not Linger with Mandela

Mandla Langa speaks about the writing process of Dare Not Linger and how Madiba’s self-belief may have influenced the writting of the book.

By Staff Reporter
Activist UK lord stalks Guptas
Article
/ 20 October 2017

Activist UK lord stalks Guptas

ANC veterans asked him to get the UK to probe those involved with the family in state capture

By Raeesa Pather
Uganda rows over Museveni’s rule
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Uganda rows over Museveni’s rule

As MPs scuffle over the president’s ageing reign, protesters take the battle to the streets

By Amy Fallon
Zanu-PF ‘tight-lipped’ after Mantashe’s call on Mugabe to stop attacking Mandela
Article
/ 7 September 2017

Zanu-PF ‘tight-lipped’ after Mantashe’s call on Mugabe to stop attacking Mandela

Mantashe on Tuesday told the media in Johannesburg that he had lodged a formal complaint in a telephonic conversation with his counterpart in Zanu-PF.

By Agency
Rethink Mandela book recall
Article
/ 11 August 2017

Rethink Mandela book recall

South Africa and the world are all the poorer for not having access to this important text. And I feel all the richer for it

By Zukiswa Wanner
Mandela book withdrawn after outrage from Graça Machel
Article
/ 25 July 2017

Mandela book withdrawn after outrage from Graça Machel

A new book detailing Nelson Mandela’s last days has been withdrawn, publisher Penguin Random House said on Monday.

By Agence France Presse
Name change is a game-changer
Analysis
/ 21 July 2017

Name change is a game-changer

The Port Elizabeth university is no longer named after a metro but a man — Mandela

By Pedro Mzileni
Ramaphosa: SA progress means free higher education for the poor
Article
/ 20 July 2017

Ramaphosa: SA progress means free higher education for the poor

The deputy president believes that the country will only know that it has made progress once it is able to provide free higher education to the poor.

By Bongekile Macupe
Mandela walked the long road to freedom with women
Analysis
/ 18 July 2017

Mandela walked the long road to freedom with women

He saw women as equals in the fight against apartheid and, post-apartheid, we must do so too

By Tutu Faleni
Surviving the violence of a police state
Article
/ 7 July 2017

Surviving the violence of a police state

In the 1970s and 1980s, activists were subjected to arson attacks and assassination attempts. Fatima Meer describes her experience

By Staff Reporter
Andrew Mlangeni: Kathrada wanted a united ANC
Article
/ 28 March 2017

Andrew Mlangeni: Kathrada wanted a united ANC

Mlangeni warned that if nothing drastic was done to change the current state of affairs within the ANC, it would lose its relevance in society.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Hope in a time of despair
Analysis
/ 10 March 2017

Hope in a time of despair

Jay Naidoo aims to change the course of history by helping today’s leaders learn from his mistakes

By Staff Reporter
Don’t wait for a beautiful leader South Africa, rather rely on the Constitution
Article
/ 16 November 2016

Don’t wait for a beautiful leader South Africa, rather rely on the Constitution

The Constitution is SA’s greatest tribute to the people who died in the struggle for liberation, writes former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs.

By Staff Reporter
Stop the education blame game
Article
/ 28 October 2016

Stop the education blame game

Matrics in the class of 2016 are about to write their final exams and need positive support

By Staff Reporter
Why the ‘loss of faith’ in heroes like Mandela may not be such a bad thing
Article
/ 29 September 2016

Why the ‘loss of faith’ in heroes like Mandela may not be such a bad thing

Student activists are losing faith in the legacies of anti-apartheid heroes like Nelson Mandela. Perhaps all South Africans should do the same.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma’s dysfunctional Cabinet is a far cry from Mandela’s era
Article
/ 19 September 2016

Zuma’s dysfunctional Cabinet is a far cry from Mandela’s era

While Nelson Mandela’s cabinet made allies out of erstwhile adversaries, Jacob Zuma’s cabinet is making enemies out of former allies

By Staff Reporter
Slice of Life: Driving history home
Article
/ 19 September 2016

Slice of Life: Driving history home

"You know how sometimes you must look at something twice just to make sure that it is that thing? It was like that."

By Carl Collison
How many times did Mmusi Maimane mention Mandela? We counted.
Article
/ 3 August 2016

How many times did Mmusi Maimane mention Mandela? We counted.

Mmusi Maimane delivered a ‘Do it for Madiba’ speech at the DA’s final election rally.

By Staff Reporter
Mandela tug-of-war continues as Zuma uses icon’s name to slam ‘white party’ DA
Article
/ 1 August 2016

Mandela tug-of-war continues as Zuma uses icon’s name to slam ‘white party’ DA

Almost three years after his death, former president Nelson Mandela’s name continues to dominate South African politics.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
New exhibition raises questions about Gandhi’s appropriation and Madiba’s apologisms
Article
/ 21 July 2016

New exhibition raises questions about Gandhi’s appropriation and Madiba’s apologisms

Both are icons of peace, both resisted oppression, both fought for their belief. Mandela took to violence and Mahatma had to shed his caste prism.

By Kwanele Sosibo
​SA (and the world) needs a Mandela, who delivered what he promised
Article
/ 11 July 2016

​SA (and the world) needs a Mandela, who delivered what he promised

He made decisions that are not popular with some today, but in those days under those circumstances were the best possible, writes Bheki Makhubu.

By Staff Reporter
DA’s use of Madiba’s voice a ‘gross violation of electoral code’ – Mandla Mandela
Article
/ 4 July 2016

DA’s use of Madiba’s voice a ‘gross violation of electoral code’ – Mandla Mandela

An election advert using Mandela’s voice has elicited the ire of his grandson who says he shouldn’t be affiliated with the ‘betrayal of our struggle’.

By Lizeka Tandwa
SABC’s censorship of news recalls the days of apartheid
Analysis
/ 13 June 2016

SABC’s censorship of news recalls the days of apartheid

Controlling what TV viewers may see is not in the best interests of the South African public nor the rest of Southern Africa, argues Bheki Makhubu.

By Staff Reporter
New protest film lays bare SA’s unresolved pain and its wrath
Article
/ 2 June 2016

New protest film lays bare SA’s unresolved pain and its wrath

Soweto, Time of Wrath is an unfiltered portrait of the raw realities of post-apartheid South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
Mandela’s will – who gets what
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Mandela’s will – who gets what

Recently retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke announced on Friday that the late statesman’s entire estate has been allocated.

By Staff Reporter
Mandela shares R22m with his former employees, schools
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Mandela shares R22m with his former employees, schools

Among the beneficiaries were his long-time driver, three members of his staff, as well as all high schools and universities he attended.

By Staff Reporter
Winnie loses court battle over Mandela Qunu home
Article
/ 7 April 2016

Winnie loses court battle over Mandela Qunu home

Nelson Mandela’s former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has lost a legal bid for ownership of the Mandela family’s Eastern Cape home.

By Agency
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